March 6, 2009 7:47 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
adult education,
Cisco CCENT,
Cisco CCNA Security,
Cisco CCNA Voice,
Cisco exam 640-460,
Cisco exam 640-553,
Cisco exam 640-822,
continuing education,
IT career development,
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
IT certification study materialsWe've gotten such a great response to my last posting, that I'm going to extend the contest for the Flashcards and Network Simulator through Friday, March 13 (duh! duh! DUH!!!)....
March 4, 2009 2:24 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
adult education,
Cisco CCENT,
Cisco CCNA Security,
Cisco CCNA Voice,
Cisco exam 640-460,
Cisco exam 640-553,
Cisco exam 640-822,
continuing education,
IT career development,
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
IT certification study materials[Updated 3/11/2009: see update info at end of post!!!]
On February 9, I blogged about Pearson/Cisco Press's CertFlashCardsOnline offerings. One of their publicists contacted me to...
March 2, 2009 4:54 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career planning,
coping with job loss,
Interpersonal skills,
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT employment,
IT job search,
job fairs,
job seeking skills,
soft skillsI heard a very interesting news story on NPR this morning about job fairs in the Midwest. As you might expect, attendance at such soirees among employers is down for the time being, while attendance among those seeking work is way up, especially for unemployed people. Check out the story by Adam...
February 27, 2009 4:42 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
adult education,
Career planning,
continuing education,
IT certification,
IT certification planning,
skills developmentA perennial question among IT job seekers might be succinctly summarized as "Does certification help?" Anne Martinez and the crew at GoCertify.com posted an interesting set of numbers in January, 2009 that tally the job postings at Dice.com and Monster.com that make mention of specific credentials....
February 25, 2009 4:07 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
coping with job loss,
IT career planning,
IT employment,
unemployment statistics,
US Bureau of Labor StatisticsFor a quick take on the US Government's view of the current employment situation, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Summary always provides a pretty current view. In reading over the most recent report--for January 2009,...
February 23, 2009 5:14 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
adult education,
continuing education,
funding IT skills development,
IT career development,
IT certification,
IT skills development,
IT training,
Microsoft certifications,
Microsoft e-learning,
Microsoft Elevate AmericaWith somewhat unusual timing, Microsoft announced on Sunday, February 22, a new job training program called "Elevate America" that aims to proffer technical skills training to lots of Americans (as many as two million according to an annoucement-day
February 20, 2009 6:06 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
IT career development,
IT career planning,
IT pay cuts,
IT salary and compensation,
job skills developmentBack when I worked for the Feds in the 1970s, the acronym for layoffs was RIF (reduction in force). These days, the downward spiral in the economy often involves belt-tightening of all kinds. If you're lucky enough to avoid layoffs, downsizing, right-sizing, or any of the other euphemisms for being...
February 19, 2009 4:14 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
academic degree plans,
adult education,
Career planning,
certification training,
community college,
continuing education,
IT career planning,
IT trainingIf you want a real eye-opener about some companies that operate in the post-secondary technical training market, check out Linda Briggs 2004 story: "Federal Probe Targets ITT Tech." In particular, you must read the...
February 18, 2009 3:51 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career development,
Career planning,
IT job search,
IT skills development,
job seeking skills,
soft skills,
soft skills developmentAlthough I enjoy writing these blogs, I sometimes find myself wondering if they have any real impact. In the case of my Friday the 13th blog "How Can You Get a Job that...
