{"product_id":"9781587131561","title":"IT Career Builder's Toolkit","description":"\u003cp\u003eYour complete guide to building your information technology career in any economy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe IT Career Builder’s Toolkit \u003c\/i\u003efeatures market-focused skills and proven methods you can use to jump-start and advance your career. While other books cover just the mechanics of preparing your résumé, writing a cover letter, and interviewing, this book provides all that plus additional insight from IT career development expert, Matt Moran, to help you plan and create a rewarding IT career over the long term.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe toolkit approach allows you to use this book to suit your unique needs: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre you new to the IT field? Benefit by reading the book cover to cover. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJust need to fine-tune your IT career? Choose a topic and dive in.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstand and prepare for the various and changing factors that affect your career in both positive and negative ways. Learn how to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresent the value of your technical skills in the job market\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePosition yourself as the primary commodity of your career\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRemove the guesswork out of job searches \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlight on-the-job skills and gain meaningful professional exposure \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe companion CD-ROM includes career management tools such as résumé and cover letter templates, forms to track important contacts, and self-assessment tools. Start or further your consulting career with sample proposals, opportunity tracking forms, and a time-tracking and billing database. Financial tools, including budget and cash-flow summary worksheets, help you gain financial well-being. Use the Value-Added Technologist presentation to gain a clear understanding of the career-building process and how to use the toolkit to build a dynamic career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of all, have fun! Every year, people advance along the path to career stardom. Let Matt help you to be one of them through his career philosophy “Do not accept mediocrity as a career objective–demand more of yourself.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I want you to see the [toolkit] techniques as one more set of skills to adopt in your overall career development program. They are skills, just like your technical skills, that you will use daily during your career. Just as you adopt new technical skills, use the toolkit to define those soft skills that you must learn and put to use. The result will be a more well-rounded and complete professional skill-set.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e~ Matthew Moran, from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompanion CD-ROM\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe CD-ROM contains valuable tools, forms, spreadsheets, and documents that work with the Toolkit to help you master key areas of your career development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cisco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018129359088,"sku":"9781587131561","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781587131561_p0.jpg?v=1763798940","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781587131561","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}