Your IT Career

by Eric Bloom

Eric P. Bloom, a former CIO, is president of Manager Mechanics LLC, a company specializing in information technology (IT) leadership development and the governing organization for the Information Technology Management and Leadership Professional (ITMLP©) and Information Technology Management and Leadership Executive (ITMLE©) certifications.

He is also a keynote speaker, nationally syndicated columnist, National Speakers Association member, and author of various books including the following:

- The CIO’s Guide to Staff Needs, Growth, and Productivity
- Your IT Career: Get Noticed, Get Promoted, and Build Your Professional Brand
- Manager Mechanics: Tips and Advice for First-Time Managers.

Prior to founding Manager Mechanics, Eric led technology at Independence Investments and The Boston Company Asset Management. Eric was also a SVP of Business Systems at Monster Worldwide and a VP of Software Development at Fidelity Investments.

Eric began his career as a software developer (programmer) and moved through the ranks to CIO. He understands IT management from the bottom up. As they say, "He walks the walk."

Additional information on Eric can be found at www.ericpbloom.com and www.ManagerMechanics.com. He can be contacted at eric@ManagerMechanics.com.

10 Great places to learn new technical skills, free!

Posted Mar 26, 2013 - 06:25 am

I’m an independent consultant and have to pay for my own training. Are there places I can learn new technologies and gain new technical skills for free?
10 ways to maintain your professional connections

Posted Jul 25, 2012 - 12:57 pm

I have been contract programming for about five years and have made some great business connections. My hope is to use these people as professional references, job referrals, and potentially to rehire me for additional contract work.
12 Tips when writing emails and business communication

Posted Jun 26, 2012 - 10:39 pm

I received an email this week from a reader containing one sentence and an attached resume. The sentence read “Please tell me the next step I should take in my career.” I sent him a brief answer, but would like to give him, and those like him, a longer answer to his question.
15 tips to maximize your home office productivity

Posted Jul 03, 2012 - 07:59 am

From a productivity perspective, working at home can be your best friend or your worst nightmare based on a number of factors, including your personal discipline, home work environment, level of needed interaction with your coworkers, the ability of your boss to manage virtual teams, and a number of other related f
3 Steps to get the best projects to work on

Posted Aug 27, 2012 - 10:39 am
4 ways to combine web-based and face-to-face-based job hunting for great results

Posted Mar 21, 2012 - 06:31 am

I have my resume on all the job board sites, I’m continually looking online for open positions, and am emailing them my resume. I also participate actively on a couple of job search blog sites. I have been looking for a job for over six months and have only had three responses and one interview.
5 great IT jobs for artists

Posted Nov 14, 2011 - 08:48 am
5 Reasons teaching technology to others is good for you

Posted Oct 09, 2012 - 09:28 am

We all know that teaching others is a time honored activity. Parents teach their children about the world. Master craftsmen teach their apprentices the tools, tricks, and techniques of the trade. Many athletes become coaches and many technologists often mentor new, less experienced, members of the profession.
6 Ways to start thinking like a CIO and now it can help you get there

Posted Sep 04, 2012 - 11:12 am

It may sound premature to start thinking like a CIO this early in your career, but it will help you begin to notice things you would otherwise miss.
9 great advantages of technical certifications

Posted Mar 17, 2013 - 02:44 pm

I love being technical and at least for the foreseeable future I would like to stay that way. Is it worth the time and money to get a technical certification? Yes it is and this is why.

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