Creating a Career Plan
January 8, 2009 – 3:45 pm | No Comment

Regardless of whether you’ve just started your career in IT or have been at it for a decade, if you’re not proactive in managing where you want to go and how to get there, you …

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IT Career Trap#3: Not keeping your skills fresh
November 22, 2008 – 3:39 pm | No Comment
IT Career Trap#3: Not keeping your skills fresh

Career Trap #3: Not keeping your skills fresh. So if management is not for you does that mean it’s ok to just keep doing what you’ve been doing? NO! You can’t just stick your head …

IT Career Trap #2: All Roads Do Not Lead to Management
November 8, 2008 – 3:37 pm | No Comment
IT Career Trap #2: All Roads Do Not Lead to Management

Another common career trap for IT pros is believing that the only way to a high salary and title is a management career path. Wrong! First of all, not everyone is cut out for management. Don’t …

IT Career Trap#1: Believing that Up is the Only Way
November 1, 2008 – 12:00 am | No Comment
IT Career Trap#1: Believing that Up is the Only Way

A lot of my day is spent either helping folks figure out what they want to be when they grow up or helping managers have these conversations with their people. Over the years, I’ve discovered …