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Posted by: Meridith Levinson in News
Subject: Personal Management
Blog site: Career Connection

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There are plenty of online community forums geared toward IT pros, and surely, lots of internet sites dispense profession advice (including CIO.com). But I was not conscious of a standalone on-line forum especially geared toward IT professionals' careers right up until I discovered out about Ivy Tango.  
Ivy Tango is an on the internet local community where IT pros can provide and receive occupation suggestions. It launched mid-April 2009 and functions as a basic discussion forum exactly where registered customers can post career-related inquiries and solutions. To register, you'll need only give an e-mail handle and think of a password. As of June 1, Ivy Tango had 187 members and 157 posts. (I am now a member, getting registered as "Meridith.")
Topics for discussion include résumés,Office 2007 Keygen, job offers,Office Professional Plus 2010, compensation, benefits, dealing with recruiters, consulting and contracting, job boards, networking,Microsoft Office 2010 Key, social networking, relocation, immigration, and on the job issues (such as dealing with cranky co-workers).
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 theme I've addressed); and whether to report an obnoxious HR person to a hiring manager. 
Ivy Tango was created by Project One,Windows 7 Pro, an IT consulting and staffing firm. For now,Windows 7 Pro, 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] as being a means to generate direct dollars," says Zander. "We're doing this as kind of the public service. We're constantly bombarded with queries from candidates who call us. We thought there was an opportunity to give back to candidates, to create an environment exactly where they can pose inquiries and give assistance to one another." 
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 discovered members' responses to inquiries 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 exactly where the larger it grows, the better it is for everybody." 
I plan to submit my numerous opinions on Ivy Tango. I hope I'll find yours there, too.