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The IT Career Builder's Toolkit Authors: Moran M. Published year: 2004 Pages: 1/215 |
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- The IT Career Builder s Toolkit
- The IT Career Builder s Toolkit
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewers
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Who Should Read This Book?
- How to Use the Toolkit
- What Is the Toolkit Approach to Career Development?
- How This Book Is Organized
- Part I: An Introduction to Career Building
- Chapter 1. The Toolkit Approach to Career Development
- Justifying the Need for an IT Toolkit
- Actions Ideas
- Chapter 2. Career Building Defined
- The Danger of a Tool-Driven Mindset
- A Job Is Not a Career
- Career Building Conclusion
- Actions Ideas
- Chapter 3. Information Technology: A Great Career
- Why IT Is a Great Career
- What About Outsourcing?
- Conclusion
- Actions Ideas
- Chapter 4. Defining Yourself: Aptitudes and Desires
- Considerations in Your Career Choice
- Beware: Analysis Paralysis
- Conclusion
- Actions Ideas
- Part II: Filling Your Toolkit
- Chapter 5. Self-Assessment
- The Power of Self-Assessment
- The Dangers of Self-Assessment
- Four Questions of Self-Assessment
- Conclusion: Making It Personal
- Actions Ideas
- Chapter 6. Attitude
- The Effect of Attitude on Your Career
- Positive Mental Attitude
- Beware: Two Pitfalls of Attitude
- The Role of Attitude
- Attitude Checks
- Conclusion
- Actions Ideas
- Chapter 7. Communication Skills
- Defining Communication Skills
- The Benefit of Communication Skills: An Effective Communicator Is Viewed as More Intelligent
- Written Communications
- Verbal Communication
- Presentations and Training
- A Brief Note on Listening
- Conclusion
- Actions Ideas
- Chapter 8. Technical Skills
- Your Technology Skills
- The Role of Learning
- The Fear of Obsolescence
- Another Perspective: Transcendent Skills
- Reducing the Parts
- Tips to Speed Up the Learning Process
- Conclusion
- Actions Ideas
- Chapter 9. The Cover Letter
- The Purpose of Your Cover Letter
- Three Vital Ingredients in Your Cover Letter
- Conclusion
- Actions Ideas
- Chapter 10. The Rsum
- Your Ambassador to the Professional World
- The Purpose of Your Rsum
- Determining Who Is Looking at Your Rsum
- Rsum Basics
- Conclusion
- Actions Ideas
- Part III: Putting Your Toolkit to Use
- Chapter 11. Breaking into IT
- Correcting Perception
- IT Happens Outside of IT
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The IT Career Builder's Toolkit Authors: Moran M. Published year: 2004 Pages: 1/215 |
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