May 28, 2010 7:21 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
faint personal signs of improving work conditions,
More signs of economic improvement,
personal opporunities for IT work on the reboundIn the past couple of months, I've written about various signs that the economy is finally turning around, small step by agonizing small step. You can find me writing about improvements in employment, small jumps in manufacturing, and even tiny increments of job growth here and there. Today, I had...
May 27, 2010 4:27 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
IT employment,
volunteer work experience counts,
volunteering can provide job opportunities and contactsIt might seem countintuitive for new or pending IT graduates to read that by giving of their time, skills, and knowledge they may very get something substantial in return. Although it's unlikely that recent grads will luck into a job with the very group or organization they might choose to support...
May 25, 2010 1:47 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
71-573,
71-576,
71-668,
check out SharePoint 2010 beta exams,
SharePoint 2010 beta cert exams availableCheck out Gerry O'Brien's 5/19/2010 posting to the MS Born to Learn blog: it's entitled "Register for SharePoint 2010 Beta Exams." The open period during which...
May 25, 2010 12:19 AM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
another small sign of jobs improvement,
Austin economy shows employment uptick,
positive job growth for Austin,
TXI got a real sense of the way things will apparently be turning around in our economy last Friday, when my local paper reported with some fanfare "Austin job numbers improving" as the local employment rate finally edged into positive territory. To get a sense of what I mean, take a look at this
May 20, 2010 2:13 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Cisco cert program grows to 5 levels,
Cisco certifications,
new entry-level and ultra-senior certs add to Cisco cert ladderIt's been a while since I dropped in on the Cisco Certifications Home Page, so I thought I'd pop in to see what was new and interesting. While I'd been aware of various...
May 17, 2010 2:23 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
advice for recent graduates on finding IT employment,
IT career advice,
IT careers in networkingIn the past weeks, I've gotten a handful of emails from students facing matriculation and the job market, asking for my opinion on whether or not networking is a good area within IT to chase after. The good news is that because networks are everywhere, so are networking jobs. The bad news is that...
May 14, 2010 4:18 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Federal IT infosec certifications,
FITSP program,
infosec certificationI just got an email the other day from my friend and colleague Clement DuPuis, the guy behind the terrific CCCure.org website and a real information security maven in his own right. He wrote me to let me know that he's working with the Federal IT Security...
May 13, 2010 1:21 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Microsoft drops vendor-neutral software architecture certifications,
Microsoft provides support and funding to software architecture crednetials from The Open Group and IASA,
Microsoft reshapes MCA programBack in 2005, Microsoft was one of the first companies or organizations to introduce a software architecture certification — in this case, the Microsoft Certified Architect or MCA. With a resurgence of vendor-neutral architect credentials like those from The Open Group and the International...
May 12, 2010 2:51 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
$2M cash + $6 M in products = MS veteran program,
Microsoft Elevate America initiative,
MS offers veterans supportBack in March 2010, Microsoft announced a special Veteran's intiative called Elevate America to provide technology skills and related resources for returning military...
