Well first of all what is Extensible Mark-up Language (XML)?

Not so long ago a new buzz phrase came on the scene called Hyper Text Mark-up language (HTML). At the time, people didn’t know what it meant or what it was used for, but nowadays everyone knows that it is the choice language used by web designers and software developers all over the world to build web pages. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) developed HTML over a decade ago. This same body is also responsible for bringing out new data formats for the development of the Internet. Five years ago they launched XML. So what is XML? Simply put, it is a method for putting structured data in a text file. It allows for a common data format through which disparate systems can speak together in a common language at a granular level.

More and more of us will be building portfolio careers where we work for two or three or more employers simultaneously. Many of us are working on short-term or temporary contracts. Increasing numbers are deserting the traditional office to become tele-workers. In a market where we are very close to having full employment, it is increasingly difficult to find the right employee and, when we do find them, to keep them.