November 26, 2008 5:00 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
adult education,
Career development,
Career planning,
college & university,
community college,
continuing education,
higher education,
IT careers,
IT certification,
soft skills,
Virews from the PITI hope those of you who dig into blogs on TechTarget's IT Knowledge Exchange take the time to explore the many other offerings available through this excellent information exchange and public forum. In case you haven't checked out Suzanne Wheeler's "
November 24, 2008 5:51 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
.NET Framework 3.5,
Career development,
Career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
MCITP,
MCP,
MS exam 70-563,
Visual Studio 2008Over the weekend (11/22) Microsoft Learning Manager Jeff Koch re-opened the beta for exam 71-563 Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Applications using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5. Remember, most MS exams start with 71 in beta, which changes to 70 when they go into production, so this exam...
November 21, 2008 9:45 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
A+,
Career development,
Career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
Microsoft WindowsThe A+ PC Technician certification has been around for some time now (just over 15 years as I write this blog). In keeping with CompTIA's 3-year update/revision cycle on this exam, it's getting ready to morph itself again in 2009. This time the exam structure has been broken up into two parts,...
November 19, 2008 5:01 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career development,
Career planning,
Interpersonal skills,
IT careers,
Personal development,
soft skills,
Work backgroundAs I try to broaden my personal horizons and learn how to be a better IT worker myself--so as to be better equipped to dispense advice to others--I've learned that this means I need to work on my people skills as and when opportunities present. Luckily for me, I've got a nearly five-year-old son,...
November 14, 2008 3:24 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
70-640,
IT careers,
MCTS,
Microsoft Windows,
PBT,
Performance-based testingTo begin today's blog, I need to disclose some shared background and history with Mr. Wall. He's the guy who developed the Novell Certified Engineer (CNE) program at Novell at the same time that I worked there (from 1987 through 1994) and who developed Novell's excellent performance based testing...
November 12, 2008 4:47 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
A+,
Career planning,
CCNA,
IT careers,
IT certification,
Network+,
SAP consulting certificationLooks like some people actually do their homework here. I got this comment posted to my "7 Questions" blog, wherein I laid out some queries to enable advice-seekers to get...
November 10, 2008 8:18 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career development,
Career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
job seeking skills,
soft skillsOK, so I'm wriiting an IT career development and enhancement blog. I hope that means it makes sense for me to turn to other career blogs from time to time, for information, advice, and even a good laugh. Those of you who've been reading this blog since it kicked off in mid-August 08, already know...
November 7, 2008 9:26 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
business writing,
Career development,
Career planning,
IT careers,
job seeking skills,
resume writing,
soft skills,
Work background
If you've looked for a job, or even just thought about looking for a job recently, you've probably visited one or more of the resume posting sites on the Web. A large number of such operations exist, at the same time that more and more companies are using similar technology to field direct...
