Posted by: Meridith Levinson in News
Topic: Personalized Management
Weblog: Profession Connection
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There are plenty of on-line community forums geared toward IT specialists, and definitely, lots of internet sites dispense occupation guidance (such as CIO.com). But I used to be not conscious of a standalone online forum specifically geared toward IT professionals' careers until I found out about Ivy Tango.
Ivy Tango is surely an on-line local community exactly where IT pros can give and obtain career guidance. It launched mid-April 2009 and capabilities as a simple discussion forum in which registered consumers can publish career-related queries and solutions. To register, you may need only provide an e-mail handle and come up with a password. As of June one, Ivy Tango had 187 members and 157 posts. (I'm now a member, getting registered as "Meridith.")
Topics for discussion include résumés, job offers, compensation,
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Among the more spirited discussions, members are debating whether to take a job that's being offered or to wait for a better offer; how to ask for a raise in a recession (a subject I've addressed); and whether to report an obnoxious HR person to a hiring manager.
Ivy Tango was created by Project One, an IT consulting and staffing firm. For now, Ivy Tango is simply a PR vehicle for Project One; the company is not trying to make money off the forum, says Gary Zander, Project One's president.
"Our intent is not to use this [forum] being a means to generate direct dollars,
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If Ivy Tango takes off and its membership grows, Zander says Project One might use it to get marketing and sales leads, but currently that's not the company's or the forum's focus.
Give Ivy Tango a look. I've located members' responses to queries to be helpful, practical and good-natured. Members seem genuinely interested in sharing their two cents and helping others--always a good sign in a forum. As Zander says, "This is the kind of thing wherever the larger it grows, the better it is for everybody."
I plan to publish my numerous opinions on Ivy Tango. I hope I'll find yours there,
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