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• Hiring managers advise job seekers to contribute to open-source projects

  Contributing to open-source projects can give software developers an edge over other applicants in the competitive IT job market, say hiring professionals.

• How to Prepare Your Business (And Your Employees) to Work Remotely

  Hurricanes, blizzards, floods, earthquakes, even mundane events like employees' car troubles or family obligations can disrupt your business and put a damper on productivity. Here's how to prepare your business and your personnel for working remotely.

• Is an MBA Worthwhile or Worthless for Tech Pros?

  Once seen as a valuable differentiator for career advancement, the intrinsic worth of an MBA degree is now a hotly debated subject in the enterprise.

• Mobile App Helps You Fight Chronic Pain From Your Desk

  Experience chronic neck or back pain? Headaches or migraines? That expensive, ergonomic chair might be doing you more harm than good. But Voom, a mobile wellness app developed by two chiropractors, aims to tackle repetitive stress injuries.

• How to Avoid 5 IT Career Missteps

  Even if you aren't currently looking for a job, both errors of omission and errors of commission can come back to haunt when you are looking for a new position or gunning for that promotion. Here are five common career-limiting mistakes IT pros make.

• How GIS Skills Can Help You Find Your Next Tech Job

  If you're looking to land a job in the hot big data arena, having geographic information services skills can give you a competitive edge.

• IT pros get training on their own dime

  Linda Bubbers got a tip early in her career: Become a Certified Netware Administrator and earn a transfer to a better team.

• Employers receptive to hiring IT job candidates with MOOC educations

  Tyler Kresch isn't turning to graduate school to help him change his job from tech sales to running a startup; instead he's taking massive open online courses (MOOCs) to learn the IT skills necessary for that career move.

• 'Tis the Season To Ramp Up Your Job Search

  While it may not seem logical, the holiday season is the perfect time to focus on your job search. Networking opportunities abound and there's less competition with other job candidates.

• Why Are So Many IT Projects Failing?

  A recent study reports that 50 percent of companies had an IT project fail in the last 12 months. Business leaders who blame IT are missing the real project management issues.

• CIOs Opting for IT Contractors Over Hiring Full-Time Staff

  The Bureau of Labor Statistics paints a dark picture of the IT job market, but theres a bright spot -- CIOs are hiring more skilled IT contractors.

• 8 Tips to Organize Your Office (and Yourself) for Better Productivity

  If your workspace is in chaos, you could be losing productivity and your job performance will likely suffer. These eight tips can help you keep it all together and get the most out of each hour of the day.

• What Contract IT Workers Miss About Being Full-Time

  A survey of contract and freelance IT professionals shows healthcare and 401k plans are the most-missed perks of traditional employment, while there are many things they don't miss at all.

• How many data scientists does the world really need?

  The buzz is all about Big Data and how best to use it to generate actionable intelligence. To do this, companies will need to hire loads of highly trained, highly paid data scientists -- or will they?

• Why Good Employees Leave (And How You Can Keep Them)

  If you're losing good workers and you're not sure why, the problem may lie with your firm's management style. The good news is that you can make small changes that will make a huge difference when it comes to employee retention.