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Best place to work in IT

In yesterday's blog I talked about three IT positions that were listed in the twenty Top Jobs by Money Magazine. Today, I thought I'd pass along the results of Computerworld's Best Places to Work for IT. Companies that were nominated for the distinction "received a 100-question survey asking about their...

Tags: toni bowers, Job Satisfaction, Company Perks, Company Culture

Blog posts 2007-06-29

Corporate policies: The best and the worst

Liz Ryan, in her column for BusinessWeek, keeps a list of the best and worst corporate policies that she has encountered while being a consultant. This month, she added referral bonus programs to her list of Best Corporate Policies and anti-moonlighting policies to her list of Worst Corporate Policies. Weve...

Tags: toni bowers, publishing gal, General, Discipline, Company Perks, Company Culture

Blog posts 2007-04-23

Should we trust people to manage their own job life?

More and more companies are moving toward a work-scheduling system designed to allow individuals at all levels to determine what days, hours, even weeks they will be working on the job or at the office.All evidence points to this becoming the way of the future. Its been well established within...

Tags: Workplace Strategies, Teams, Success, Staffing, Staff, Reputation, Personnel, Personal Development, Performance, Office Politics, Morale, Mentoring, Management, Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Hiring, General, Employees, Discipline, Company Perks, Company Culture, Coaching, Co-workers, Career, Boss

Blog posts 2007-04-05

All in favor of workday naps, say Aye!

The Better Sleep Council, through a stress and sleep survey, found that 65% of Americans are losing sleep due to stress. And a recent poll by the National Sleep Foundation found that over 80% of American adults link inadequate sleep with impaired daytime performance. Thats a sobering, though not surprising,...

Tags: Company Culture, Company Perks, General, Humor, Morale, Performance, publishing gal, toni bowers

Blog posts 2007-03-20

Additional Resources

What company perks would increase your psychological health?

In March of this year, the American Psychological Association presented awards to corporations across the U.S. and Canada for "implementing programs and policies that foster employee health and well-being while enhancing organizational performance and productivity."The 2006 recipients of the National Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards were:Versant The Comporium Group ARUP Laboratories...

Tags: health, perk

Blog posts 2006-09-28

Corporate perks: What do they mean for a small firm?

For many small business owners and employees, the perks they once enjoyed when working for a big company seem like a fond memory. But as John McCormick explains, they can have those perks if they incorporate.You're out on your own and just beginning to realize how many perks you used...

Tags: C/C++, John McCormick, perk, C corporation

Technical articles 2000-06-16

Spiceworks: Rapid Ruby, Customer Focus, and Starting a Company

In November 2006, I reviewed version 1.0 of Spiceworks IT Desktop, and I was rather impressed with the product and the company on many levels. Today I had the opportunity to talk with Scott Abel CEO and Francis Sullivan CTO of Spiceworks. Spiceworks is a small startup located in Austin,...

Tags: Application Development, Code, Code Writing, Developers, Development, Development Process, Interview, Programming, Rapid Ruby, Ruby, Software Design, Software Development, Spiceworks

Blog posts 2006-12-04

Craft a motivational plan that will help you, your employees, and your company

With smaller IT budgets, it’s only natural for you to want to motivate your staff to be more productive and make the most of limited resources. Motivating employees doesn’t come naturally for most. Luckily, it’s a skill that can be learned with a small investment of patience, time, and persistence....

Tags: Molly Joss, motivation, motivational plan, team

Technical articles 2003-05-13

Need the benefits and perks of an employee? A pass-through agency can help

Working as an independent contractor can give you a lot of freedom, but it also means you're responsible for billing, insurance, taxes, and other hassles. You may want to consider using a pass-through agency to handle these tasks.As a self-employed contractor, you have to do all your own timekeeping and...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Taxes, Meredith Little, benefit, agency, tax

Technical articles 2001-01-03

Best of the Best: Acquiring Top Talent for Your Company

Finding, hiring, and keeping top talent is a challenge for any company. In this ExecBlueprint, our authors discuss why and how to address these issues, as well as some additional challenges specific companies pose such as location. They emphasize using a variety of recruiting options and asking the right...

Tags: Talent, Hiring, SkillSoft, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources

White papers 2009-06-05

Geek Trivia: Cents of humor

Test your command ofuseless knowledge by subscribing to TechRepublic's Geek Trivia e-newsletter. Automaticallysign up today!Geeks and non-geeks alike have long recognized Google as theundisputed king of Internet search engines. But true technophiles regard thesearch authority as one of the few remaining holdouts of the all-but-extinctdot-com culture.Google employees are still the...

Tags: Google Inc., humor, Jay Garmon, job

Technical articles 2004-06-01

Pacific Coffee Perks Up Customer Loyalty and Protects Point-of-Sale Platform With Check Point Safe@Office

Since 1992, Pacific Coffee Company has been providing world-class coffee to satisfy Hong Kong, China, and Singapore's growing demand. With its focus on offering customers coffee as well as convenient computer connectivity, Pacific Coffee is no stranger to the challenges posed by technology. These challenges were highlighted recently when the...

Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Point-of-sale

Case studies 2008-03-13

Retention success tied to money, but it's much more than salaries

There's no denying that money keeps tech staff in their current jobs, but competitive salaries aren't the lone factor in reducing turnover. As this case study illustrates, other uses of the money are also very effective.When management discusses improving employee retention rates, the initial topic is often money—specifically, higher salaries...

Tags: Benefits, David Southgate, SAS Institute, Jeff Chambers

Technical articles 2002-05-15

Can a foreign assignment help your career?

The advantages of accepting a foreign assignment generally outweigh the difficulties. Find out what you're getting into before you get on the plane.There’s no doubt that working in a foreign country can be romantic. Living in a culture that has a different language, different customs, and a different work style...

Tags: Professional development, Vertical industries, Bob Weinstein, Stan Nowak, career

Technical articles 2002-06-19

Unfair Incentive Pay

Unfair Incentive PayMy company I work for financial institution has just rolled out an incentive based pay scale for the VP's and Managers of the different branches. Basically, if the loans grow, deposits grow, expenses go down and etc. etc. etc. they get the chance of an additional $500....

Tags: incentive, information technology, larrywpace, it management, sales

Discussion threads 2005-01-12

Interesting Thing About Job Hunting....

Interesting Thing About Job Hunting....Once you get a new job, all those resumes that you sent out are still on someone's desk. I have been on the job with my new employeer for only two months now, and for the second time since accepting my current position, I have...

Tags: job, osumiller@..., career, salary, changing jobs, benifits

Discussion threads 2006-03-17

A friendly reminder: Learn the legalities of tax deductions

Even the smartest business owners misunderstand taxes and the IRS. John McCormick offers a refresher course on tax deductions and playing by the government's rules.My recent column, Corporate perks: What do they mean for a small firm? elicited a response from Lloyd, who got my attention because his note demonstrates...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, John McCormick, tax, Internal Revenue Service, tax deduction

Technical articles 2000-07-07

When is a perk a necessity?

If you are losing top-notch employees because of your organization?s policy not to fund certifications, then you might need to push for a compromise to keep both your retention efforts and your budget intact.Q. I am a senior IT manager, and I hope you can help me solve a dilemma....

Tags: Quality, Workforce management, Molly Joss, certification, training

Technical articles 2002-10-16

Could your employer fine you for being unhealthy?

Touchy areaI try to look at issues from both sides. This idea will benefit the insurance company by reducing costs and improving people's health. IF their costs are reduced this SHOULD reduce the premiums that the company and employees pay assuming the savings are passed on.I know people...

Tags: Financial Planning, Vertical industries, Benefits, electronics_md@..., Nothing, insurance, health care, insurance company

Discussion threads 2007-07-25

Career Advice

Hi Everyone, I could really use some help with this decision. I currently work for a large mutual fund company and enjoy the company and the people there. The problem is the company is very far from my home (28 miles) and it's not in my field of study (I...

Tags: Mutual funds, Recruitment & Selection, job, Google Inc., career

Discussion threads 2008-05-13