February 17, 2010 4:09 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
free software with Win7-WinSrv08 R2-SQL Srv08 R2 training,
IT career development,
IT careers,
Microsoft Career Package offerThose IT professionals seeking advancement, or aspiring IT workers seeking positions, may want to check out an interesting combination package available (for some time now) from Microsoft. It's called a "Career Package" and includes coverage of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, with SW Server...
February 9, 2010 2:09 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
February 2010 employment situation,
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT employment situationMy return from Belgium, and back to work in my home office, coincides nearly exactly with the latest employment situation summary for February, 2010. Although the numbers reported include an...
January 11, 2010 11:37 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
adult and continuing education,
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT job role descriptions for students,
MS exam discounts for students,
MS free software for students,
MS Student Career PortalMy contact at Microsoft, Andrea Dyal, sent me a nice e-mail last week to remind me about the Microsoft Student Career Portal, which combines information about career planning, job roles, and exam and training discounts to incite, or perhaps entice, students to go "the Microsoft way" toward an IT...
January 8, 2010 6:20 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
December 2009 employment situation,
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT shows slight jobs outlook improvementAs I mentioned in Wednesday's blog "Jobs Outlook Picking Up, But..." we're starting to see some glimmers of economic improvement in various places, and...
January 4, 2010 3:37 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
job requirements for IT certification,
MS certs relevant to job search and job skill developmentI'm working for a global chemical concern as a consultant right now, as part of an IT insourcing project they're undertaking. I've been hired to help them acquire, train, and equip their staff with the tools, documentation, and information they'll need to run IT operations. As a small but...
December 28, 2009 6:36 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
information security certification,
IT career planning,
IT careers,
mandating infosec credentialsThere's been ongoing discussion in Congress about licensure for IT security professionals, with even some mention of making licensing mandatory for those who seek to work in this area. It's even possible to argue that DoD 8570 does this...
December 25, 2009 3:28 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
IT Career Christmas 2009,
IT career planning,
IT careersThis isn't a real blog post. Rather, it's a quickie digital Christmas card from me and my family to you and yours. Let me briefly extend the best wishes of the season to one and all, with hopes that everybody has their wishes fulfilled, and at least one pleasant surprise to digest. This goes double...
December 23, 2009 7:42 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Amazon sales rankings for books to indicate certification interest,
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT certificationIn a recent article at CertCities, long-time certification maven Emmett Dulaney makes the observation that Amazon sales rankings for certification-related books provide an accurate if also volatile cue toward the most popular certifications at any given moment. The story is entitled "
