January 28, 2009 6:13 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career planning,
IT careers,
IT job searchMy weekday morning wake-up routine always includes at least a half-hour of news from National Public Radio, and this morning was no exception. I did hear an interesting bit in their news coverage today, however: some very good advice about how to cope with a layoff. I can't find the story on their...
January 23, 2009 4:07 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
CompTIA,
IT careers,
IT certification,
IT certification study tips,
Network+With the organization's decision to hew to ISO9000 requirements regarding training and certification, it looks like CompTIA will be refreshing and updating its credentials on a rather less leisurely schedule going forward. The latest Network+, released on January 9, is a good case in point. Though...
January 23, 2009 3:46 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
funding IT skills development,
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT certiicationAs veteran blogger and commenter Suzanne Wheeler (she writes "Views from the PIT-People in IT" blog here) noticed about my
January 14, 2009 6:50 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
adult education,
Career planning,
continuing education,
IT careers,
IT certification,
job seeking skillsIn some e-mail with a fellow certification market follower recently, my correspondent opined that those who find themselves out of work in IT can look for a silver lining in such dire circumstances. The sudden change of work status creates a fabulous opportunity for study, learning, training, or...
January 12, 2009 6:50 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Christopher Alexander,
design patterns,
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT skills development,
soft skills development,
software developmentEvery now and then a book comes along that reshapes how people look at the world in which they live and work. Surprisingly to many, a work of traditional architecture by Christopher Alexander called A
January 9, 2009 11:06 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career development,
IT careers,
IT certification,
Microsoft certifications,
professional developmentIn my ceaseless trolling of the virtual byways and highways on the Internet, I keep digging up interesting sources of IT career planning information. I can now cheerfully confess to needing a laugh rather badly today, having just elicited a few chuckles from this earnest and well-meaning...
January 7, 2009 2:26 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
IT certification lifecycle,
job seeking skills,
resume writing,
retired IT certificationsI recently ran across an interested article by Lynn Haber at ITCareerPlanet entitled "When IT Certifications Retire." It got me to thinking about what IT professionals can and should do to keep their knowledge, skills, and credentials...
January 4, 2009 10:03 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career development,
Career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
IT certification lifecycle,
job skills developmentA list of New Year's resolutions for those who work in IT, and are seeking to improve upon or build their careers might include the following:
- Identify at least two new tools or technologies relevant to your job, and start to learn more about them. If you can obtain trial versions or...
December 29, 2008 5:02 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Annual employee review,
Career planning,
Interpersonal skills,
IT careers,
job seeking skills,
soft skills,
Work backgroundWhile not all companies' review cycles follow the calendar closely, there's something about saying goodbye to an old year, while getting ready for a new one that leads people to think about where they've been and what they've done on the job, as well as where they're going (or would like to go) and...
