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Now hiring: PURE Property Management & Facing History & Ourselves

A couple of new job openings were posted in the Slack Lounge and we wanted to make sure those of you over here saw them, too. Ryan Buffa at PURE Property Management is hiring for a fully remote Sys Admin position. He said: "Must be in MTN or PST time...

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Onboarding our first IT employee

My company has officially on boarded our first IT person! But Steven, you may be asking, you're the Systems Administrator, weren’t you the first IT person? Yes and no. When I was hired, I applied for a Drupal developer position with a little bit of s...

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Traditional IT dying? No way!

I saw a really interesting conversation on LinkedIn. It was getting quite heated, due to the controversial take on IT, saying that traditional IT is dying. Changing a lot, perhaps, but dying? I'll quote it and then let y'all decide. So what do you th...

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Why are Soft Skills Important to Career Advancement?

Just last month I moderated a career panel for an IT group. All of the panelists were IT execs and we discussed several topics about how you move up. Of course there's the usual training and certifications, learning new skills and keeping up to date ...

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Template: NDA and Non-Circumvent

The usual warnings and advisements: This is a framework for a confidentiality agreement. We are sharing this as a starting point / template. It does not constitute legal advice. Please have your lawyer/legal counsel review any legal documents before ...

looking for work

I am a web developer working on transitioning to cyber security. I have completed the following courses at Mesa CollegeCIS 105 - Survey of Computer Information SystemsCIS 126RH - Red Hat System Administration IITS 110 - Information Security Fundament...

Tool: Service Desk Staffing

Info-Tech has a ready-made calculator (requires you to register / fill out a form) to help folks who run IT departments determine the level of staffing needed to run their service desk.  Basically, the tool asks you to take the total hours of service...

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Template: Job Description - System Administrator, Mid-Career

As a mid-level system administrator, you will mentor and, possibly manage, less experienced sysadmins. You should come to the position with proven competencies of an entry level admin as well as expanded education and certification. You should show e...

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