Long term career choice
A question we were discussing around the help desk the other day. Is working on a help desk a long term career choice? My own opinion is that there’s about a 5 year shelf life. After 5 years, you simple … Continued
Career Survey
I was presented with an opportunity to submit some email questions to Ellen Fanning, Special Projects Editor for Computerworld, in regard to their 20th annual IT Career Survey. You can see the discussion over at Friends in Tech. Check it … Continued
Unpleasantness
It’s one of the areas of working in IT, specifically on the helpdesk, that no one ever prepares you for. They don’t cover it in the tech magazines, they don’t talk about it on tech podcasts, and you don’t hear … Continued
FiT happenings
Just a couple of notes about things going on at Friends in Tech. First, Douglas Welch, host of Career Opportunities, one of my favorite podcasts, got himself on local TV out in L.A. this week. You can download a clip of him … Continued
Using technology to your advantage
I’m not sure, but I think it’s probably not a good sign when I get an email from my wife half-way through a fantasy football draft that asks “who have you condemned to injury or jail this year?”. Granted, given … Continued
I’m not the only one
Yes, there are others talking about the importance of people skills for the future of your IT career. Tags: PeopleSkills Tags: Career
The missing question
When I agreed to do that segment with Kevin Devin from In the Trenches, he sent me a list of possible questions, so I would have a pretty good idea of what he was looking for. There were a number … Continued