October 30, 2009 10:28 AM
Posted by: MarkHolt
contractors,
data center,
Data Center Jobs,
datacenter,
Train wreckIt is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory. - W. Edwards Deming
I respect one law over all others...the law of unintended consequences.
I can't think of a better example than government boondoggles, after the fanfare of a new program or...
September 24, 2009 3:53 AM
Posted by: MarkHolt
data center,
Data Center Jobs,
IT job search,
observations on IT jobs,
Unemployment“Well, we might as well get this out of the way now. The employment numbers were uniformly horrible.”
At times like these, I turn to my kid's video library for inspiration.
I give you: Dory, the...
August 25, 2009 11:15 AM
Posted by: MarkHolt
data center,
Data Center Jobs,
Dress for Success,
IT Job interviews,
The OfficeHas there ever been a time in world history when dressing for work has been so bass-ackward?
In the grand pecking order of the IT workplace, the bottom spot has always belonged to the interviewee. Yet we show up wearing our finest, dressed like Cinderella going the ball. No...
August 3, 2009 9:10 PM
Posted by: MarkHolt
3rd shift,
data center,
Data Center Jobs,
deadheads,
night and weekend support calls“Mark! “
“You still there?”
My eyes snapped open.
The floor was sideways in my view, the phone lying a foot away, voices coming from the speaker. It was 2 am; I’d fallen asleep at home, on the floor, while the tech team was hard at work...
July 23, 2009 3:50 AM
Posted by: MarkHolt
data center,
Data Center Jobs,
Gates in a suit,
Integrity,
Storage,
Storage HellThe IT world is losing its soul.
Or at least its buried in a avalanche of files and folders.
The game just a few years ago was Paradigm-Shifting and World-Changing. But that was then. These days new IT solutions have all the pizzazz of my dad's '66 AMC Classic sedan. Apparently things are...
July 3, 2009 7:21 PM
Posted by: MarkHolt
data center,
Data Center Jobs,
resume,
salary before the crash,
top ten bad thingsAvoid the derisive laughter!
Remove these 10 unsightly blemishes from your file and get back on the job!
No, I didn't make all of them up. . . just ask the HR folks.
1. URL to your "Timesheets: Copy-and-Paste tips" blog
2. ...
June 20, 2009 8:42 AM
Posted by: MarkHolt
dad,
dads,
data center,
Data Center Jobs,
fathers day,
star trekI asked my college-age daughter Lindsay, to post her Father's Day thoughts on having a dad who does IT. Here's her response.
Greetings, blogosphere! Wow, this is great, you guys are really great. It’s so nice of you to come out and read this stuff. You’re beautiful.
I know...
May 23, 2009 4:51 AM
Posted by: MarkHolt
cats,
change,
change management,
data center,
Data Center Jobs,
Dr John TownsendIt is remarkable how easily we…fall into a particular route and make a beaten track for ourselves. Thoreau, Walden Pond
People are like cats. I know dog is man’s best friend, but people (meaning me) aren’t like dogs, even though we like to think we are…all...
May 5, 2009 3:43 AM
Posted by: MarkHolt
data center,
Data Center Jobs,
IT Job Market,
work life balanceOne of the challenges of job hunting, maybe the hardest one, is to stay motivated. Not the motivation that comes from sales calls during dinner, which provides the motivation to flush the phone down the toilet. True motivation comes from something more personal. It’s the feeling we get from...
