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Does your boss know what you do for a living?
Recently, I came across Kevin Beaver’s advice to define your job role: The average network admin is having an identity crisis. Sometimes these IT pros are on top of the world with lots of...
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Sticking your head out to get ahead
After my post asking whether your boss knows what you do for a living, I received an e-mail from a reader who recounted how taking a risk in extending his job description paid off later down the line,...
View ArticleHow to write effective IT e-mails: 5 simple steps
In IT, how often is is that the wires that get crossed aren’t electric? By one estimate, almost 80% of people spend two hours or more a day on e-mail. That’s a lot of time for miscommunication to...
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Battling bullies when your job’s at stake
As a news writer for SearchNetworking, there were times I could have been interviewing Rodney Dangerfield instead of IT professionals: They couldn’t get no respect, they’d complain, and instead were...
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The top technical books for networking professionals
Looking to boost your networking career, or simply bone up on the latest trends and topics in your field? You’ve come to the right place: I’ve polled analysts, authors, IT pros of all stripes and, of...
View ArticleITKE responds: IT career planning, in your own words
Here at ITKnowledgeExchange.com, one of the evergreen questions we see in the IT answers forum is the recent IT grad asking for advice on what to do next. With so many possible certifications and paths...
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What are certifications worth? Much less than you think!
In our current situation with the economy and people going back to get their certifications to increase their value, I thought this post from my Security On Wheels blog was fitting: What’s your IT...
View ArticleITKE blogger Matt Heusser on how to become an IT talent
Two ITKE bloggers joined forces recently on Slashdot, as Robin Miller (Cheap Computing) had the chance to interview Matt Heusser (Unchartered Waters) on ‘How to become an IT expert that companies seek...
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