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5 steps we can take to address the cyber skills shortage

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The skills shortage creates challenges, of course. A blended approach to recruitment I’m a strong advocate of the traditional approach to recruiting talent, i.e., identifying individuals who have the right education, certifications, experience, and qualifications. Why is there a global medical recruitment and retention crisis?,

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How the ‘diversity hire’ accusation and other barriers remain for Black women in tech

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Myself and a person I mentor both got told we were both diversity hires,” says a deputy digital director in public sector. Upon leaving the organization, the recruiter told her that she had been a token hire. Now we need to work on inclusion, and see the benefits we have to offer.” But sometimes this can do more harm than good.”

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Product manager salary: Pay range factors, tips for making more

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A product manager coordinates technical, marketing, and business functions, taking ownership over a specific product or service over the course of its lifecycle. Chief product officers are now rewarded on par with CTOs, and likewise, a lead product manager should earn similar to a lead engineer,” she says.

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Los Angeles CTO / VP Engineering Job Searches

SoCal CTO

As the organizer of the LA CTO Forum , I get lots of inquiries by job seekers and people looking for CTO / VP Engineering talent. I’ve written quite a bit about aspects of this topic, especially from the perspective of startup founders looking for talent – you can find these in: Startup CTO.

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How to hire the right product manager for your IT needs

CIO

We spoke to a host of experts, including product managers and those who supervise, hire, and mentor them, about what you should be looking for if you’re hiring a new PM for your team. Seth Dobbs, CTO at IT services and consulting firm Bounteous, gives a pretty good thumbnail sketch of what an ideal product manager would look like.

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What is enterprise architecture? A framework for transformation

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Of course, to implement any EA strategy, you will also need to ensure that you have buy-in from other executives and stakeholders. Enterprise architects often go on to work as a CTO, software engineering or development director, or CIO. Enterprise architecture in the agile era: Loss policing, more coaching.

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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

SoCal CTO

I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? And do I fit as a Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO ? He needed some kind of CTO and as well Developers.