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Polish that Resume

Hate your boss, don't make enough scratch to keep your Yugo running (that's a lot of scratch) or just want a new batch of potential office dates? Well, bucko, now could be a good time. A survey of CIOs from Consultancy Robert Half Technology shows that 16 percent plan on increasing hiring. Time to get those resumes and references in order, mate!

And what skill is in most demand? Managing Windows!

Posted by Doug Barney on January 03, 2007


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