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Author Archive: Matthew Moran
Episode 28 – Career Coincidences and Up Your Numbers
What are Career Coincidences? Career Coincidences are those random moments – events or opportune meetings, where you connect with someone – an opportunity – in a seemingly magical way. You have a connection, a past employer, a shared friend, or any shared experience, that makes the conversation and connection more meaningful. This has the impact […]
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The Employability Puzzle! How to launch into IT or any career
Yesterday I took part in a discussion with the instructors and administrators at a local technical college. The big question: How do we create curriculum that prepares our students for a job upon graduation? How do we make them employable? They are, as it turns out, not alone in asking this question. Yesterday I read, […]
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Episode 27 – What’s more important for an IT career, degrees or certifications? Or something else?
This question is repeated nearly daily on discussions forums and with aspiring, and even seasoned, information technology professionals. I’ll give a partial answer in this podcast and propose what is more important than either. Degrees or Certifications: What’s more important for your career? Listen to episode 27 below or download it here.
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Video: Is it What You Know or Who You Know? Both Are Needed
We’ve been cleaning up around here. The IT Career Toolkit website needed an overhaul. This morning I recorded a new podcast – look for it tomorrow – introducing some new materials and the TechXCited Seminar Series (watch for it). In the meantime, here is a short segment from a past speaking engagement. I was speaking […]
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