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.

Summary

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

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.

About the technology

A successful technology career demands more than just technical ability. Achieving your goals requires clear communication, top-notch time management, and a knack for navigating business needs. Master the “soft skills,” and you’ll have a smoother path to success and satisfaction, however you define that for yourself.

About the book

Own Your Tech Career: Soft skills for technologists

helps you get what you want out of your technology career. You’ll start by defining your ambition—whether that’s a salary, a job title, a flexible schedule, or something else. Once you know where you’re going, this book’s adaptable advice guides your journey. You’ll learn conflict resolution and teamwork, master nine rules of professionalism, and build the confidence and skill you need to stay on the path you’ve set for yourself.

What's inside

Personal branding and career maintenance

Barriers that derail progress

The rules of the business world

Market analysis to keep tech skills fresh

About the reader

For tech professionals who want to take control of their career.

About the author

Microsoft MVP

Don Jones

brings his years of experience as a successful IT trainer to this engaging guide.

Table of Contents

1 Own your career

2 Build and maintain your brand

3 Network

4 Be part of a technology community

5 Keep your tech skills fresh and relevant

6 Show up as a professional

7 Manage your time

8 Handle remote work

9 Be a team player

10 Be a team leade

11 Solve problems

12 Conquer written communications

13 Conquer verbal communications

14 Resolve conflicts

15 Be a data-driven, critical thinker

16 Understand how businesses work

17 Be a better decision-maker

18 Help others

19 Be prepared for anything

20 Business math and terminology for technologists

21 Tools for the modern job hunt

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