Tagged: skill

November 15, 2011

Are you in IT? 30 Skills it helps to have

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This list makes sense. I don’t disagree with the majority of them. This is a good baseline if you were to hire new people.

January 10, 2011

The top 60 soft skills at work

The top 60 soft skills at work. The order of skills is surprising. In this competitive environment it helps to be as useful as possible to your employer.

August 28, 2010

5 Indispensable IT Skills of the Future (via ACM Webster Student Chapter)

This is a good list of what employers are looking for now.

Computerworld - In the year 2020, technical expertise will no longer be the sole province of the IT department. Employees throughout the organization will understand how to use technology to do their jobs. Yet futurists and IT experts say that the most sought-after IT-related skills will be those that involve the ability to mine overwhelming amounts of data, protect systems from security threats, manage the risks of growing complexity in new syst … Read More

via ACM Webster Student Chapter

June 23, 2010

Everything I need to know I learned on Google: Confessions of a Google addict (via riverboxx)

I can understand that. Information is nothing without context. The most useful websites help you get perspective on what you read and share their experience and ideas with you.

When I needed to learn the best way to videotape an informal interview, I Googled it. When a relative was diagnosed with cancer, I Googled it. When I needed to learn more about using social media marketing for b2b marketing, I Googled it. How to take great photos? Launch a blog? Get my kids to make their beds? Googled it. Nike might want you to ”Just do it” but why bother when you can “Just Google it”? I was starting to feel as if there wasnt a … Read More

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