Stories by Jamie Eckle

Career Watch: Finding your balance

Q&A with Randall Craig, the president of Pinetree Advisors discusses some of the ideas in his book Personal Balance Sheet: A Practical Career Planning Guide.

Career watch: Dennis L'Heureux

Dennis L'Heureux, senior vice president for planning and CIO of Rockford Health System in Illinois, U.S., is this month's guest Premier 100 IT Leader, answering readers' questions about insulating your career from the threat of offshoring and finding an entry-level job.

Career watch: corporate IT departmental changes

According to Kevin Knaul, executive vice president of Hudson IT & Telecommunications North America, corporate IT departments are shrinking and will continue to do so over the next few years. Companies will be boosting their IT investments, however, with CIOs increasingly filling internal positions with project managers and business analysts, two critical roles that can't be outsourced. Knaul expects that few people will be able to submit a resume to a company and land a job. Instead, they will turn to firms that specialize in placing skilled IT talent. Long-term employment with a single company is going to be a thing of the past, he says. While the work will be there, professionals may be placed on multiple projects with a number of employers over the course of a relatively short period of time. Jamie Eckle spoke to Knaul about what the future may hold.

Ask a Primier 100 IT leader

Hap Cluff is this month's guest Premier 100 IT Leader, answering readers' questions about education choices and career directions. Cluff is the IT director of the U.S. city of Norfolk.

H&R Block CIO on 21st century IT careers

Marc West, senior vice president and CIO of U.S.-based H&R Block answers readers' questions about innovation, skills in the 21st century, getting started in IT and more.

Career watch: IT roles evolve

In her position at Robert Half, a provider of IT staff on a project and full-time basis, Spencer Lee has been noticing an evolution lately in the role of the IT professional. She recently spoke about it with Computerworld contributing editor Jamie Eckle.

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