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What makes a developer "senior"?
 In many industries, a "senior" level position is based mostly upon the length of time that person has been working, and maybe a standardized test or two. But what exactly defines a "senior developer"? This is something that I have been wrestling with for the last few weeks. The more...
Tags: Developers, Career Advancement, Career
Blog posts 2007-06-11
The New Job: Week 1
My first week at my new job is over, and whew! It has been a long week. The new position is challenging, but not overwhelming. The team there is fantastic. One of the things that is interesting, is that I am now the guy I used to always dread as...
Tags: “But, Career Advancement, IT People, job
Blog posts 2006-12-22
Changing the Scene
I wanted to let all of the readers out there know about some changes going on in my life. On Monday the 18th, I will be starting a new position! The new job is going to be extremely different from the current one. The company is much larger (over 400...
Tags: Career Advancement
Blog posts 2006-12-14
Short Order Programmers
In the fifteen or so years that I have been programming, I only can distinctly remember one instance where I directly worked as a “team.” I was in 10th grade, and we were working in pairs on COBOL code running on an NCR mainframe system. Since then, I have had...
Tags: Career, Career Advancement, Code, Developers, Development, Development Process, programmer, Programming, Project Management, Software Design, Software Development
Blog posts 2006-11-02
Career advancement with all that travel
Are you a consultant who travels for work?I work for a software company, that makes some very useful software, in my opinion. I implement the software or use the software to help our clients troubleshoot problems. However, I travel quite a bit to do this. And it's getting a little...
Tags: software
Discussion threads 2006-09-07
Photos: LovePC warms the heart
Sheesh...Now that's what I call a straight up geek. Even toilets aren't safe with this guy. Wonder what he thinks about in his spare time or while taking a dump.It's CreativeAnd there is nothing wrong with being a geek. I admit the toilet is a bit gross,...
Tags: El Guapo, career advancement, hardware, photograph
Discussion threads 2006-02-17
TR's Hot Topics: Career advancement, XP corruption
TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for October 4, 2005TR'S HOT TOPICS: CAREER ADVANCEMENT, XP CORRUPTION It's career season at TechRepublic, the time of year when finding and doing a better job becomes the primary obsession of a large chunk of the TR membership. We???ve kicked off the festivities by debating...
Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, career advancement
Discussion threads 2005-10-03
Eleven qualities of successful IT managers
Developing these core competencies will help you achieve higher success levels and will position you for greater career responsibility. Your career advancement hinges on a long list of capabilities, including working proactively, having strong follow-up skills, and negotiating effectively with vendors. But according to Mike Sisco, when...
Tags: Career Advancement, Professional Development, Career
Download resources 2005-08-01
Effective People Skills for the Project Manager: A Requirement for Project Success and Career Advancement
Projects are always technical problems with significant human dimensions. As projects increase in complexity (virtual teams, involving cross cultural variables and the need to achieve more with less), increasing emphasis is being placed upon the need for the technical professional to develop competencies in specific, tangible "People skills." Importantly, people...
Tags: Career Advancement, People Skill, Projects, Professional Development, Communication Skills, Training And Certification, Career
White papers 2004-04-14

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Career advice from the trenches
You can read all the career books and enlist professional counseling, but the best advice always comes from peers. Learn what TechRepublic members told columnist Bob Weinstein are the top factors in IT management and career success.When it comes to managing your career, advice from the lofty pulpits of management...
Tags: Professional development, Bob Weinstein, career, Robert Iorizzo
Technical articles 2002-08-28
Career outlook rosier, but obstacles persist for women in IT
Although career advancement in the technology industry is easier for women now than in years past, there are still few women in IT. Find out why colleges may need to rethink curriculum approaches if more women are to be enticed into the IT field.With 2002 just around the corner, it’s...
Tags: Gender and diversity, Professional development, Bob Weinstein, information technology, women, career
Technical articles 2001-12-26
The root of all career-coaching evil
Everybody wants to get ahead, and sometimes it's up to you to say "no" when your team member asks for a promotion. But remember, they're not always asking for more money, whether they know it or not.I remember a former manager of mine squirming painfully in her chair the first...
Tags: Professional development, Ken Hardin, career, Human Resources, career development, team
Technical articles 2002-03-21
Career regrets? IT pros have more than a few
Hindsight, as the saying goes, is 20-20. Most of us would redo, or undo, at least one decision, likely more, that we’ve made while trekking down our career paths. From the TechRepublic member feedback I’ve gotten on this issue, the litany of regrets clearly isn’t limited to job roles and...
Tags: career, information technology, job, Judith N. Mottl, MIS
Technical articles 2003-03-19
Succeeding as a "career subordinate"
You don't have to have a manager's title to have a successful IT career. Jeff Davis has some advice for those who'd rather do the work than lead the workers.In the U.S. armed forces, there are two ways to increase your pay. You receive COLAs (cost-of-living adjustments) based on your...
Tags: Professional development, Jeff Davis, career, career subordinate, information technology
Technical articles 2000-09-05
Career coaches can help you map out a career plan
If you're an IT manager who dreads Sunday evening—the thought of going to work that next morning driving you to despair—it might be time to do some soul searching and career research.Whether you are looking to find a new job or simply advance in your current profession, career coaches could...
Tags: David Southgate, career
Technical articles 2003-03-21
Need some Career advice
I work for a top 500 company as a desktop support tech, have attained my MCSE in Win 2000 and been working to complete my CCNA, I'm 48 and have about 7 years total in IT. The company I work for has implemented some changes that really isn't favorable to...
Tags: career, Career Advice, competency, core competency, Danatega, desktop, network, network administration
Discussion threads 2005-03-29
Early Career Crossroad - Which way to Turn?
Early Career Crossroad - Which way to Turn?I am a currently a systems engineer and in the second year of my professional technical career. I work for a very large, prosperous, prominent company in the DC area. I am currently doing java, j2ee, struts, and sql development on...
Tags: career, job, vjcant
Discussion threads 2005-09-22
Career roadblocks: Barriers to success for net admins
In general, the biggest impediments to career advancement can be summed up in two words: time and money. Familial obligations and a demanding work schedule may dominate people's time, while large debts or low-paying jobs have a chokehold on their wallets.But let’s leave the general and focus specifically on net...
Tags: barrier, Beth Blakely, career, job
Technical articles 2003-03-24
Strong mentors can help you advance your career
If not for the strong mentoring experiences he had during his formative management years, Larry Liss, CTO for Philadelphia legal firm Blank Rome LLP, is very sure he wouldn’t be in his current role.“The managers I had early in my career were particularly important. I absolutely would not have gotten...
Tags: career, Judith N. Mottl, Kevin White, mentor
Technical articles 2003-05-27
Best of 1999:Branding helps your career
Those clever advertising folks share a trade secret: Branding. Read about how you can use branding as a new tool to build your IT career in one of our most read articles of 1999.You’ve polished your resume. You’ve sharpened your interviewing skills. But to learn how to stay ahead of...
Tags: Professional development, Lisa Kiava, career, branding
Technical articles 2000-01-11
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