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10 reasons IT managers fail to exceed your expectations

CIO

Good managers are key not only to recruiting and retaining the bulk of the IT workforce but also to ensuring IT work gets done and is done well. It’s the CIO’s responsibility to help those managers succeed,” says Ken Piddington, vice president and CIO of US Silica and a CIO adviser with an admitted “passion for talent development.”

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

CIO

It’s no secret that having the right capabilities is essential to digital success, but given the dynamic nature of digital business, these capabilities go beyond technical know-how. The market is tight, but we are not short of people with technical skills; people who can develop, build infrastructure, and understand the cloud,” says Fox.

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Rethinking the IT talent pipeline

CIO

Amanda Merola had zero technical background when she came to The Hartford in 2015, despite a natural interest in computers and a proclivity for problem-solving. Merola was accepted into the HartCode Academy’s inaugural class, spending months in bootcamps and self-directed training before landing a position as a junior coder.

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8 secrets of successful IT freelancers

CIO

There are so many opportunities out there, so choose what you want to do and dedicate yourself 100% to it,” Zilberman advises. Think about companies and environments in which you thrive — and those you don’t — and share that information with your network, whether that’s past co-workers, recruiters, or clients,” she advises.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

CIO

The problem: She had no formal training and experience in computer science. With all the focus on recruiting more women to technology-related roles, there needs to be comparable emphasis on creative retention strategies to move the needle in any substantive way. “We Melanie Frank, vice president of cyber engineering, Capital One.

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What it takes to win your first CIO role

CIO

“Up and coming CIOs need to hit on as many of these functions as possible so they round out the entire panoramic view,” says Martha Heller, CEO of Heller Search Associates, an IT executive recruiting firm specializing in senior technology roles. Data experience is another must-have set of competencies, Heller says.

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WizeHire lands fresh cash to expand its SMB-focused hiring platform

TechCrunch

The tranche values the company at $250 million post-money, and cofounder and CEO Sid Upadhyay says that it’ll be put toward growing WizeHire’s over-100-person headcount, expanding the company’s hiring resources and “further establish[ing]” relationships with technical partners. Civitas Learning acquired Hoot.me

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