Remaining Relevant in Your Tech Career
Apress (Verlag)
978-1-4842-3702-1 (ISBN)
Many people find technology careers enticing because of the number of job opportunities, the high compensation, or simply because of fascination with technology itself. Once in those careers, however, there are many challenges to remaining relevant and at one’s peak in the face of constantly shifting competitive and technology landscapes. Incumbents face a constant stream of new skills to learn that are often already known by more recent graduates entering the market at lower compensation rates. There also are time-to-market challenges and the need to keep up with the introduction of automation.This book was written based on the author’s experience gained over 40 years working with and in technology-related fields and companies. It provides practical guidance on remaining relevant as changes are expected to occur in technology at ever faster rates in coming decades.
What You'll Learn
Know what companies really want
Realize the importance of alignment with company culture
Understand the political landscape and how to use it to advantage
Discover why creating, maintaining, and operating in a diverse environment is beneficial
Master strategies for skills development
Future-proof your career
Who This Book Is For
Technology professionals who want to remain relevant and happy while navigating their current career and university students who are pursuing a STEM career and actively planning their future
Robert Stackowiak is Technology Business Strategist at the Microsoft Technology Center in Chicago. In addition, he advises clients on data and artificial intelligence architecture. Over the years, he has co-authored many books including Architecting the Industrial Internet, Big Data and the Internet of Things (Apress), Oracle Essentials, Oracle Big Data Handbook, Achieving Extreme Performance with Oracle Exadata, Oracle Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Solutions, Professional Oracle Programming, and Oracle Application Server 10g. Follow him on Twitter @rstackow and connect with him on LinkedIn.
Introduction.- Chapter 1. What Have You Done for Me Lately?.- Chapter 2. Why Company Culture Is Important.- Chapter 3. Political Considerations.- Chapter 4. Why Diversity Matters.- Chapter 5. Developing the Right Skills.- Chapter 6. How to Own Your Future.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.08.2018 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 16 Illustrations, black and white; XVII, 91 p. 16 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Berkley |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management | |
| Schlagworte | Career Planning • Career Politics • company culture • Corporate Culture • Diversity at Work • job satisfaction • Leadership • skills development • team diversity • Technology Career |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4842-3702-1 / 1484237021 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4842-3702-1 / 9781484237021 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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