Career Change: Finding a Place in the IT WorldWhat challenges does a successful business manager face in transitioning to a career in IT? Follow this experienced Marketing Executive as he pursues a Master’s Degree in Information Technology, sharing his experiences, discoveries, and learnings as he navigates the challenging shift from the business world to the IT world.New Job, New Challenges- August 2, 2005 As a new entrant into the career world of IT I am finding the transition a little rougher than anticipated. While you often hear about the need for 'soft-skills' in the IT industry, one should not focus to terribly much on them. While a command of the 'nice' language is useful and neccessary, the need for hard skills is still very much a requisite. It is puzzling to try and understand this new world, and at times my head feels as though it would pop-off from cramming so much knowledge into ithttp://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/rcmullins/new-jo... |