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Top 10 Skills to Get You a Raise; Five Job Interview Questions You Need to Know

March 21, 2011

Volume 6, Issue 34
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Top 10 Skills to Get You a Raise; Five Job Interview Questions You Need to Know
  Top 10 Skills to Get You a Raise
We take a look at what skills the market values right now. Looking for work? You need to keep up with social networking, and consider options you would have scorned in the past. Even your prowess at video games could boost your career.

  Five Job Interview Questions You Need to Know
There are the five questions (and answers) that will tell hiring managers all they need to know about you. It's time to brush up on your interviewing skills; CIOs expect to do more hiring in 2Q and beyond. The main thing they're looking for? Honest employees.
  iPad 2 Teardown Exposes Materials Cost, Better Components
It didn't take long after the debut of the iPad 2 earlier this month for the curious to start taking apart the device to see how it's made. One such teardown of the AT&T 32GB version of the tablet by IHS iSuppli found that the iPad 2 has a BOM (bill of materials) of $326.60, which is only slightly more expensive compared to the original iPad. In addition to costs, analysts looked at how Apple slimmed down the already skinny tablet.
  Why Now Is the Right Time to Buy a Tablet
Have you been sitting out the tablet frenzy, waiting for one with all the features you really want? Well here's why you should make your move now. Even stodgy businesses are opting for the iPad in the enterprise, in spite of all the problems they are expected to face.
  15 Hot Cloud Computing Companies to Check Out
The third annual Cloud Connect conference in Santa Clara, Calif., was a sold-out event that focused a lot of attention on cloud security problem-solving. We went to check out the conference and found which cloud computing startups are red-hot in the market right now and why more people should pay attention to them. In the meantime, tech stalwarts including Dell and Hewlett-Packard are expanding their cloud computing portfolios.
  Tracking Cost, Damage Toll of Fixing Data Breaches
The average cost of a data breach keeps going up for the IT departments that are tasked with cleaning up the mess that these security failures leave in their wake. The costs rose to more than $7 million in 2010, compared with $6 million in 2009, according to new information.
  Why Everyone Should Give Internet Explorer 9 a Shot
It's been almost a week since Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 9 and if you haven't tried it, you should. This latest version of the company's Web browser may be the best one yet--it's much faster than previous versions and has a much-improved user interface. It's already been downloaded more than two million times, so users are interested. But it will be interesting to see whether IE9 will help Microsoft hold off Google and Mozilla in the browser war.
  Why You Should Avoid the WiFi-Only Motorola Xoom
Motorola plans to launch the WiFi-only version of its Xoom tablet on March 27 for $599. Why would anyone want to buy it? After all, the WiFi version of the iPad 2 is the same price. Plus, for the same price in addition to monthly charges, customers can get the full, 3G version, which is upgradable to 4G.

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