Appendix: “The KEY to Finding a Good Job in IT”

While writing A Career-Changer’s Checklist, I have been in the process of changing careers.

As you know, changing careers in IT—or any other sector—in this current market is challenging at best. I followed all the suggestions that I have given in this book and have still experienced challenges locating the right job or career.

While I was writing one of the chapters, I had an epiphany. My troubleshooting skills—analyzing, theorizing, hypothesizing, scrutinizing, and all those -izings—went to work. What I came up with is the following:

• It is important to have a good network of friends and coworkers.

• It is important to know what you can do.

• It is important to know what you know.

But the keys ...

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