Mark Holt

After a 15-year climb from desktop geek to manager of complex enterprise IT projects, I joined the million-man-and-woman march of laid-off citizens. Competing with the zillions of sharp knowledge workers who are now on the street, I have been forced to learn the rules of 21st-century job hunting. These blog posts are my observations on the IT job market. I'm a resident of Virginia, a native of California by way of Kansas. Like a lot of guys, I ended up where I am because it was best for my family. In some ways life on the left coast is comfortable, in others I'm a stranger in a strange land. READ MORE