Ace the IT Resume!

Book Description

Want to land your dream IT job? Learn how to get noticed as an IT applicant with this practical guide. You'll find the best practices for submitting resumes in the e-world--and a full chapter devoted to writing an effective cover letter. Also included are more than 50 job profiles, 50 annotated resumes illustrating important dos and don'ts, and interviews with real IT hiring managers explaining what they are looking for.

Customer Reviews:

Simple, Great Examples.......2005-08-18

The books is organized into small chapters with great example resumes and a list of key words. It allow you to improve you IT resume in a short amount of time and even have suggestion on where to start if you are new to IT.

The Best, don't look further.......2005-01-11

I read this book so fast, the way it was written was so interesting and easy, evey single question I had in mind was answered, nothing is left! I loved the book, unfortunately I cannot get the Ace the IT INTERVIEW book, because it is not available in my area, but I would definetly the interview book too! by the way there is a very good chapter about interview in this book!
four little things i hated about this book:

- much more of network than software development ! but it is ok coz most careers are in Network administration.
- in a resume there was: Modem Software!!, this is called Browser...!
- adding Norton AntiVirus in an IT resume is something stupid!
- PHP and C-Sharp: top programming lanuges not mentioned in the book!

In the market for an IT job? Get this book!.......2004-12-28

This book's objective is to land you an interview. Before reading this book I could only say I had 1 maybe 2 interviews total in a period of a few months. After reading this book and using some of its suggestions I have had several more.

Overall I'd rate it a 4.8 since I feel that Paula is a bit too forward with some of her suggestions (for example closing statements on cover letters that are a bit overboard imo).

But that's my only complaint =)

No matter your position in life be it a freshout of college or an experienced IT vet who's looking for something different, this book will pay for itself many times over.

Ace the IT Resume!.......2004-01-15

This book is excellent!!! If you think your resume is good, think again. Follow the steps in this book and you'll see a totally new person. I used it in conjunction with Ace the IT Job Interview and it got me a job.

Absolutely Horrifying!.......2003-11-24

I do not know where these women got their credentials, but they are WAY off the mark! DO NOT LIE ON YOUR RESUME! No matter what this book recommends! For instance, the authors state: "If your offical title is Tech Level I, you might be responsible for database administration, PC support, and webmaster duties. If you're hoping to move into DBA, list 'database administrator' as the job title and as the first bullet describe your responsibilities in this function." Wrong, wrong, wrong! As a hiring manager and interviewer, if I discover you lied about your job title, especially when you were a Tech I and you claimed to be a DBA, I will wonder what else you lied about. And believe me, I'll find out when I call your previous employers to verify your employment history. No, instead, when in this situation, downplay, emphasize the job title you want, and even omit your job titles, and use the opportunity to emphasize your skills. That way, even if you don't have the right job title, you can demonstrate to me that it doesn't matter. But NEVER, EVER lie or deliberately mislead anyone. Then they'll just feel like you were trying to trick them, which is NOT very impressive.

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A tool kit and not a cookbook . . . which is as it should be
HELPFUL
A return to the basics of career building
Great for anyone who wants to move up
Good book worth the time

The IT Career Builder's Toolkit
Matthew Moran
Manufacturer: Cisco Press
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ASIN: 1587131560

Book Description

Your complete guide to building your information technology career in any economy

The IT Career Builder’s Toolkit features 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.

The toolkit approach allows you to use this book to suit your unique needs:

Are you new to the IT field? Benefit by reading the book cover to cover.
Just need to fine-tune your IT career? Choose a topic and dive in.

Understand and prepare for the various and changing factors that affect your career in both positive and negative ways. Learn how to

Present the value of your technical skills in the job market
Position yourself as the primary commodity of your career
Remove the guesswork out of job searches
Highlight on-the-job skills and gain meaningful professional exposure

The 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.

Most 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.”

Customer Reviews:

A tool kit and not a cookbook . . . which is as it should be.......2007-07-31

Matt set out to provide a toolkit and not a cookbook and that is exactly what he has done. The difference between the two is that the toolkit provides you with the tools to build/repair almost anything while a cookbook provides you with specific "recipes" that answer very specific questions on how to cook certain things. If you want someone to tell you in minute detail how to get into and prospor in IT with an absolute guarantee that, if you follow the recipe, you will succeed, then this book may not be for you. If, on the other hand, you understand the concept of being mentored and of applying lessons to life in general, this book definitely is for you.

I "met" Matt via his ITTollbox blog and I have followed his blog since I first encountered it. You can learn much from his approach to life, family, and career (which is the proper order for things in my opinion). He seems to have a good grip on reality and to be able to apply his skills and the lessons he has learned across the boundaries between professions, which is probably why several reviewers have pointed out that this toolkit is not just for IT people.

This is one of those books that one should keep handy and periodically reread . . . sort of like "The Book of Five Rings" or "Modern Management and Machiavelli" . . . because it will help one to stay focused and to realize that any career is a path and not a destination.

HELPFUL.......2007-07-27

Be sure to also check out Ian Fisher's "How to Start a Career in Information Tecnology, 2nd edition" 2007.

A return to the basics of career building.......2007-04-19

Author Matthew Moran provides considerable insight into the world of IT and how to build your career in this growing field. Moran provides foundational information about what a career actually is and the development of a plan to sell your skills and qualifications to an employer. Moran provides some excellent tips on job searching, resume and cover letter writing, and conducting a successful interview. The CD provided with this book offers the reader some valuable templates for developing a professional resume and career plan.

I have used this book for a college class in career and soft skills development and have thoroughly enjoyed the class. Maybe that cannot be completely credited to Moran and his text but he has certainly provided an excellent foundation for study.

Great for anyone who wants to move up.......2007-02-11

The ideas presented were very interesting and helpful in that the author presented a different, active perspective on how to search for a job. The author has been in the IT field for a long time and also knows how the business environment of IT is like.

Sometimes the author seemed to go on and on about a simple topic as if the point hadn't been made already; Doing so made you want to skip a few lines.

If you're in the right environment and have the right resources, you can definitely get into the IT field with the help of this book. And even if the strategies outlined in the book don't help you to get into the field, the strategies will give you an idea of what needs to be done to get into the field.

Good book worth the time.......2007-02-10

I enjoyed reading this book - it gave me a different perspective to my carrier. Especially the part where it recommends concentrating on reusable skills vs. learning one more technology. I wouldn't say it will give you a real toolkit that's why I give it 4 stars.

Game Plan: The Insider's Guide to Breaking In and Succeeding in the Computer and Video Game Business

Average customer rating:

Very clear and an excellent reference
Game Plan: Breaking into and Succeeding in the Videa Game Business
Great little book
Full of details, I couldn't put this book down.
Light on Content

Game Plan: The Insider's Guide to Breaking In and Succeeding in the Computer and Video Game Business
Alan Gershenfeld , Mark Loparco , and Cecilia Barajas
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
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ASIN: 0312275048

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The video game industry is hot and becoming more and more popular every year. -One of the fastest growing entertainment industries (even larger than film!) -Over 50,000 people in the U.S. alone are employed by interactive gaming companies -Video gaming makes more than six billion dollars in annual revenue. Game Plan-the only insiders guide to the video game bus-iness-reveals how to break in, survive, and produce video games for successful game companies. Industry insiders Gershenfeld, Loparco, and Barajas take readers on a journey from game conception to pre-production to launch and behind the scenes to detail everything from job types to assessing skills to getting a foot in the door. With Game Plan, getting a job in the gaming industry has never been simpler!

Customer Reviews:

Very clear and an excellent reference.......2007-09-05

I bought this book to know about the game industry which I thought its an easy business to get into it.

for those who want to know about the differences between the Publishers and the developers, this book is just perfect and you will not need any other book for more informations. Its simple, direct and every word in it is important. once you read it, you will not leave it without finishing it. very exciting to read if you are curious about how those companies work together to make games or the processing of making games.

The guys who wrote this book are working for Activision which is one of the best companies in the game industry.

Buy it and you will read it twice or more.

Game Plan: Breaking into and Succeeding in the Videa Game Business.......2007-01-12

Game Plan, a tag-team effort between Alan Gershenfeld, Mark Loparco, and Cecilia Barajas, is a detailed account of what developers, publishers, and all other aspects of the game making market, are interested in for new recruits. If you don't know the difference between a developer and a publisher, this is the book for you. It starts out on the basic of basic of levels, defining everything, from game console to mmo.

If on the other hand, you have been in the market for some years, and are seeking to forward your career, this is the book for you. It explains what you should do to get noticed by the big guys. It explains what you should do to get your dream game made, so you can sit in front of your screen for days on end, staring in awe, at the your own idea, made into a multi-million dollar production, making sky-rocket sales.

Or, if you just like to read for the heck of it, read this. That is, assuming you don't absolutely hate video games and everything to do with them, at the very bottom of your heart. As I was reading it, this book ended up getting me so excited, I was ready to go home and teach myself programming with nothing but an online manual, an open-source language, and 2 hours. But of course, that didn't work out.

An excellent and interesting read, which may or may not keep you up at night, depending on your devotion and drive to create games, and that stands for a lot, considering it is a non-fiction book, which I normally despise.

Great little book.......2006-03-02

This 280 pages are for sure the most simple, direct and usefull text about the game development careers. We not only get the all picture, also great advices and directions in what we have as options in this game business, I recommend this reading not only for programmers (like me) but to everybody who feel lost and is looking for some path to follow. I tooked 2 days to read it, very clear writing.

Full of details, I couldn't put this book down........2005-08-01

I am currently attending college for a BA in game software engineering. I saw this book and I knew I had to read it. The authors are very knowledgeable about the game industry. I am really impressed with the amount of resources listed in the back with websites, schools, software companies addresses, and suggested readings. This book is perfect for anyone looking to break in. I finished the 280 pg book in less than 2 days. It is written very well, and it is very easy to follow. I will be using this book for a long time to come.

Light on Content.......2005-04-26

Good book for someone who's never been in a computer-related field and never been into gaming but now wants to get into games. But how many people like there are there?

I would argue that most people who want to get into the game industry are either in another tech. industry or are gamers. Either way, most of the content in this book is obvious and can be found on the web with minimal effort.

True - it's not a very expensive book. But even so - I felt a little cheated....

Janet Ruhl's Answers for Computer Contractors: How to Get the Highest Rates and the Fairest Deals from Consulting Firms, Agencies, and Clients

Average customer rating:

Good contents, terrible packaging
just awesome
Great for Contractors or People Considering Contracting
Good book if you are already in the industry.
This one will most likely be my most recommended.

Janet Ruhl's Answers for Computer Contractors: How to Get the Highest Rates and the Fairest Deals from Consulting Firms, Agencies, and Clients
Janet Ruhl
Manufacturer: Technion Books
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ASIN: 0964711621

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Drawing on data from The Real Rate Survey and on contributions from successful computer contractors, computer consulting expert Janet Ruhl shows you:

- What it takes to be eligible for big money contracts
- The differences between W-2, 1099, and corp-to-corp contracting
- What rates contractors are really earning and for what kinds of work
- How consulting firms operate and how they exploit the unwary
- How to find contracts through consulting firms and agencies
- How to work directly with clients
- How to protect yourself from abusive contract clauses
- How to expect on the job
- How to increase your value on the open market

Don't take a recruiter's word for how computer contracting works! Find out the facts in this comprehensive new book.

Customer Reviews:

Good contents, terrible packaging.......2005-09-23

This book is absolutely solid, especially in its explanation of how consulting firms work. It has a number of helpful tips for what to look out for and what "smells funny" in a contract, and is good value for money just for that alone.

The salary information in it may be a little out of date, and the sample size of salaries is so small and spread out that it's difficult to know what the statistical significance is.

just awesome.......2004-05-13

just what one needs to know about consulting in IT.fantastic

Great for Contractors or People Considering Contracting.......2004-03-12

This book is great for computer contractors or for those considering going into computer contracting. I read this book when I first contracting about five years ago (I thought I had already reviewed it, but my review does not show up). The information is still current and is greatly helpful for those, like me, who want to cross every 't' and dot every 'i', or at least to try to. A great deal of valuable information inside.

Good book if you are already in the industry........2003-04-25

This book is good as far as providing lots of useful information, but I can't use its advice just yet as I am just getting into the computer field. In other words, its too advanced for me right now. I am going to order another book listed here, The Secret Path to Contract Programming Riches..." It seems to be perfect for those who want to start from scratch in the computer industry.

But, I will keep this Janet Ruhl book for reference when I am more ready to make the move into contracting.

This one will most likely be my most recommended........2003-03-25

In my first book, "The Secret Path to Contract Programming Riches", I chose Janet Ruhl's earlier book, "The Computer Consultant's Guide", as required reading for an overview of the ins & outs of the consulting lifestyle, because it was the ideal complement to the highly specific and technical instruction for the raw beginners targeted in my book.

"Janet Ruhl's Answers for Computer Contractors" will now replace it, as required reading in the next edition of my book, for many reasons:

1) It gives promising contractors everything they need to maximize and maintain a contracting career.

2) It reveals the absolutely important insiders' tips on working with consulting firms, contract brokers and recruiting firms - I've been contracting for over ten years, and I've seen some really wonderful brokers and some really shady brokers. Read this book and put yourself a step ahead of them all.

3) It has answers to practically every important contracting question one can imagine.

4) It helps you decide if the contracting lifestyle is right for you and helps eliminate fears about moving into contracting.

5) By design, it is much more specific to contractors than her earlier book.

Bottom Line
If you are already a salaried computer professional or want an in-depth look at the contracting profession and have an itch for a more flexible, potentially more rewarding and higher-paying career, then I have no doubt that this book will be worth its weight in gold to your career! Now that we have this beneficial guide, I see no reason for anyone to have any unanswered questions about the contracting profession.

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Expert guidance on exploring and choosing a career in computers

Ideal if you are a college-bound student or are thinking about making a career change, Careers in Computers offers necessary information needed to explore the profession and then narrow it down to a job that suits you. It details the responsibilities, education and training required, and employment outlooks for dozens of satisfying careers in the computer field.

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How to Be a Successful Computer Consultant

Average customer rating:

Complete waste of time and money!!!
There are better ways to spend your money
Not A Beginner's Book
Pretty well not the best
Not help at all

How to Be a Successful Computer Consultant
Alan R. Simon
Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media
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ASIN: 0070580294

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Though plenty of working computer consultants would argue that you can't teach their trade in a book, author Alan Simon takes a stab at it. In this book the experienced consultant shares tales from the field and lessons he's learned, saving you the trouble of learning them the hard way.

That's not to say that this book represents a consultancy-in-a-box. Any business endeavor is going to involve trial, error, waste, and second thoughts. Simon's book merely increases the odds that successes will outnumber failures and that your new business won't die of honest mistakes in its critical early years. Furthermore, Simon does not (and cannot be expected to) impart any technical knowledge through these pages. If you're even thinking about becoming a consultant, it's assumed you have a high level of technical expertise.

The author opens with a discussion of the key questions that must be answered by any business plan: What will the business do, and why? He discusses several dozen consulting specialties--including four focused on the year 2000 problem--and the specific issues involved in running each. He then goes on to cover writing business plans, managing employees and subcontractors, and dealing with finances. (His coverage of "revenue spurts" and "dead times" rings particularly true.) He talks about such perennial challenges as figuring out what customers want and how to get more business without swamping yourself or sacrificing quality, all in a readable style. --David Wall

Book Description

"Required reading."-Computing Reviews. "... will steer you clear of the many pitfalls awaiting you in your quest for profitable independence."-PC Magazine. The acclaimed "bible" of computer consulting now covers such lucrative specialties as the Internet, data warehousing, and consulting for the year 2000. This edition also includes handy checklists for novices... Web self-marketing techniques... tax tips... insights into consulting vs. on-site contracting... all in addition to the solid guidance on finding clients, setting fees, and other essentials that have make this book a steady best-seller.

Customer Reviews:

Complete waste of time and money!!!.......2005-01-12

I have bought and read several books that were nothing to write home about but never felt the urge to write a review about them. This book is an exception to that rule.
I would not recommend this book to anyone, not even my enemy.

From my point of view, this author does not appear to have enough experience in consulting. Most of the stuffs he mentioned in this book were common sense/knowledge to even anyone not into computer. He failed to provide any significant info. His style of writing was like hiding info from the reader or he does not have any experience whatsoever on what he's writing about.

Please don't waste your time on a book where all the author has to say is that you have to work hard to be a successful consultant -do I need to buy a book to tell me that?

There are better ways to spend your money.......2001-06-11

Go to the movies, or read on of the following (in this order): Peter Meyer (Getting started in computer consulting) Rick Freedman (The computer consultant) Gerald M Weinberg (The secrets of consulting) Enough said.

Not A Beginner's Book.......2000-06-23

I am afraid that I must agree with the other reviewers. This book had the potential to be a decent reference, but the information is choppy...the "will be covered in a later chapter" stuff will drive you crazy trying to track down all you need to accomplish simple tasks. There are better books out there.

Pretty well not the best.......2000-05-18

This book is not the best on the subject, I was a little upset about this purchase. Through out the book he makes these comments "..we'll discuss this more in chapter X" or " ...like we said in chapter X" I count 143 lines of these and gave up, it became aggravating and I stopped reading the book.

Not help at all.......1998-12-06

I can not imagine this book can have a 4th edition. It is full of empty words, not any practical help. I believe the author has very narrow computer consulting experience. Totally waste of money and time.

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Great reference
Writes stuff about computer jobs that nobody else does
Excellent work
Now I don't have to answer these questions
Another winner from Janet Ruhl

Computer Job Survival Guide
Janet Ruhl
Manufacturer: Technion Books
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ASIN: 0964711648

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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

Customer Reviews:

Great reference.......2005-02-01

This book should be on every computer professionals bookshelf.

Though geared for the american labour market, most of the content is applicable to professionals in any country.

The topics dealt with involve every possible facet of a career in IT: breaking into the field, the importance of a first job (IT apprencticeship), looking for work (how to write resumes, handle interviews), the merits of contracting, going into IT management, job hopping, etc.

Great reference book for anyone in the field, or considering working in IT.

Writes stuff about computer jobs that nobody else does.......2001-01-30

The main thing that is different about this book is it talks about things about computer jobs that you normally don't see in print that often.

One main idea is your long term computer job longevity can greatly be impacted on what you do in your first computer job. If you are 1 of 100 people programming and you only get to see a small part of a project, your skills don't increase that much. If you are 1 of 100 people but split in 10 projects and you work on a project from start to finish, you will learn a lot of new skills in a short period of time that are useful to other companies.

You need to constantly increase your skills that are in demand outside of your company because you may be in trouble if you are fired or laid off.

Another idea in the same vein is start off as a maintenance programmer instead of as a developer. You may learn more of the system and also add many new skills compared to a developer that only sees a small part of a project.

The main thrust of this book plus her other books is you need to take control of your career. I worked 15 years at 1 company without much of a career plan and I had a hard time finding a job when I got laid off. If I had these books 5 years or 10 years or even 15 years into my career, I would have known what to do to stay in a technical career. The 5 years that I have been contract programming along with Janet's books, I now realize how I want to continue the rest of my career. Janet's books explains why and how I will achieve these goals.

Excellent work.......2001-01-22

Like all Janet's books, it is easy to read and covers all relevant and important issues without insulting one's intelligence. Highly recommend along with all other books by the author.

Now I don't have to answer these questions.......2001-01-16

I enjoy mentoring people who are interested in moving into the high tech world but don't know where to start. I used to spend hours explaining how the IT world is divided up, what different technology choices there are and how they relate to jobs and training alternatives. Now I suggest people exploring information technology careers read Janet Ruhl's book; she's much better than I at explaining how everything works. I like this book so much, I've bought it as a gift for three prospective computer professionals.

But the Computer Job Survival Guide is equally good for those of us who are already computing professionals but want to continue to move on and up. Janet reviews some common-sense job skills, such as salary negotiation, but also hits on new hot topics, like stock options, working for start-ups, and when, how and whether or not to move from technical work into management.

Another winner from Janet Ruhl.......2001-01-15

Full disclosure: I am a regular vistor at Janet Ruhl'son-line forum...I've read her other books as well.

Janet askedfor title suggestions a while writing the book, and now seeing thebook, I think "The Complete Guide to Managing Your ComputerCareer" would be quite descriptive. There are sections, evenwhole chapters on tailoring your resume, interviewing, evaluating theopportunity, and salary negotiation.

Chapter 5 "ContractConsulting" is a distillation of the advice and horror tales wehave seen on Janet'son-line forum. This alone makes it worthwhilefor the non-beginner, non-employee like myself.

Appendix A lists 25questions to ask at an interview with a client or recruiter. It isquite similar to the one I developed for my own use last year.

Ifyou haven't already, buy this book. Especially if you're a newbie, aneftie thinking about taking the consulting plunge, or even a grizzledveteran - you will learn something useful, and it will cost you aboutan hour's pay or less.

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Career Opportunities in Computers and Cyberspace

good cross reference for IT career books

Career Opportunities in Computers and Cyberspace (Career Opportunities)
Harry Henderson
Manufacturer: Facts on File
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ASIN: 0816050953

Book Description

The demand for workers proficient in virtually any field involving computers, the Internet, and electronic information continues to grow. With this up-to-date volume, job-seekers can examine more than seventy jobs in the field, from programming to manufacturing to sales.

Customer Reviews:

Career Opportunities in Computers and Cyberspace .......2005-09-07

This is an excellent book for anyone that is going into or already working in the IT/Computer industry. It breaks down specific job titles with their salaries.

good cross reference for IT career books.......2000-10-05

priced to sell, where other books on this subject go waaay out there in gazing into the future, this guy is a little more down to earth, the best part is its organization, simple, but effective, this is worth the dough

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Your Bright Future in IT
Gene Corwin , Henry Lifton , and Kaplan
Manufacturer: Kaplan Publishing
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ASIN: 0743230612

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Welcome to the World of Information Technology

IT is a growth industry where job opportunities abound. If you think you might be interested, Your Bright Future in Information Technology is the perfect place to begin. This guide provides a fact-filled overview of the IT industry and all the information you need about job opportunities to get started. Find out about:

• Job opportunities, including entry-level positions
• Moving up the career ladder
• Education requirements for the jobs you want
• Getting the education you need -- and getting financial aid to pay for it
• Expert advice from career counselors and IT professionals

Ace the Technical Interview: Includes Y2K Job Opportunities

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No PeopleSoft questions in this book
Stay away from this book
Poor
Poor
Poor Editing

Ace the Technical Interview: Includes Y2K Job Opportunities
Michael Rothstein
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Book Company
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ASIN: 0070540489

Book Description

How do you make the bestselling computer career guide even better? By adding brand-new data on Year 2000 (Y2K) jobs, plus full updated information on COBOL, Project Manager, AS/400, Quality Control - Testing, Y2K Methodology, C/S Systems, CICS, IDMS, Java, Visual Basic, Delphi, Power Builder, Oracle, MVS, UNIX, RS/6000, Sybase, DB2, and other areas of expertise. Michael Rothstein shows how to ace Y2K interviews (with 300+ specific Q&As)...double and even triple you income as a Y2K or general consultant...and emerge as top dog in any computer interview, thanks to strategy tips and 2000 proven Q&As.

Customer Reviews:

No PeopleSoft questions in this book.......2004-04-24

No peoplesoft like the editorial review claims. Plus, this book has very little useful information about interviewing. It's just a bunch of technical questions organized by chapter. The Oracle questions are out of date, for version 8i which was released in 1999. Don't get this book for help on how to interview. Get "Ace the IT job interview". I am glad I only paid $3 for this. It is barely worth that.

Stay away from this book.......2003-01-05

I have a solid background in C/C++ and I was hoping to fill in some gaps in other areas with this book. Unfortunately, given the poor quaility of the C/C++ information (and the sometimes-silly stuff in the "how to interview" section), I really don't trust what's in the rest of the volume.

The C/C++ chapter is divided into "beginner", "intermediate", and "advanced" sections. Instead, they should be labeled "unbelievably trivial", "very trivial", and "trivial". Even worse, much of the information is presented in a misleading or incorrect fashion. I suppose this is to be expected, given that the main credentials of the person who wrote the C/C++ section are a music degree and the ability to play the string bass.

If I were giving an interview and I heard a candidate parroting the C/C++ answers in this book, I would promptly show him/her to the door.

Instead, get a copy of: "Programming Interviews Exposed" by Mongan and Suojanen.

Poor.......2002-10-22

This book suffers from poor editing,poor questions for VB, C++, Java and SQL. Many wrong and poor explanations and answers.

I have no idea about Mainframe, Cisco etc sections.

Only ASP section is worth reading with a comprehensive coverage of the topic.

I have never returned a book. This is the first one which I had to return.

Poor.......2002-10-22

This book [is bad]. Poor editing. Poor questions for VB, C++, Java and SQL. Many wrong and poor explanations and answers.

I have no idea about Mainframe, Cisco etc sections.

Only ASP section is worth reading with a comprehensive coverage of the topic.

Poor Editing.......2001-08-10

The book is filled with valuable information but you generally have to read the answers, and sometimes the questions, at least twice because the book is poorly written. It's as if nobody took the time to proofread - which is pretty sad for a FOURTH edition. Even the entries that are well thought out tend to be filled with sentence fragments and clauses, making it very difficult to read and more importantly, COMPREHEND! I'm no English professor but I can recognize when something can be written more clearly.

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