Building Your IT Career, Seco Product Description
Building Your I.T. Career
A Complete Toolkit for a Dynamic Career in Any Economy
Second Edition
Break in. Move up. Earn more. Stay on top.
Get the I.T. career edge you need right now!
“They” say it’s tougher now to build a great career in I.T. “They” complain about outsourcing, cutbacks, and the tough economy. Don’t complain: act! Right this minute, outstanding I.T. jobs and careers are out there: You just have to know how to get them! This 100% I.T.-focused, up-to-the-minute toolkit delivers all the insider skills and insights you need to get your next great tech job now—and build lifelong success in the industry. It will help you plan your career, set achievable goals, organize them into practical action items, and make it happen!
Totally updated for today’s newest hiring trends, Building Your I.T. Career, Second Edition is packed with examples from real I.T. pros and hiring decision-makers, it will help you get in, get promoted, get raises, and stay in demand—one easy step at a time!
-- Focus on the I.T. careers you'll be happiest and most successful in
-- Discover what opportunity looks like today—and how to take advantage of it
-- Adopt the proactive attitudes associated with I.T. career success
-- Master the personal communication skills you need to get a job—and succeed when you have it
-- Develop more effective cover letters and resumes, and interview brilliantly
-- Break in to I.T. for the first time
-- Build your social media and offline networks, and use them to supercharge your job search
-- Negotiate salary and employment agreements that get you what you deserve
-- Learn (and do) what it takes to get promoted
-- Take advantage of telecommuting and consulting options
-- Move into management (if that's what you want)
-- Use mentors and career coaches effectively
-- Become a high-priced hourly consultant
-- Gain the personal financial discipline that liberates you to choose your best career options
-- Make yourself nearly indispensable
Features + Benefits
The Toolkit is a perfect addition to any MIS/CIS course or useful as a stand-alone curriculum for I.T. related disciplines. Visit the companion website www.ITCareerToolkit.com for all the tools referenced in the book along with classroom discussion topics, videos and more.
Through overview material this book introduces and explains career concepts, anecdotal examples that show how and where those concepts apply, and by provides clear tasks and lists of achievable directives. The result is a clearly understood and well-defined list of objectives for the forward-thinking I.T. careerist.
Broken into sections, each building upon the other, the book will also include online supplemental material in the form of documents, spreadsheets, and videos. The online supplemental material will ensure the greatest degree of accuracy on specific topics and provide a connection with the student, the author, and the topics in question.
In addition to covering career concepts and the standard career information, such as resumes, interviews, cover-letters, on the job advancement, professional networking, writing and speaking skills, moving into management, and how to deal with various bosses and co-workers, the Toolkit will provide advice on how to manage an online presence - social media and personal blogging - and how to use those tools to advance a student's career.
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Building Your I.T. Career
A Complete Toolkit for a Dynamic Career in Any Economy
Second Edition
Break in. Move up. Earn more. Stay on top.
Get the I.T. career edge you need right now!
“They” say it’s tougher now to build a great career in I.T. “They” complain about outsourcing, cutbacks, and the tough economy. Don’t complain: act! Right this minute, outstanding I.T. jobs and careers are out there: You just have to know how to get them! This 100% I.T.-focused, up-to-the-minute toolkit delivers all the insider skills and insights you need to get your next great tech job now—and build lifelong success in the industry. It will help you plan your career, set achievable goals, organize them into practical action items, and make it happen!
Totally updated for today’s newest hiring trends, Building Your I.T. Career, Second Edition is packed with examples from real I.T. pros and hiring decision-makers, it will help you get in, get promoted, get raises, and stay in demand—one easy step at a time!
-- Focus on the I.T. careers you'll be happiest and most successful in
-- Discover what opportunity looks like today—and how to take advantage of it
-- Adopt the proactive attitudes associated with I.T. career success
-- Master the personal communication skills you need to get a job—and succeed when you have it
-- Develop more effective cover letters and resumes, and interview brilliantly
-- Break in to I.T. for the first time
-- Build your social media and offline networks, and use them to supercharge your job search
-- Negotiate salary and employment agreements that get you what you deserve
-- Learn (and do) what it takes to get promoted
-- Take advantage of telecommuting and consulting options
-- Move into management (if that's what you want)
-- Use mentors and career coaches effectively
-- Become a high-priced hourly consultant
-- Gain the personal financial discipline that liberates you to choose your best career options
-- Make yourself nearly indispensable
Features + Benefits
The Toolkit is a perfect addition to any MIS/CIS course or useful as a stand-alone curriculum for I.T. related disciplines. Visit the companion website www.ITCareerToolkit.com for all the tools referenced in the book along with classroom discussion topics, videos and more.
Through overview material this book introduces and explains career concepts, anecdotal examples that show how and where those concepts apply, and by provides clear tasks and lists of achievable directives. The result is a clearly understood and well-defined list of objectives for the forward-thinking I.T. careerist.
Broken into sections, each building upon the other, the book will also include online supplemental material in the form of documents, spreadsheets, and videos. The online supplemental material will ensure the greatest degree of accuracy on specific topics and provide a connection with the student, the author, and the topics in question.
In addition to covering career concepts and the standard career information, such as resumes, interviews, cover-letters, on the job advancement, professional networking, writing and speaking skills, moving into management, and how to deal with various bosses and co-workers, the Toolkit will provide advice on how to manage an online presence - social media and personal blogging - and how to use those tools to advance a student's career.
Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.