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  • Importance of resume and social media consistency

    Posted September 17, 2012 - 7:52 am

    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.

  • Being a specialist or generalist: A techie’s dilemma

    Posted September 10, 2012 - 3:02 pm

    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.

  • Having a prestigious company on your resume has value

    Posted June 19, 2012 - 1:21 pm

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

  • 2 Very Hard, But Doable, Steps to Becoming a Technical Thought Leader

    Posted June 13, 2012 - 6:30 am

    One of the best ways to move ahead professionally is to be viewed by those at your company and those generally within your industry as a thought leader.

  • Looking for a job outside your industry

    Posted June 5, 2012 - 8:46 pm

    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?

  • Stay Technical or Become a Manger: 10 Things to Consider

    Posted May 23, 2012 - 5:49 am

    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?

  • 10 Questions That Can Help You Be More Innovative At Work

    Posted May 10, 2012 - 9:03 am

    As an individual contributor, first line manager, or IT executive, you can help drive innovation within your organization simply by using old technologies in new ways.

  • Power of the business analyst/project manager combo

    Posted April 24, 2012 - 9:21 am

    Looking for a job and/or future job security? The Business Analyst (BA) / Project Manager (PM) combination is a great one-two punch. Yes, these jobs are very different, but they require many of the same skills. You don’t believe me? Then read on!

  • Can techies boost their salaries without becoming managers?

    Posted March 13, 2012 - 7:18 am

    I’m currently a Java technical lead at a large financial services company. My problem is that I love being a hands-on software developer but believe I have to go into management to increase my pay. Is this true and what do you suggest?

  • Proactively manage your career

    Posted February 14, 2012 - 10:09 pm

    People early in their career say “If I work hard, one day I’ll be a THIS.” THIS could be a CIO, Systems Architect, Senior Programmer, or any other professional goal you desire. Then, one day, years later, you look up from your day-to-day activities and realize one of the following . . .

  • It’s ok to say 'No'

    Posted January 29, 2012 - 1:36 pm

    I’m a software development manager who is continually being pushed by my business users to do more and do it faster, better, and cheaper. I can’t keep up with their demands and I think it’s putting my job in peril. Could I please have your advice on how to deal with this issue?

  • What’s on your laptop can be career limiting

    Posted January 17, 2012 - 1:55 pm

    I know the readership of this column is a technical crowd. Don’t worry, I’m not going to talk about computer viruses and other related technical issues.

  • Helping build open source software can help your career

    Posted December 6, 2011 - 10:32 am

    Some techies become part of open source communities and develop professional quality software for free. Then, when the software is production ready, they give it away. This is the nature of open source systems. Participating in these projects is not only good for the world; it can also be good for you.

  • Why are you such a geek?

    Posted September 2, 2011 - 1:36 pm

    Some aspects of geekery are inborn, some depend on jobs, interests or technology. At the most basic level, what made you step into the geek pool for the first time, and what made you stay?

  • 10 soft skills every business analyst needs

    Posted August 30, 2011 - 9:45 am

    If you are in a typical business analyst role you live in two worlds. You have one foot in the specified business area you are supporting and the other foot in IT. Even worse, often you have to keep the peace when IT and your business users don’t get along.

  • Building your personal brand

    Posted August 22, 2011 - 10:15 pm

    Whether you are looking for a job, pushing for a promotion, trying to start your own company, or looking for a date to your sister’s wedding, building your personal brand can be of great help. This week’s blog can help you with the above three listed professional goals. Regarding your sister’s wedding, you’re on your own.

  • 10 great ways to start a new IT job on the right foot

    Posted August 15, 2011 - 7:22 pm

    Things you can do prior to your first day of work, and then what to do once you're in the door.

  • How to find a job working remotely - It's easier than you think!

    Posted August 1, 2011 - 6:10 pm

    Well, as the Bob Dylan song goes, “The Times They Are-A-Changin’”. That is to say, that in IT, more so than other professions, it’s possible to find a job anywhere in the world and do that job from wherever in the world you happen to be.

  • An MBA or a Master's in Computer Science? It’s your call.

    Posted July 25, 2011 - 12:24 pm

    Two years ago I graduated from college with a degree in computer science from a great engineering school. Now that I have a couple of years work experience under my belt, I want to begin a part-time master’s program. Should I get an MBA or a Master's in Computer Science?

  • Career advice: Selling the idea of work/life balance

    Posted March 14, 2011 - 3:41 pm

    Premier 100 IT Leader Kenneth Corless has advice for educating an old-school boss, and more.

  • Steer your career to the cloud

    Posted February 7, 2011 - 3:57 pm

    Dave DiMeo, service delivery network operations manager at Ford Motor has a mouthful of a title. And while the word "cloud" isn't part of it, it might as well be.

  • Tech job outlook good, better for freelancers

    Posted February 7, 2011 - 3:49 pm

    A couple IT industry surveys indicate that the business is booming for the tech industry. Opportunities are up for both full-time tech positions and for freelance IT jobs, but some of the news may make IT workers want to abandon the "security" of a salaried position and go solo.

  • Downturn hits older tech workers hardest

    Posted February 7, 2011 - 2:17 pm

    Older IT workers have been more likely than younger ones to lose their jobs -- and stay unemployed -- since the latest economic recession began in 2008, according to new U.S. government data.

  • Your new IT job: Twittering in the cloud?

    Posted December 20, 2010 - 2:10 pm

    The IT job of tomorrow will likely focus on social networking, cloud computing and strategic use of smartphones and tablets.

  • IT companies can't find enough people to hire

    Posted December 10, 2010 - 2:07 pm

    It's been years since we've heard about computer companies unable to find enough people to hire. IT hiring is recovering, but demand and supply are still mismatched in particular skills and regions.
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