Bring Your Own Device

This article breaks down a lot of the issues with BYOD - Bring Your own Device.

If you haven't heard of this, you will. It's the policy of allowing (or requiring) employees to bring their own computing or messaging device for use at work. Whether it's an iPhone, or  Mabook Air, or their Dell laptop from home, it's a bit of a craze, one that attempts to capitalize on the consumerization of IT.

It's not a bad idea, and one I generally favor, but there are a lot of non-technology caveats. Who is responsible for the device, or the data on it? For securing it? Does BYOD mean your employees are always on the clock? How does it affect collective bargaining agreements?

For more on this topic, read the article at JD Supra.


 http://www.jdsupra.com/post/documentViewer.aspx?fid=b270f08b-f0e7-4458-89e3-72d6aef750bb&utm_source=JFB&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=businesslaw

A Year

Crikey. It's been a year since I graduated, and still no MBA-class job.

It's disappointing. It's mildly surprising. I'm glad I have a job, but even that is one that I need to get away from. My company is splitting in half, and while there is a lot of talk about opportunities ahead and each side of the split, it's such a prolonged process that it's not really worth counting on.

I did interview with some consulting firms last fall, but didn't make the cut. One in particular, I thought I had in the bag. Well, actually I didn't think that. I was afraid to think that, but five interviews in seven weeks made me think I had a shot.

Since then, I've fallen back to pursuing technical jobs. BA roles, PM roles, even pure engineering roles. I can't complain, but it's telling that there is a stronger market for computer engineers than, say, bond or equity valuations.