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  • HR tips: Gaining approval for IT hires

    Hiring in the tech industry has new challenges, often including involvement of the CEO and CFO. But CIOs can successfully work through the process by considering some viable new approaches.

  • IT manager ethics: From piracy to privacy

    In recent polls, many IT professionals reported that they've been asked to do something unethical in their jobs. Join our discussion on the ethical issues confronting IT pros.

  • Dress matters in a job interview

    Even though casual dress is ingrained in the IT workplace, job interviews require a little extra effort in the clothing department. Follow these tips to make sure appearance doesn't play too big a role in your hiring process.

  • Avoid 'lateral moves' to defuse conflict

    Considering a lateral move within your organisation? Whether it's to escape an annoying manager or merely to get into a job with different responsibilities, there's a right way and a wrong way to handle it.

  • Stress busting

    As an IT professional, the daily challenges you face are enough to make it obvious that you and your staff would benefit from up-to-date stress management know-how.

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  • Keeping the team together

    Personal conflicts, external pressures--it all adds up to a tough environment in which to build team morale. How do CIOs and IT managers pull a group together when everything's falling apart around them?

  • Handling IT pros' spotty attendance

    Tardiness and unreliable attendance may seem like small issues for novice IT managers who are overwhelmed by their new duties, but it's best to nip the problem in the bud. Here are some tips for dealing with habitual lateness and absenteeism.

  • Dealing with complaints from former peers

    Recently promoted, this new manager has to fend off company policy complaints from the staff that used to be in his peer group. Here's our advice for dealing with this sensitive issue.

  • Leverage staff talent with assessment tests

    Commonly used as one tool in a hiring manager's arsenal, employee assessment tests can also yield important insight into the talent and work styles of your existing employees.

  • Managing and retaining a solid staff

    Even the best hires can languish on the vine if they're not treated with fairness and respect. Here are some rules to help you manage your people the right way.

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