Jamie Eckle

Articles by Jamie Eckle

Action program makes Cobol cool again

Micro Focus launches an action program called Academic Connections to attract young programmers to Cobol. How ubiquitous Cobol actually is

Career Watch: The disabled as IT workers

Neil Jacobson, the founder and CEO of Abilicorp discusses the fit between IT and people with disabilities and it how it could potentially influence hiring decisions in enterprise environments

Marketing you

Just slapping all your degrees and accomplishments on an 8 1/2-by-11-inch sheet of paper and adding your contact information isn't enough. Design matters

5 ways to get training funding during a recession

Katy Piotrowski , the author of The Career Coward's Guide to Career Advancement, discusses how to get your company to provide training, even during the recession

A total rewards strategy has several components

Employees may want cash above all, but it's important to distinguish the corporate budgets for salary, benefits and rewards.

Secrets behind managing techies

Judy McKay, author of Managing the Test People, talks about the special skills needed to lead techies.

Get IT? – veteran recruiter on IT hiring trends

Veteran IT recruiter Paul Taylor talks IT hiring trends in the field, the IT job market, and why "thanks" doesn't pay the rent.

Graduate already holds 13 approved patents

College students who wonder whether there

Tech News