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The Laid Off IT Guy! Conducting the Phone Screen Interview

While, in general, I’d prefer to interview face-to-face, the phone screen interview does have its place during the initial selection process.  Here is how to use the phone screen interview process to your advantage as the candidate.

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The Laid Off IT Guy! Communicating with Recruiters

You don’t normally have to go looking for recruiters.  They usually find you.  Just place your resume at some of the most popular job boards and it’s “open season” on recruiters seeking you out to fill their contract jobs.  When you are unemployed, that can certainly be a good thing.  I’ve found, however, that not all recruiters are created equally.  Some are not worth your time and are just not a good match to help you.

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The Laid Off IT Guy! Heartbreak After an Interview

Friends, I’ve come as close to NOT being unemployed any longer as I have recently.  About 2 weeks ago I interviewed with a company where they revealed to me that I was 1 of 3 final candidates and that they would make a decision the next day.  When I didn’t hear anything the next day, I was still undeterred.  It seems unlikely that a company would interview 3 candidates and make an immediate decision.  What transpired beyond that is a bit bizarre.

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I'm not supposed to like Windows 8.

John  Traenkenschuh

I'm not supposed to like it, oh no.

Who thought Windows 8 might be useful, possibly fun?  Traenk's confused...

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Windows 8: The Best Is Yet To Come?

John  Traenkenschuh

Windows 8 seems an exercise in frustration.  Traenk wonders if there is more coming... 


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Want to Help?

John  Traenkenschuh

Traenk announces the beginning work on the Windows Security Corner

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What Have I Got To Lose?

John  Traenkenschuh

Traenk has done it again...


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Windows 8: Are You Interested?

John  Traenkenschuh

What a product introduction...

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Ready for your Win 8 Experience?

John  Traenkenschuh

Traenk is ready, willing, able, and clueless about his coming Windows 8 experience

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Libre Office Update

John  Traenkenschuh

Libre Office musings:  Is this what we've been waiting for?

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Thank You from InformIT #17DaysofGiveaways

Rachel Bayless

The 17 Days of Giveaways ran each weekday July 9-31. We gave our fans eBooks, Amazon gift cards, and more. Thank you to our fans, old and new, for participating. We hope that you had fun. Thanks for all the retweets, blog posts, and Facebook likes. We’re so sad we couldn’t give everyone a prize! Please sign up for our newsletter to stay updated on our latest news and product offerings, and maybe some upcoming contests with more opportunities to win!

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Day 16 of #17DaysofGiveaways - Microsoft Week

Rachel Bayless

Welcome to InformIT’s Microsoft week. Today three winners will receive an ASP.NET Dynamic Data Unleashed eBook by Oleg Sych and Randy Patterson. Using Dynamic Data, ASP.NET developers can create powerful, datadriven sites with amazing speed and efficiency, eliminating massive amounts of manual coding. ASP.NET Dynamic Data Unleashed is the first complete, practical guide to Dynamic Data for every experienced ASP.NET developer.

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