Sharon Florentine
Senior Writer
Sharon Florentine is a senior writer for CIO.com, covering career development, IT management, training, and diversity.
Top 10 U.S. cities for employee happiness
New data from employer review site Kununu reveals where you work geographically can have a huge impact on your career happiness
5 ways to recruit more women in 2017
Recruiting and retaining women in your organization starts with asking what's really important to them and then following through to make sure they get it
How workplace equality perceptions are shaped by gender
New research shows just how differently men and women perceive issues of workplace equality -- and how those perceptions shift (or don't) over time
14 tips to land the job you want in 2017
If finding a new job is one of your New Year’s resolutions, these 14 tips will help you make your career goals a reality
What makes a company a ‘best place to work’?
Glassdoor has released its annual Best Places to Work list for 2017 and while a diverse group of companies are represented, there are common elements that experts say the best employers share
7 security predictions for 2017
If you thought 2016 was bad, fasten your seat belts -- next year is going to be even worse
10 hardest-to-find tech skills
Burning Glass scoured more than 40,000 job postings over the last year to find out what tech skills are most difficult to find
Self-taught? 3 keys to acing the coding interview
Coding interviews are nerve-wracking, but using blind coding challenges can help boost your performance and even the odds
5 ways to reduce bias in your hiring practices
Unconscious bias impacts IT hiring in a major way, but there's a lot you can do to stop bias before it becomes a barrier to diversity and inclusion
How to improve your odds of landing great talent
New research shows that only one out of every 100 candidates is hired in today's employment market. But there are some ways you can improve your chances of finding great talent
How older workers can thrive in IT
Are technology jobs too often wasted on the young? As Silicon Valley strives for diversity, age is becoming a critical focus
Tight IT job market means employers will pay more
Tech skills remain in high demand and that means well-paying IT jobs are about to pay even better
Career road map: Making a career in devops
Eric Sigler, head of devops for PagerDuty, talks about his career and what gets him out of bed in the morning
How to look for a job while you're still employed
Ready for a new job, but not quite ready to let go of your current one? Here's how to conduct a job search while still gainfully employed
2016 college grads: Prepare for a cutthroat job market
The quarterly U.S. Hiring Trends Report reveals that new graduates should prepare for some serious competition
3 tips for negotiating the salary you deserve
Successfully negotiating a starting salary or for a raise comes down to being able to prove three things: your accomplishments, your achievements and your value
IT job stress is dropping, but so is job satisfaction
Working in IT can be a stressful career, but a new survey shows the pressure's easing for many tech workers. But is career satisfaction dropping, too?
How IoT will change the job market
Hard skills like circuit design and security will be critical, but there are other, less tangible ways IoT will affect the demand for tech workers
Open source job market booming
The demand for open source talent is high, according to a new report from Dice.com and The Linux Foundation