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Subject: Pre Great Depression 2 Party

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Apparently some Tokyo IT Headhunters have a sense of humour - judging by the “Pre Great Depression 2 Party” email I got from one I know quite well.
It’s been a challenging 2008 for him and others here as many “Gaishikei” (foreign companies) have frozen both temp and permanent IT hiring plans. Ouch!
Seems like 2009 is [...]

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Protected: Laser Focus - 48 Hour Special Starts Now

Saturday, December 13, 2008

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TechCareerZigZag.com Launching Soon

Friday, December 12, 2008

Coming 25 Dec (or sooner, if my outsourced elves keep creating the digital pixie dust) is a unique career coaching and consultancy service for mid-career Information Technology Professionals.
Click on Tech Career ZigZag and see if this is for you.
I’ll be running a 48 hour special starting this Saturday midnight Japan time, where just 5 people [...]

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Losing My LinkedIn Virginity

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

For some months now I’ve been replying to career and coaching-related questions in the Q&A section of LinkedIn. I’m up to the grand total of 30 which impresses me but pales in comparison to those who do that many in one day!
I’ve learned a lot from many of the comments left by others - as [...]

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Career Personality Tests And The IT Professional

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

I’ve enjoyed Simon Stapleton’s post on personality and IT Leaders and decided to take the free personality test at www.41q.com
There are indeed just 41 questions and it took me less than 10 minutes to complete. Here are my results:

As you can see, most suggested career paths are from the caring/helping professions - and it’s true [...]

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How To Get 1 Of 10 Gift Copies Of The IT Career Engineers Special Video Report

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Over at Simon Stapleton’s blog he’s chasing a $1000 donation target for his cancer research appeal…. just $474.50 to reach that milestone.
If you’re one of the first 10 people to respond here’s how you can help out and also get a gift copy of my IT Career Engineer Special Video Report on CD - [...]

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So You Want To Be An IT Leader?

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

If you’re an experienced IT ‘Subject-Matter-Expert’ now interested in adding a management/leadership role to your professional skillset, CIO Simon Stapleton has written a useful 24 page e-book on “The Essence Of IT Leadership Vol 1“.

I downloaded and read it in about 30 minutes and here are some comments on what I’ve learned, written from a [...]

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Will Your Technical Excellence Lead To The Career Recognition You Want?

Friday, October 31, 2008

Bit of a leading question in today’s post title, eh?!
But before we go there let me remind you of this post all about Joe Manzini, the fictitious plumber.
Technically excellent but puzzled that his “plumbing proficiency” marketing message was falling on (mostly) deaf customer ears, he got a “lucky” break one evening by fixing a little [...]

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A Tech Career Marketing Lesson From Joe The (Fictitious) Plumber

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Some years ago my parents finally gave up trying to understand my rather techie explanations of what I did for a living as a “computer guy in a bank” - it was a challenge to uncouple their belief that I was apparently as much responsible for the ebb and flow of stocks as those harassed [...]

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I Forbid You To Read This Post

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

But you’re reading it anyway, aren’t you?! Now what if word came down on high from layer 8 land (”the senior management”) that you were to stop reading this post immediately and get on with your allocated work.
Ah Ha! Now there’s a risk - reward decision to make and most likely your choice will depend [...]

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