job description Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Fri, 30 Nov 2018 03:37:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 Phil Kerpen, net neutrality, and socialism: A post-mortem https://dfarq.homeip.net/phil-kerpen-net-neutrality-and-socialism-a-post-mortem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=phil-kerpen-net-neutrality-and-socialism-a-post-mortem https://dfarq.homeip.net/phil-kerpen-net-neutrality-and-socialism-a-post-mortem/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2014 11:00:45 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7369 I learned the hard way a few weeks ago how net neutrality can be equated with socialism, an argument that puzzles people who work on computer networks for a living and see networking as a big flow of electrons. I

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/phil-kerpen-net-neutrality-and-socialism-a-post-mortem/feed/ 1 7369 IT jobs shortage? Slide over to security https://dfarq.homeip.net/it-jobs-shortage-slide-over-to-security/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-jobs-shortage-slide-over-to-security Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:00:19 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7354 IT jobs are getting scarce again, and I believe it. I don’t have a cure but I have a suggestion: Specialize. Specifically, specialize in security. Why? Turnover. Turnover in my department is rampant, because other companies offer my coworkers more

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]]> 7354 The phantom tech worker shortage https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-phantom-tech-worker-shortage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-phantom-tech-worker-shortage Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:00:18 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7263 I saw a story yet again about the tech worker shortage, and the backlash against H1-B visas. Reading the comments on Slashdot, I increasingly got the feeling the shortage is a mirage. The people are out there, but the matchups

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]]> 7263 What to say to a coworker who was laid off https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-to-say-to-a-coworker-who-has-been-laid-off/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-to-say-to-a-coworker-who-has-been-laid-off https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-to-say-to-a-coworker-who-has-been-laid-off/#comments Tue, 04 Feb 2014 11:00:41 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7040 We had a round of layoffs at work last week. I’ve seen way too many of those. I’ve been one of the layoffs in too many of those, but not this time. If you’re wondering what to say to a

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-to-say-to-a-coworker-who-has-been-laid-off/feed/ 1 7040 What to do when the layoff comes https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-to-do-when-the-layoff-comes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-to-do-when-the-layoff-comes Mon, 11 Nov 2013 11:00:36 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6908 An IT pro I went to high school with–he was a year or two ahead of me, so we weren’t quite classmates–got a layoff letter this past week, along with the rest of his department. It was a large, successful

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]]> 6908 Just reach for it. https://dfarq.homeip.net/just-reach-for-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=just-reach-for-it https://dfarq.homeip.net/just-reach-for-it/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2013 11:00:03 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6876 I lost a college classmate this week. We weren’t close, so I didn’t take it as hard as some of our newsroom-mates undoubtedly did. But at the very least, as a human being with a soul and with two kids,

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/just-reach-for-it/feed/ 1 6876 Looking to hire IT talent? Write a good job description https://dfarq.homeip.net/looking-to-hire-it-talent-write-a-good-job-description/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=looking-to-hire-it-talent-write-a-good-job-description Sun, 23 Jun 2013 11:00:12 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6683 I had lunch on Friday with the recruiter who placed me at my current gig. We talked about a lot of things, including our families, but we talked a lot about the tech labor market. It’s growing, finally, and going

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]]> 6683 “They were bored and wished they had a job.” https://dfarq.homeip.net/they-were-bored-and-wished-they-had-a-job/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=they-were-bored-and-wished-they-had-a-job Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:04:28 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6555 I was catching up on security podcasts this week, and a brief statement in one of them really grabbed me. The panel was talking about people who steal online gaming accounts, I think. The exact content isn’t terribly important–what’s very

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]]> 6555 Questions to ask before taking a job https://dfarq.homeip.net/questions-to-ask-before-taking-a-job/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=questions-to-ask-before-taking-a-job Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:00:29 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6525 I found this infographic from Avidcareerist via Lifehacker that lists 12 questions to ask before accepting a job offer. There is good information on it, though I have mixed feelings on some of them. 1. Get a written job description

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]]> 6525 Troubleshooting at all layers of the OSI model https://dfarq.homeip.net/troubleshooting-at-all-layers-of-the-osi-model/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=troubleshooting-at-all-layers-of-the-osi-model Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:00:25 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6527 I saw this phrase in a job description last week: Troubleshooting at all layers of the OSI model. That sounds a bit intimidating, right? Maybe at first. But let’s not overcomplicate it. Once you get past the terminology, it’s a

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