Career Path

Stop Blaming Others

March 16, 2012

Blaming others may appear to be a good survival strategy, but it’s a career killer. We’ve all seen or worked for the person who is never at fault. They never accept the blame for a project falling behind; it’s always someone else’s fault. Here’s a secret, if you’re in charge, failures are always your fault. Good [...]

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Why You’re Not Getting Hired

March 3, 2012

I continue to see people who have no idea how to prepare for an interview. I’m pretty sure they won’t read this, so do your young friends, siblings, students, kids, or grand kids a favor and give them a clue. One reason you might not be landing a job is because you don’t have a [...]

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How to Train to Compete in the New Era

February 26, 2012

Things have changed and they’re not going back to the way they used to be. That means you have to adapt and train in order to compete with people from all over the world. People who worked their butts off in school. People who are hungry to have a lifestyle that we take for granted. [...]

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How to Recognize an Opportunity

April 16, 2011

You can look for a place to park your butt for 40+ hours a week, or you can look for a place that is going to help you develop into a valuable product you can sell to the next guy at a much higher salary. When looking for a job, one of the most important things to consider is the opportunities you will have to learn and to grow. Will you get an opportunity to learn skills that advance you down your career path? Will you get new responsibilities that let you grow in new directions?

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Oh the Humility

February 26, 2011

I’ve been in the IT business for a dozen years and in technology for 27 years, and one thing that that I’ve found particularly irritating over the years is the unwarranted arrogance on the part of some. What these folks lack in ability, they make up for in bravado, bluster, and bullying. They fool a [...]

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