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Eric Bloom wrote Job search the old fashion way: It’s harder, but it works

I came across a very interesting study related to how the different generations in the workforce look for new jobs. I found its findings fascinating, and I believe you will also.

27 weeks 3 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote 6 Ways to gain a wider view of the technology

In last week’s blog post I discussed the importance of being generally knowledgeable of technologies outside your specific technical expertise. As promised, this week, I’ll be expanding on this topic and providing various suggestions on how to gain this general understanding.

28 weeks 3 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote If you’re a Techie, know about technology

I was speaking with a group of younger software and hardware IT professionals. They were a great crowd, extraordinarily knowledgeable in their specific areas of expertise, and just a joy to be with, but had a lot to learn.

29 weeks 2 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote 5 Reasons teaching technology to others is good for you

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.

30 weeks 2 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote How to add soft skills to your resume

In last week’s blog I began answering a reader’s question related to why and how soft skills related information should be added to your resume. My last blog described the “why”, in this blog I’ll describe the “how”.

31 weeks 2 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote Soft Skills on a Techie’s resume: You must be kidding

I’ve spent the last ten years building my technical skills and my resume shows it. I was just told that I should also add soft skills to my resume. Should I, and if yes, then why and how?

32 weeks 2 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote Importance of resume and social media consistency

Don’t underestimate the importance of having consistency between your resume and your social media presence when looking for a job or trying to establish your professional brand.

33 weeks 3 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote Being a specialist or generalist: A techie’s dilemma

The decision to become a specialist in a particular technical area or to be a generalist with average level skill in many technical areas may be one of the most important decisions you make in your professional life, and this is why.

34 weeks 3 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote 6 Ways to start thinking like a CIO and now it can help you get there

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.

35 weeks 2 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote 3 Steps to get the best projects to work on

I never seem to get the great projects. I feel like I’m always assigned boring tasks that no one else wants to do. What can I do to help my chances of working on the good stuff?

36 weeks 3 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote 5 Steps to revitalize your IT skill set

I read your column saying that a techie’s technology skill set has a two year marketability half-life and cried. I left the workforce three years ago, can’t find a job, and your column told me why. You’re right, at least for me. How do I retool my IT skills to improve my marketability and find a job?

38 weeks 3 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote When job searching, time is not your friend

I had a great job interview two weeks ago for a position I think I’m really qualified to perform. I sent the interviewer a thank you email and left a phone message with the Human Resources person that set up the interview. What should I do next or have I already lost the job?

39 weeks 3 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote 10 ways to maintain your professional connections

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.

41 weeks 1 day ago
Eric Bloom wrote How Entrepreneurship can help your job search – A real life example

In September of last year I wrote a column “Entrepreneurship can help you find a job”. Here is a real life example of this concept in action.

42 weeks 3 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote 15 Ways to maximize your home office productivity (Part 2)

Here, in part two of the blog, are not only additional tips regarding office related items, but some tips about you also.

43 weeks 3 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote 15 Tips to maximize your home office productivity (Part 1)

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

44 weeks 2 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote 12 Tips when writing emails and business communication

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.

45 weeks 2 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote Having a prestigious company on your resume has value

Working for a prestigious, respected, and well known company can help you professionally. This is how and why.

46 weeks 2 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote Looking for a job outside your industry

I have five years of IT experience as a Business Analyst at a manufacturing company. The company just closed and I’m looking for a new job. Healthcare is big in this area where I live. How do I change industries from manufacturing to healthcare without starting over at the bottom?

48 weeks 2 days ago
Eric Bloom wrote Stay Technical or Become a Manger: 10 Things to Consider

Dear Eric, I was just offered a promotion from programmer to IT manager. It feels wonderful to be asked, but I’m not sure I want to take it. Any thoughts on what I should do?

50 weeks 1 day ago
Eric Bloom wrote You know you’re talking too technically to your business users when...

As much as we love the technologies we use and how they work, most of our business users don’t. Business users are, generally speaking, looking for solutions to their problems and not necessarily the behind-the-scenes technologies that make it work.

51 weeks 1 day ago

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