29 Oct 09 Getting Better Information Technology Jobs

Information Technology is an industry that’s constantly moving and evolving. If you find yourself standing still for a long period of time in your career, that’s not usually the best sign. The worst thing that can happen in a career field like this, that’s constantly in flux, is for your skill set to become obsolete. So you should always be on the look out for a better job. Not only for what you can get from that job, but also what you can put in to make a better name for yourself.

One of the best ways to get your name out there, and get some vital skills with IT and people skills, is through volunteer work. Go local and find places in your community that could use your help. Word of mouth can spread far, and you never know what sort of a connection you could make by donating your time. So keep an eye out, or inquire at some local non-profit groups in your community.

Also be sure to brush up on your certifications from time to time. You have to make sure that your main certifications are always up to date on the latest technology. Falling behind means you’ll also fall behind in the job market. It’s pretty hard to get ahead, and find a good job when you don’t have the necessary skills.

Explore new opportunities. If you hit one glass ceiling, move on to a different company, or try out a different type of work within the field. Sometimes you have to feel out the territory to find the task that you are best suited for. But once you find that aspect that you can excel at, that’s your opportunity for advancement, and the best jobs available.

The real key is just not giving up, and always trying to get better. Only by constantly updating your certifications and obtaining all the experience you can will you be successful. Use those opportunities to network yourself among your peers, as the friend you make today could get you that dream job tomorrow.

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25 Jun 09 Make Social Networking Work For Your Career

Social networking is more popular today than ever before, with sites all over the internet to appeal to every interest you can imagine. Most people just make use of social networking websites in their free time, purely for leisure purposes. Whether pursuing an interest, or looking for conversation on the things that interest you. Not everybody considers the professional implications social networking can have, and how you can make a website like Facebook, Myspace, or even Twitter work for your business in ways you can’t imagine.

Never underestimate the power of a social networking environment that facilitates other peers in your profession. These types of sites can be incredibly influential for finding out the latest industry news, or important competitive information, like where the best jobs are currently, or which companies tend to care for their employees better. As you can communicate with others in your professional field you’ll also find yourself making friend easier, and industry friends are always good to have, as that sells who you are to a broader audience. Never forget, when you’re looking for a new job, you want your name out there as much as possible.

Professional social networking sites are also a great resource for any company looking to hire new talent. Considering they give you the chance to make friends, meet new people, and really learn about them in an unbiased fashion. From an individual’s online profile, to also participating in conversations with them, you get a real view of the person and what they could offer your company. Opposed to the biased attitude anybody looking to get a job has in an interview.

So don’t underestimate the power of a good social networking site. Probably something a bit more serious than Facebook or Myspace, as these aren’t exactly the best place to have a serious conversation with a stranger most times. But something more geared towards industry professionals like yourself, or your company.

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11 Jun 09 Power of Story

Since the dawn of the human civilization, we have been using stories to convey the meaning and the message to our peers. Story helps you connect with the listener or reader on an equal level. It is this trait of the story that has kept it alive even in this technological advanced society.

A PowerPoint presentation with objective data, three-dimensional colorful graphs, round-cornered table with drop-shadow effect, and picture of an attractive female provides useful information, which if understood well can fetch the desired outcome. This “if understood” have a big “If” which never get resolved because data, graphs, tables, bullet points, and unrelated pictures fail to make a connect with the audience, and these things can be blamed for the failure of countless meetings and numerous PowerPoint presentations.

Various studies in neuroscience, psychology and human cognition has proved many time that human mind is not a machine fuelled by logic and rationality. On the contrary, it is an organic entity overfilled with the emotionally charged synapses and is flooded with various chemicals that get charged up by the things happening in our surrounding. A good story increases the flow of these chemicals by drawing cues from the immediate environment of the audience, and thus getting the response the storyteller seeks.

A good story helps you cut through the clutter and reach your intended audience with the message you want to deliver, whereas, a PowerPoint presentation, with graphs, tables, bullet points, etc. just adds on to the clutter. A well-crafted story helps you connect, and it will elicit the response that even hundreds of PowerPoint presentations, and reams and reams of objective data working together will not get.

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