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Submission + - Windows 8 killing PC sales

Submitted by yl-roller on Wednesday April 10, 2013 @06:28PM

yl-roller writes: IDC says Windows 8 is partly to blame for PC sales suffering the largest percentage drop ever.

"As if that news wasn't' troubling enough, it appears that a pivotal makeover of Microsoft's ubiquitous Windows operating system seems to have done more harm than good since the software was released last October."

Another article said IDC originally expected a drop, but only half the size.

I think people going to buy new PCs as often as they do cars — or even refrigerators. They're appliances. Microsoft should have realized it, and innovated in a new field instead of trying to update the old stuff. Maybe it's scroogled.

Submission + - Reasons you're not getting interviews; plus some crazy real resume mistakes (dice.com)

Submitted by yl-roller on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @02:52PM

yl-roller writes: Not using standard job titles, not tying your work to real business results and not using the right keywords can mean never getting called for an interview, even if you have the right skills to do the job. I once heard to use the EXACT WORDING found in the ad when placing your keywords. I think you're even more unlikely to get a job if you actually DO some of THESE things.

Submission + - What EMC looks for when it's hiring (dice.com)

Submitted by yl-roller on Tuesday February 12, 2013 @03:58PM

yl-roller writes: Because EMC has expanded through more than 70 acquisitions in eight years — it was hiring even during the recession — and because many of the acquired companies were startups, it is trying to leverage the more dynamic cultures it’s inherited and make itself more nimble and innovative. People it hired “need to be able to move fast and run,” Thus, a key to getting the company’s attention is to prove you can do what you say you can. In other words, when Murray asks if you can work fast, you can’t just say yes. You’ll have to use your previous achievements to prove that you can.
(Part of Dice's "landing @ series" about how to get jobs in various high tech companies.) Dice News in Tech (http://s.tt/1zHif)

Submission + - Make Sure Interviews Don't Turn into Free Consulting (dice.com)

Submitted by

yl-roller

on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @04:39PM

yl-roller writes: "
Make Sure Interviews Don’t Turn into FreeConsulting (via Dice News in Tech)

You expect managers to ask about your experience and skills during an interview, but it’s hard to know what to say if they throw you a curve ball and ask for a step-by-step solution to a complex technical problem. We’re not talking about a coding interview here. We’re talking about a fishing

http://www.repost.us/article-preview/#!shash=2663954f5c5e927f59c253cd068b1463 -->

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