Computer Job Survival Guide - Softcover

Ruhl, Janet

 
9780964711648: Computer Job Survival Guide

Synopsis

Learn from seasoned professionals the secrets of how to break into the computer field and craft a long-term, high-earning computer career that keeps on growing no matter what changes occur in computer technology.

This book will teach you:

How to find the very best first computer job
How to land a computer job when you have strong skills but weak credentials
What today's salaried professionals are earning--and for what
How to avoid being trapped in dead end jobs
How to decide if it is time to change jobs
How to work safely with today's job placement firms
If you should go into management or stay technical
How to evaluate start-ups, stock options, and pre-IPO companies
What's involved in working for consulting firms
How to negotiate the best salary and benefit packages

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review

"...very specific about how to find your first computer job, even when you lack a four-year degree" -- Joyce Lain Kennedy, July 30, 2000

"I wish I had owned this book when I began my own software development career." -- Warren Keuffel in Software Development, Oct 2000

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.