The word ‘hacker’ used to mean an online criminal. Nowadays, it’s practically a job title. We’ve all heard this one before: 18-year old hacker gets busted for virtual break-and-enter. A few years later, he’s travelling the world and making big bucks as an expert on network security. Not too long ago, companies were pretty discreet about hiring former hackers. But things have…
Pitching your business idea with zero assets of your own sounds like an all-or-nothing risk, but there are many forks along the IT startup road that can lead you to the perfect career. Getting noticed It’s a scene you’ll see all over Toronto these days: a mingling of young entrepreneurs with big ideas and venture capitalists looking for just the…
There are a few people out there who can give you an honest, evidence-based answer to the question, “what is the meaning of life?” But don’t get your hopes up. The people who study the fabric of the universe, whether at the largest scales (cosmology) or the smallest (quantum mechanics) aren’t likely to give you the one you’re looking for….
It’s that time again. If you’re an IT pro looking for a job in Canada, read on for the latest figures on what some of the top IT salaries are. Mobile is where it’s at In general, the hot stuff, emerging technology, is what’s paying big these days. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that mobile development…
This is the third installment of a series on offshoring IT jobs. In my first post, I gave a general overview of what offshoring is. In my second post, I argued the case for IT offshoring by Canadian companies and listed some of the benefits. Today, I’m going to make the argument against offshoring by talking about its dangers. There…
This is the second installment of a series on offshoring IT jobs. In my first post, I gave a general overview of what offshoring is, the key difference between offshoring and the broader term “outsourcing,” and the controversy that surrounds Canadian employers when they decide to contract people overseas. Today, I’m going to argue the case for offshoring. Next time,…
The day that everyone we were all waiting for has arrived. Blackberry 10 is a go, and Canadians will have the first crack at the first of two new handsets, the touch-screen Z10, which will be available within weeks. Meanwhile, the Q10, which will have the more familiar Blackberry keyboard, will be out in the spring. The look and feel…
As an IT staffing company in downtown Toronto, we at Stafflink have the pleasure of meeting many amazing people working in technology at awesome companies, everyday. We wanted a way to acknowledge the amazing tech talent and companies in the city. This is how our TOtechninjas blog project blossomed.
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