Tag Archives: Career
The Power of Community – Job Search Conclusion
In a prior blog post, I chronicled that I was thrust into a job search, due to a recent layoff. The tech communities that I participate in came rushing to my aid and sent me plenty of job opportunities to … Continue reading
The Power of Community: Job Search Edition, Volume 1
Sitting here in my home office, I’m pondering whether to refer to my career in the present tense or the past tense. Technically, I’m currently without employment. It’s been nearly a month since I was let go by my prior … Continue reading
The Dichotomy of Mentoring
I can’t help but notice a certain amount of chatter on my social media timelines about “mentoring”. In our industry, we tend to associate this in the form of career advancement. We take someone with less experience (a “junior”) and … Continue reading
When “Culture” Really Isn’t Culture
As we approach the end of the calendar year, many of us in the information technology field use this time to reflect on the prior year and may even use that reflection period to consider whether it’s the right time … Continue reading
Amplify: The Story of My 2017
End of the year recaps are about as clichéd as they come. However, I do feel it’s important to see where we start the year and how we end the year. Needless to say, 2017 has been a rather interesting … Continue reading
The Golden Rule
Personally, I’ve never claimed to ever be a religious man. However, as a child, I did enough Sunday School activities to remember Matthew 7:12. “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this … Continue reading
Just Show Up
I didn’t always start out in this industry as a “community” guy. Actually, even when I was a student at the University of Northern Iowa, I really didn’t do much participation with any of the get-togethers or “club” scene within … Continue reading
One Small Piece of Career Advice
Normally, especially this time of year, I would be pumping out a blog post about the latest things I’ve seen at some trade show (specifically, VMworld). However, this year, my family gave me a great idea and instead of spending … Continue reading
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