They say* that the best time to get into IT was in 1999. The world wide web was exploding, and people were needed like crazy to enter the rapidly growing IT industry. Well, it’s 2017. You missed that. The second best time to get into IT is right now. As long as you’re still sucking wind, […]
Here’s a great question that Russel asked me about entry-level IT jobs. I answer questions on Quora sometimes, and some of the stuff is good, I will bring it here. What are good entry level IT jobs and what training is needed? I am an older worker, who wants to re-career. I have a […]
Your resume won’t get you a job, but, if properly crafted, will get you attention- and interviews. And interviews will get you into IT. But what if you haven’t worked in IT before? The great news is that you can transition into IT with a different background- if I did it, so can you. These […]
I want to help you get a job in IT. Whether it’s your first one, or you’re already into your career, this guide will help.It’s totally doable, too, if you get to know how you can best solve problems for others and try a different way of reaching employers. I don’t want you to find […]
Outsourcing is a red-hot topic in IT today- and for good reason. You can read stories about the Disney IT worker debacle and others all over the news. But I actually don’t worry at all about IT outsourcing- and you don’t have to either, if you look at this the right way. If you’re not […]
Sometimes, you change careers. When you’re breaking into IT -or any other career for that matter – the path of least resistance is often to start at the bottom. The problem with starting at entry-level is that you may have some financial responsibility by then and you can’t exactly go from $55k to $12/hour without […]
This post is about making a career change to IT … a bit later than some. I am going to show you that you can begin an IT career at any age- and give you some actions you can take right now to help make that happen. I got my first “real” IT job when […]