Don’t EVER use the F-Word in an Interview
by Corey Switzer-Kruss I was preparing a candidate for an important interview the other day that prompted me to dispense some ‘career counseling’ advice to my readers out there in the blogosphere! In an interview, don’t EVER use the F-Word. Some of you may be thinking, “Obviously Corey, I know to never swear in an interview”. Others don’t actually know that it’s considered really bad form to swear in an interview. I know who you are, and STOP IT! You’re costing yourselves job offers! Though swearing in an interview is...
read moreJOB OPENINGS: Applications Engineering / Sales Engineering / Sales Management
by Corey Switzer-Kruss Calling all Technical Sales/Applications Engineering professionals! It’s an epidemic at TxMQ Engineering – we have 9, count it, 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 job openings in technical sales for manufacturers in the custom equipment and heavy industry spaces. These job offerings run the gamut from Sales Engineer and Applications Engineering Support all the way to Senior Applications Engineer and Director of Sales. My head is almost literally spinning trying to locate and speak to talented professionals for these positions! I...
read moreHaving Trouble Locating Job Candidates with Specific Skills?
Applications Engineers are in high demand this Spring. As we all know, hiring is cyclical, but what you might not know is that it also follows the basic principles of supply and demand. For those of us who flunked Macroeconomics (I resigned and changed my major just so I wouldn’t have to take the class), the four principles of supply and demand are as follows: Demand increases – supply remains unchanged – shortage occurs Demand decreases – supply remains unchanged – surplus occurs Demand remains unchanged – supply increases...
read moreTxMQ completes WebSphere MQ Environment Review
TxMQ has an awesome HealthCheck service. We look at it as an inspection of sorts. Just as you would take your car in for an inspection yearly, whether you’re hearing a clunking sound or not, we believe you should do the same thing with your systems and environment in your IT department. Likely, your IT infrastructure is the backbone of your company. All important business functions tie back to your IT department and configuration. If it shuts down, how much money will your company lose per minute? How about per second? Have you ever...
read moreDown Economy: Tips on Remaining Positive
by Corey Switzer-Kruss In today’s business climate it can be very challenging to stay positive. My boss Natalie is a big advocate of ‘you get what you give’. If you’re giving off positive, happy vibes, positive outcomes will come your way. Conversely, if you’re emanating upset or unsure or agitated feelings, it will be more difficult for success to find its way back to you. I’m not sure where my philosophical stance falls on this topic. I’m more of the kind of person who believes that hard work and dedication SHOULD pay off...
read moreBecome an Engineer for the FBI
by Corey Switzer-Kruss In Lieu of the tragic bombings at the Boston Marathon and ensuing manhunt in Boston & surrounding suburbs, I wanted to highlight how engineering and applied sciences have helped piece together a swift understanding of the bomb technologies used which aided in the identification of two suspects, one of whom is still at large. When people think of the FBI, they see agents in the field wielding guns on under cover operations protecting the U.S. from domestic and international threats. Until Monday, when I read an...
read moreAnnouncing New TxMQ Customer Events
We’re excited. A long time ago, one of TxMQ’s main missions was to provide training, webinars, seminars, and more to our prospects and clients. Well, we’re revisiting our roots! TxMQ is planning a very nifty series of webinar events surrounding IBM®, DataPower, Cognos®, and WebSphere®. We are looking for topics that we can present as a Live Webinar, Live Seminar, Lunch & Learn, e-Learning Module, or Info-Share Session. We are also looking for speakers willing to partake in the planning and organization of...
read moreA Teacher Resignation & Stem Education
I am not a teacher and cannot comment on the way public education is being ‘run’ in 2013. I’m over a decade out of touch with secondary education, and I’m quite sure that most of what I was taught in high school is now being taught in middle school and that many arts and social studies programs have become obsolete due to funding issues. However, I just read a letter from an early-retiring Syracuse-based Social Studies teacher that struck a chord with me. He’s retiring early (just two years from being able to collect his full...
read moreUB’s School Of Engineering & Applied Sciences
UB’s School Of Engineering & Applied Sciences Goes State-Of-The-Art With New Build – Davis Hall UB’s Davis Hall is gaining all sorts of notoriety in the worlds of architecture, academia, and engineering and computer sciences. I remember when I went to UB – early 2000’s – the engineering and computer sciences corridors were a dark, dank flashback from the ‘70’s. At that time UB’s business school was having it’s day with a beautiful, brand new, state-of-the art building that was erected and completed in 2005...
read moreHey Apple………………. What’s Next?
My husband and I are in a constant battle over who’s the BEST; Apple products versus, well, everything else (and by everything else I guess I mean Samsung, et al). I am a die-hard Apple/Mac fan, I’m fully equipped with my iMac, MacBook, iPod, iPad, iPhone, and Matt just thinks I’m a wannabe hipster. Seriously! That’s his response to my affinity for Apple products! Maybe he’s a little bit right, Apple’s marketing team has to be composed of a bunch of suave, young, thick-rimmed glasses wearing GENIUSES. But I have always touted...
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