Get Your IT Career in Gear!

Leslie Jaye Goff

402 pages, parution le 01/06/2001

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Résumé

Join, or advance within, the most exciting employment sector of the 21st Century--Information Technology--which offers a broad range of rewarding career opportunities. This book is loaded with savvy, practical advice from a seasoned career observer and dispels many myths about the IT profession--including the need for a computer science degree! Profiles of working IT professionals provide realistic examinations of dozens of IT positions. Whether you are new to the work force or are redirecting your career, this essential guide offers practical advice for how to plan, start, and manage your IT career.

Identify personal interests and combine them with technical expertise to forge your own IT career path
Explore the latest IT career choices, including applications development, e-commerce, Web development, network administration and security, and help desk/end user support
Manage your career to remain highly employable regardless of job market ups and downs
Articulate and act upon your goals--whether they include IT management or a purely technical track
Evaluate and select the best IT job opportunities
Learn why companies are going to extraordinary lengths to find well-rounded, hybrid IT staff members--and how you can benefit from this trend
Hit pay dirt with your current skill set or with strategic retooling
Get the inside scoop on navigating the IT hiring process, including negotiating salary, benefits, and other perks

Contents

Introduction: Why IT, Why Now?

Part I: An Overview of the IT Profession.

Chapter 1: Dispelling the Myths.
Chapter 2: Looking Forward By Going Back.
Chapter 3: The Role of IT Today.

Part II: Inside the IT Environment.

Chapter 4: IT Organization Overview.
Chapter 5: What's Out There?
Chapter 6: Changing IT Organizational Structures.

Part III: How Do I Get There From Here?

Chapter 7: What Color is Your IT Parachute?
Chapter 8. Skills Scope.
Chapter 9: Getting What You Need.

Part IV: Identifying Long-Range Opportunities.

Chapter 10: Getting a Foot in the Door.
Chapter 11: Be Prepared.
Chapter 12: Pay Me What You Owe Me.

Part V: Identifying Long-Range Opportunities?

Chapter 13: Sizing Up an IT Organization.
Chapter 14: Will It Take This Job and Love It?
Chapter 15: The Only Constant Is Constant Change.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Leslie Jaye Goff
Parution	01/06/2001
Nb. de pages	402
Format	18,7 x 23,2
Couverture	Broché
Poids	845g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780072126839
ISBN13	978-0-07-212683-9