Own Your Tech Career
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Own Your Tech Career by Don Jones
Own Your Tech Career: Soft skills for technologists is a guide to taking control of your professional life. It teaches you to approach your career with planning and purpose, always making active decisions towards your goals. Whatever your road to success, you’ll benefit from the toolbox of career-boosting techniques you’ll find in Own Your Tech Career: Soft skills for technologists. You’ll discover in-demand communication and teamwork skills, essential rules for professionalism, tactics of the modern job hunt, and more. In Own Your Tech Career: Soft skills for technologists, you will: Define what “success” means for your career Discover personal branding and career maintenance Prepare for and conduct a tech job hunt Spot speed bumps and barriers that can derail your progress Learn how to navigate the rules of the business world Perform market analysis to keep your tech skills fresh and relevant about the technologySuccess in a technology career requires more than technical ability. Achieving your career goals takes clear communication, top-notch time and productivity management, and a knack for navigating business needs. These “soft skills” are vital for a well-rounded career in tech, whether as a valuable employee or a successful freelancer. about the book Own Your Tech Career: Soft skills for technologists is a guide to getting what you want out of your career in tech. You’ll start by defining your ambitions—whether that’s a high salary, a great work/life balance, or something else entirely. Once you know where you’re going, you’ll begin your journey to success with the adaptable advice laid out in this book to help you on your way. You’ll take a deep dive into the communication, conflict resolution, and teamwork skills that employers prize in technologists, and master “nine rules of professionalism” that will keep you on track through the daily grind. Finally, you’ll pay it forward with advice on becoming an amazing mentor of your juniors, and leader of your peers. about the readerFor professionals who want to take control of their career in technology. about the authorMicrosoft MVP Don Jones brings his years of experience as a successful IT trainer to this engaging guide. Don is a sought-after conference speaker, career mentor, and author of the international bestseller Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches. He has led dozens of career and job workshops for tech professionals.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781617299070 |
| ISBN 10 | 1617299073 |
| Title | Own Your Tech Career |
| Author | Don Jones |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Manning Publications |
| Year published | 2021-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 325 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |