The IT Career Builder’s Toolkit

Chapter 20. Make Yourself Indispensable

Indispensable Does Not Mean Always Employed

With the advent of outsourcing, increased competition, and a tighter job market, the technology professional struggles to ensure that he remains gainfully employed. Using the techniques and ideas in The IT Career Builder’s Toolkit can go a long way toward ensuring your ongoing profitability and growth in the field. This chapter discusses key ideas to increase and ensure your value within the organizations you serve, the goal of which is to make you indispensable.

I would love to tell you that the information in this chapter will ensure that you are never out of work. I cannot make that claim. Too many intangible factors make such guarantees impossible.

However, the ...