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Average CIO Tenure Slips But Still More Than Four Years

CIO — Stuart Scott, whom Microsoft fired as its CIO last week, is below average: He didn't make it halfway to today's typical CIO tenure. RELATED LINKS What Being Fired Means to Your Career and How to Rebound CIO Departures Usually Quiet...But Not ...More…

FBI Hires Former Lehman Brothers IT Exec as CIO

CIO — Chad Fulgham, a former technology executive at the now-defunct Lehman Brothers investment firm, has been hired by the FBI to fill its CIO position. MORE STORIES ON THE FBI Why the G-Men Aren't IT Men FBI Modernization Woes Index FBI Computer ...More…

IT Careers: Tech Workers Consider Their Options

CIO — Signs everywhere point to the plight of the laid-off tech worker. Tech consultancy BearingPoint files for bankruptcy. Hewlett-Packard's profits plummet. Silicon Valley employment falls for the first time in several years. With daily layoffs and ...More…

Severance Pay Mistakes: A Quick Guide to Employee Rights

CIO — When word leaked last weekend that Microsoft had asked former employees to whom it had accidentally paid too much severance to return the money, the news of Microsoft's HR and accounting blunder spread thick and fast. RELATED STORIES Microsoft ...More…

7 Secrets for Surviving a Layoff in a Down Economy

CIO — It's easy to view a layoff as an end-of-the-world situation. Few experiences are scarier than losing your job and the financial security it brings. RELATED STORIES 20 Tips for Surviving a Layoff, From Someone Who's Been There Recession-Proof ...More…

Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss

CIO — The moment you find out you're being laid off, when your boss tells you that your position is no longer needed, it's nearly impossible to think clearly, especially if the layoff is a surprise. Because your mind is racing and your emotions are ...More…

The Rules About Age Discrimination

CIO — A 1967 federal law protects job applicants and employees age 40 and older against age discrimination. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) states that employers with 20 or more employees may not discriminate in hiring, firing, ...More…

IT Staffing: The High Price of Age Discrimination

CIO — DOES THE I.T. WORLD DISCRIMINATE against older workers? rodney struhs thinks so. Although he is almost two decades away from qualifying for full Social Security retirement benefits, he thinks his age has kept him from finding full-time work for ...More…

Job Search Tips for Workers Over 50

CIO — Searching for a job when you're 50 or older requires a different approach than a typical search. You're likely to seek opportunities higher up on the corporate ladder and may face perceived age bias. To succeed, you need to plan ahead, asserts ...More…

Wall Street Journal

CIO — You've been in the IT industry for 30 years, gaining knowledge and experience that's valuable to you and your employers at every step. Now we're in a recession and a new crop of younger, perhaps techier, and definitely less expensive employees ...More…

7 Things IT Managers Should Know About Lotus Notes

CIO — When the phrase "Lotus Notes" is mentioned in the halls of your IT department, you probably hear a range of responses, from "That's still around?" to "Notes is a critical part of our application portfolio, and we couldn't ...More…

LinkedIn Etiquette: Five Dos and Don'ts

CIO — Building a strong profile on LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, has taken on greater importance as the economy slips deeper into a recession. What information you decide to include, or exclude, could affect future job opportunities ...More…

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