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May 16, 2008

How to Identify Employee-Friendly Companies During Your Job Search

Knowing if a prospective employer truly values its employees (and is
therefore "human capital centric") can make all the difference in your
job search and in your career. USC business professor Edward Lawler
lays out the characteristics of human capital centric companies and
explains how job seekers can determine if a prospective employer is one.
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Also in this edition of CIO Careers:

1. What My Mentor Taught Me: CIOs Share What They Learned
2. What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a CIO: More Lessons Learned
3. New Job Board Applies Online Dating Model to Job Search Process
4. What You Need to Know about RIM's New BlackBerry Certifications
5. Answering the Question 'Who Am I' During Your Job Search
6. Why Is Bob DeRodes Leaving Home Depot?
7. Nominate a CIO for the Hall of Fame
8. New Job Listings

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1. What My Mentor Taught Me

No one forgets a good mentor. Five CIOs share the best advice they
ever got from their mentors, including what complaints really mean
and how not to look wishy-washy.
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2. What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a CIO

Mentors can't teach everything. Five CIOs talk about leadership lessons
they learned on the job. Their experiences may surprise you.
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Businesses are looking to take advantage of what technology offers to further
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3. RealMatch Applies Online Dating Model to Job Search Process

If you're a job seeker tired of hoping employers will find your profile
on job boards, or if you're an employer tired of dealing with the deluge
of unqualified candidates who come in through those same job boards,
then RealMatch may be right for you. Read all about the new job board
in this story.
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/1889547/25994833/21566/0/

4. What You Need to Know about RIM's New BlackBerry Certifications

IT leaders with a growing need for developers and administrators of
mobile applications may be encouraged by a BlackBerry certification
program RIM recently announced. Find out what you'll need to do to
get (your staff) certified.
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This section of CIO Careers is sponsored by Symantec

Symantec State of the Data Center Report 2007

Welcome to the life of data center managers. They are being asked to do more
with relatively modest budget increases. Qualified staff is harder to find.
And the business side of the organization is asking that applications be deployed
in much faster timeframes. The purpose of this study is to gauge the true state
of today's data center, including the issues data center managers face and how
they are dealing with them.

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5. Answering the Question 'Who Am I' During Your Job Search

CIO Job Search blogger Mark Cummuta takes stock of his flagging job
search efforts and resolves to get it back on track.
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/1889547/25994833/21569/0/

6. Why is Bob DeRodes Leaving Home Depot?

Bob DeRodes is one of the highest-paid CIOs in America, and he was a
key hire in Home Depot's ongoing turnaround effort. So why is he leaving
the home improvement retailer?
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7. Nominate a CIO for the Hall of Fame

The CIO Hall of Fame honors men and women whose work has profoundly
shaped the technology-enabled business landscape and who demonstrate
both creative vision and practical leadership in IT. Nominees must be
current or former CIOs. Visit the CIO Hall of Fame index page during
the month of May for full criteria and to nominate your favorite CIO.
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8. New Job Listings

>> VP Information Technology and Services
Major medical center
St. Louis, Mo.
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>> Director of Data Center and Systems Services
Intrawest
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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>> CTO/Chief Architect
ASRC Management Services
Greenbelt, Md.
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Meridith Levinson
Senior Online Editor
CIO

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