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The Social Side of IT: Why You Should Network, and How to Find Events

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Part of every IT professional’s job is finding answers. Not knowing answers – finding answers! There is a huge difference between the two, in that: Knowing an answer is great for exams, job interviews, and Jeopardy! Finding an answer is more important, because you need to find the answer before you can know it. Here is the dirty little secret: It is harder work to find the right answers than it is to know t

The Social Side of IT: “How Much COIN Do You Have?”

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This industry puts a heavy emphasis on technology, of course, but not nearly enough time and energy is spent on training IT professionals on how they should act as professionals. You might think that this is something that can be taken for granted. After all, as long as you know how the technology works who cares if your professional and social skills are a little rough around the edges? The customer cares. That is