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- 10 things you should know about developing soft skills to advance your IT career
- These suggestions are based on the article "Five tips for developing the soft skills IT pros need," by Carla Firey. It's also available as a PDF download.Most IT support professionals know that the development of technical skills is fundamental to their careers. But learning about the subject matter is only...
- Tags: 10 things, Career
- Blog posts 2007-07-16
- DOWNLOAD: Develop your personnel management skills
- http://downloads.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=254188After you take a look at this download, please post your feedback, ideas for improvements, or further thoughts on this topic.
- Tags: JodyGilbert
- Discussion threads 2006-08-28
- Skills I need in IT world
- Currently, I am a SAS and SQL/Sybase programmer for the federal govt Dept of Labor. I want to know what other skills should I obtain to remain competive in this IT world. I know HTML, Javascript, PL/SQL and I am in a computer systems mgt Graduate program.Well if you...
- Tags: hard skill, career, it, skills, kdrew225@..., information technology, Soft Skill
- Discussion threads 2006-07-07
- DOWNLOAD: 10 things...developing soft skills to advance your career
- http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10881-5958375.htmlAfter you take a look at this download, please post your feedback, ideas for improvements, or further thoughts on this topic.Thanks,--The TechRepublic Content TeamSoft SkillsI'm totally agree that IT professionals should possess the required soft skills. Otherwise, you will be regarded as a "just technical savvy". It enhances a profesional...
- Tags: soft skill, career, 10 things, soft skills, JodyGilbert, information technology
- Discussion threads 2005-11-17
- What Should I Teach?
- What Should I Teach?What is the most important soft skill and technical skill for IT professionals to have? I teach at a small community college and this info help me prepare classes in the future?Soft and Technical Skills.Soft Skill - Listen to enhance understanding.Technical Skill - Ability to think...
- Tags: important soft skill, information technology, ITInstructor, networking, soft skill, Soft Skill, technical skill, Technical Skills
- Discussion threads 2005-01-05
- Five tips for developing the soft skills IT pros need
- By Carla FireyMost IT support professionals know that the development of technical skills is fundamental to their careers. But learning about the subject matter is only one of the necessary talents every IT pro should cultivate. The human component to support techs’ duties requires good communication and relationship skills, otherwise...
- Tags: soft skill, Guest Contributor, career, information technology, Most IT
- Technical articles 2003-04-01
- Interview beyond a candidate's technical skills
- The best job candidate isn't always the most technical one. Here are some tips for finding a candidate with the soft skills that will help your team run better.When IT managers interview IT pros, it’s tempting to select the candidate whose technical skills blow the others out of the water....
- Tags: Team management, Project management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Michael Sisco, soft skill
- Technical articles 2002-06-05
- Do developers need social skills? Well, not really
- Popular wisdom says that you software programmers need people skills and political savvy to become leaders at your companies. Or do you?The new Builder.com has a new tag line: "Beyond the code." The idea is that software developers can and should break out of their code silos and emerge as...
- Tags: Team management, Matthew Osborn, recruiter, developer, soft skill, Java
- Technical articles 2002-03-25
- Solving the problem of prima donna developers
- When your star coder won't behave, what's a manager to do? Do you catch the fly with honey, or do you get out the flyswatter? Here's advice from four managers whose approaches run the gamut.If Shakespeare were alive in 2002, he’d be a technical writer, and his motto would be:...
- Tags: Team management, Jeff Davis, developer, Guy Wathen, Mark Kimbell, soft skill, team
- Technical articles 2002-03-25
- Tough economy makes soft skills even more critical for CIOs
- A top IT executive recruiter explains why soft skills--from communication to change-management strategies--are a critical tool set for success.Sure, being a CIO means you understand technology and how to make it work. But as most CIOs will tell you, technical knowledge is just one cog in the leadership machine. Even...
- Tags: Strategy, IT executive recruiter, leadership, Mark Polansky, soft skill, information technology
- Technical articles 2002-02-19
- Helping IT professionals with the human side
- A TechRepublic member is looking for ideas on how to train IT managers and trainers to develop their soft skills along with their technical skills. Check out the proposed answers, and contribute one of your own.Being a trainer requires a wide range of skills from the technical to the interpersonal....
- Tags: Veronica Combs, trainer, soft skill, information technology
- Technical articles 2000-05-03
- Developing soft skills the hard way
- Can you teach touchy, feeling skills by using a sterile, plastic computer? In this article, we explain how one company cut costs and achieved their goals by using a combination of computer-based training and group work.When Carolyn Jacobson conducted a needs assessment for management development programs last year, she was...
- Tags: Computer-based training (CBT), PRODUCTIVITY, Margaret Kaeter, soft skill, computer-based training, computer
- Technical articles 2000-05-10
- Teaching soft skills the hard way
- CBT can't provide training all for soft skills, but it's a cost-effective way to provide background information.When Carolyn Jacobson conducted a needs assessment for management development programs last year, she was overwhelmed by the amount of information her company's 15 to 20 frontline managers needed. "We identified key competencies in...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Computer-based training (CBT), Workforce management, Margaret Kaeter, soft skill, computer, computer-based training, training
- Technical articles 2000-01-28
- In IT, it's okay to be soft
- Even more than technical knowledge, the ability to handle people will put your IT career in overdrive. Mike Jackman gives you some expert advice from two pros.Job experience may teach you how to set up a high-end UNIX environment, a certification may give you a basic grounding in subnetting, and...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Team management, Strategy, Performance management, Leadership, Michael Jackman, information technology, Larry Romero, soft skill
- Technical articles 1999-08-16
Additional Resources
- Polling Place: Which soft skill is the most important to have in your IT career?
- Polling Place examines the results from TechRepublic's Quick Poll: Which soft skill is the most important to have in your IT career?
- Tags: TechRepublic Staff, IT career, Polling Place, information technology
- Technical articles 2000-10-06
- Accommodating Soft Skills in Software Project Management
- This paper summarizes the soft skills that can possibly improve the success rate of software projects. These projects, if not managed properly can lead to escalation of budget and time schedules beyond expectations. Deterioration of quality may be inevitable while deploying efforts to deal with cost overrun and schedule extension....
- Tags: Software, Skill, Software Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Workforce Management, Project Management, Management, Human Resources, It Operations, It service Management
- White papers 2005-04-16
- The "Soft" Topics in Software Engineering Education
- Engineering educators struggle with "Soft" topics - topics which include a social element. Soft engineering topics are distinct from the scientific and mathematical underpinnings of engineering. Students frequently complain when these topics are integrated into engineering curricula. Engineering educators also express concerns that they lack both preparation and ability to...
- Tags: Education, Software, Software Engineering, Engineering Topic, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2008-10-25
- Soft Power AutoTask (exe)
- Soft Power AutoTask is an enhanced version of Soft Power ShutDown that allow user shedule some actions that are to be done with the computers. For example, user can choose to shutDown, log off, hibernate or suspend his computer at a particular time, close application or process that are currently...
- Tags: Computer, Soft Power AutoTask, Productivity
- Software downloads 2007-04-30
- H+Soft Arcade (exe)
- Ever wanted to have your own arcade on your PC or laptop. Now you can with H+Soft Arcade. Play, Download, Get Info or Delete games from the H+Soft collection of Retro Style and Mini games with a simple mouse click. Includes popular platform game Jack-o's Revenge already installed. This version...
- Tags: Arcade, H+Soft Retro Arcade Entertainment, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-04-21
- Training on ITIL: Your Next Meal Ticket
- The competitions for IT jobs have been increasingly intensified over the past few years. Every prospective employer seeks a different mix of skills and experience from a prospective employee. But one thing they look for consistently: Soft skills. Today, being a functional expert isn't enough; soft skills are required to...
- Tags: Pink Elephant Inc., Skill, Information Technology, Training, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Professional Development, Strategy, Quality, Business Operations, Career, Management
- White papers 2005-09-09
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