Deborah Rothberg

Project management and database administration positions are two of the toughest positions to fill right now, according to the September 2006 report from Dice.com, a New York-based job site for IT professionals. Fifty-six percent of respondents in the reports poll agreed that project management and database administrators were hard to come by, citing difficulties finding […]

Average overall salary is up for Microsoft IT professionals, according to Redmond Magazines 2006 Salary Survey, released Sept. 12. Salaries showed an increase of 3.3 percent from the 2005 survey. While this years numbers are a downturn from the 12 percent jump seen in 2004, it does show a continued recovery from the mere .3 […]

The volume of required business passwords overwhelms users and hinders IT security efforts, according to a study released Sept. 12 by RSA Security, based in Bedford, Mass. One quarter of the 1,300 responding business professionals reported password-related security breaches. The study asserts that the burden of multiple passwords poses significant security risks and encourages user […]

A few years ago, when tech jobs were sparse, nobody had the balderdash to speak of leaving their current jobs to pursue brighter opportunities. To have an IT job at all seemed like a gift, one not to be treated carelessly. Yet, by most accounts, the market has changed for the better and in the […]

Though 69 percent of senior IT and business professionals believe that there is a likelihood that a disaster or crisis will interrupt their business workflow over the next two years, 60 percent have not increased their budgets in preparation, finds a study released Sept. 6 by infrastructure solutions provider Forsythe Technology. “Its a complete change […]

Career Path: Compliance Execs As the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 passed its fourth anniversary in July, the need for security, risk management and compliance specialists has put executive-level information security officers in even greater demand. Some schools have responded by going so far as to develop a core curriculum for these executives; the University of […]

Nearly 60 percent of tech workers are looking for new jobs, according a survey released by the Computing Technology Industry Association on Aug. 30. In surveying more than 1,000 IT workers, CompTIA found that they are restless and looking for new challenges. Of the 58 percent looking for new jobs, four out of five considered […]

A study released the week of Aug. 28 by Menlo Park, Calif., staffing firm Accountemps found that one of the most common mistakes made by candidates in job interviews was having little or no knowledge of the company, according to 47 percent of the senior executives surveyed. While IT recruiters and managers still peg a […]

In the wake of widely publicized security compromises at AOL and AT&T, a study released Aug. 28 by the Elk Rapids, Mich.-based privacy management research company Ponemon Institute finds that only 37 percent of IT professionals believe their company is effective at detecting data breaches. Citing a lack of resources and high product costs as […]

An annual study on hiring and compensation trends revealed that IT professionals may have more negotiating power than they think. According to the study, conducted by IT staffing consultant Robert Half International and online job site, CareerBuilder.com, 81 percent of hiring managers said it is equally or more difficult to find qualified candidates than it […]