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U.S. Jobs: November Dip Suggests Slowdown Ahead
U.S. Jobs: November Dip Suggests Slowdown Ahead

The rosy tinge of October's jobs added number staying mostly in line with September's is dashed by a dizzying drop to November's numbers. The edge of a cliff could lie somewhere close ahead.

Give Thanks and Help Put Food on Someone Else's Plate
Give Thanks and Help Put Food on Someone Else's Plate

With the pandemic surging and unemployment affecting the lowest-paid workers most, it's a better time than ever to make a donation to your local food bank. IT brother (or sister), can you spare a dime?

The GoCertify Team Wishes You a Happy Thanksgiving
The GoCertify Team Wishes You a Happy Thanksgiving

How much do you know about the American observance of Thanksgiving? GoCertify celebrates the holiday and bids all readers enjoy the weekend with a special quiz.

Who Invented the Computer? TRADIC
Who Invented the Computer? TRADIC

GoCertify takes a tour through the annals of recorded science to illuminate the origin story of one of the most consequential inventions in the history of humankind. In today's installment: the U.S. Air Force and TRADIC.

Revisiting IT Certification Training Subscriptions
Revisiting IT Certification Training Subscriptions

Back in 2016, I recommended that IT pros check their options for IT cert training subscriptions. Pandemic-driven disruption makes that recommendation even more apt now than it was then.

The Linux Foundation Offers Diversity Education
The Linux Foundation Offers Diversity Education

There are numerous mentoring groups and advocacy boards created with the goal of promoting a more diverse and inclusive IT workforce. The Linux Foundation is taking a somewhat different approach.

New CompTIA Security+ Marches Forth
New CompTIA Security+ Marches Forth

You know you're ahead of the curve when, following CompTIA's own announcement of the Security+ SY0-601 exam, you still find the sponsor's cert page touting the previous version (SY0-501, launched Oct. 4, 2017).

Democratization Is Leveling the Technology Playing Field
Democratization Is Leveling the Technology Playing Field

As computer technology gets more powerful and less expensive, avenues of opportunity are opening up to individuals and organizations that were previously left on the outside looking in.

U.S. Jobs: Recovery Continues, Outlook Slightly Rosy
U.S. Jobs: Recovery Continues, Outlook Slightly Rosy

The slowly recuperating U.S. economy regained fewer jobs in October than in September, but there are still hopeful signs of turnaround. Among the most important is that the official unemployment rate is now just 6.9 percent.

Get Virtual and Advance Your Cybersecurity Career with (ISC)2 Security Congress
Get Virtual and Advance Your Cybersecurity Career with (ISC)2 Security Congress

The annual Security Congress event hosted by (ISC)2 is happening online this year — and there's still time to register to attend!