Comments for The Dice News Blog http://diceblog.wordpress.com News and advice about technology careers. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:36:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The News: Small Companies, Big Tools by my blog http://diceblog.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/the-news-small-companies-big-tools/#comment-219 my blog Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:36:37 +0000 http://diceblog.wordpress.com/?p=3714#comment-219 <strong>check this out...</strong> this is mine... check this out…

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]]> Comment on How to be a Sales Engineer by salesengineertrainer http://diceblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/how-to-be-a-sales-engineer/#comment-201 salesengineertrainer Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:21:01 +0000 http://diceblog.wordpress.com/?p=3838#comment-201 <> that's right. I have run sales training courses for engineers for 16 years and have found that from a typical group of a dozen engineers and techies, two or three of them appear to have the right traits for sales and maybe another 3 or 4 will not be sales-negative, but the others need to be kept away from potential customers. There is a big difference in the personal traits which are appropiate for the roles of engineer and salesperson; overlap occurs only occasionally. This is a topic I have written on extensively, more information <a href="http://seviourbooks.com/articles/engineer-personality.htm" rel="nofollow">here, 'The 'Engineer Personality'.</a> <> that’s right. I have run sales training courses for engineers for 16 years and have found that from a typical group of a dozen engineers and techies, two or three of them appear to have the right traits for sales and maybe another 3 or 4 will not be sales-negative, but the others need to be kept away from potential customers. There is a big difference in the personal traits which are appropiate for the roles of engineer and salesperson; overlap occurs only occasionally. This is a topic I have written on extensively, more information here, ‘The ‘Engineer Personality’.

]]> Comment on Is the iPhone Serious Enough for Business? by BlackBerry Starts Selling Apps « The Dice News Blog http://diceblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/is-the-iphone-serious-enough-for-business/#comment-198 BlackBerry Starts Selling Apps « The Dice News Blog Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:40:36 +0000 http://diceblog.wordpress.com/?p=4000#comment-198 [...] Starts Selling Apps By Don Willmott No sooner did I search the Web to find lists of useful business applications for the iPhone than RIM officially launched its BlackBerry App World to try to capture some of that iPhone app [...] [...] Starts Selling Apps By Don Willmott No sooner did I search the Web to find lists of useful business applications for the iPhone than RIM officially launched its BlackBerry App World to try to capture some of that iPhone app [...]

]]> Comment on Game Over? by Employment Opportunities In The Video Gaming Industry | Ipod Movies, Music And Videos http://diceblog.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/game-over/#comment-191 Employment Opportunities In The Video Gaming Industry | Ipod Movies, Music And Videos Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:04:14 +0000 http://diceblog.wordpress.com/?p=3765#comment-191 [...] Game Over? « The Dice News Blog [...] [...] Game Over? « The Dice News Blog [...]

]]> Comment on Find Your Way to the Data Center by Ted Tucker http://diceblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/find-your-way-to-the-data-center/#comment-190 Ted Tucker Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:57:47 +0000 http://diceblog.wordpress.com/?p=3869#comment-190 I agree with you that Data Center Management is the hottest IT field now. I am an instructor at Metro Community College in Omaha Nebraska. We have just finished developing a two year degree in Data Center Management. We are currently in the process of building a working Data Center to be used as a classroom/lab for our students. In the Omaha area there are several data centers and Google is build one just across the river in Iowa. Microsoft is going one down the road in Des Moines Iowa. Yahoo is building one here in the Omaha area. Metro developed this program because of a request from Data Center companies wanting more local training in this field. When you search the internet about data centers you see the rapid growth taking place in this field. So I agree this is the field for your readers to look into. I agree with you that Data Center Management is the hottest IT field now. I am an instructor at Metro Community College in Omaha Nebraska. We have just finished developing a two year degree in Data Center Management. We are currently in the process of building a working Data Center to be used as a classroom/lab for our students.

In the Omaha area there are several data centers and Google is build one just across the river in Iowa. Microsoft is going one down the road in Des Moines Iowa. Yahoo is building one here in the Omaha area.

Metro developed this program because of a request from Data Center companies wanting more local training in this field.

When you search the internet about data centers you see the rapid growth taking place in this field. So I agree this is the field for your readers to look into.

]]> Comment on The Top 10 Tech Skills by John Moore http://diceblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/the-top-10-tech-skills/#comment-181 John Moore Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:27:19 +0000 http://diceblog.wordpress.com/?p=3816#comment-181 While I do not disagree with any of the skills listed I feel it's important to look beyond the hard technical skills and ensure that you are also focusing on building your soft skills. As the head of engineering at my company I can tell you that strong technical skills alone is not enough. Candidates need to be articulate, be able to learn and to mentor. Check out my blog for my thoughts on the skills that are critical for becoming a key part of your team: http://johnfmoore.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/take-charge-of-your-career-and-become-indespensible/ John http://johnfmoore.wordpress.com While I do not disagree with any of the skills listed I feel it’s important to look beyond the hard technical skills and ensure that you are also focusing on building your soft skills.

As the head of engineering at my company I can tell you that strong technical skills alone is not enough. Candidates need to be articulate, be able to learn and to mentor. Check out my blog for my thoughts on the skills that are critical for becoming a key part of your team:

http://johnfmoore.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/take-charge-of-your-career-and-become-indespensible/

John
http://johnfmoore.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on Is Your Head in the Cloud Yet? by Caution for Cloud Computing « The Dice News Blog http://diceblog.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/is-your-head-in-the-cloud-yet/#comment-175 Caution for Cloud Computing « The Dice News Blog Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:33:56 +0000 http://diceblog.wordpress.com/?p=3683#comment-175 [...] for Cloud Computing By Don Willmott Following up on last week’s post on the inescapable hype around cloud computing, here’s the cautionary buzzkill: cloud [...] [...] for Cloud Computing By Don Willmott Following up on last week’s post on the inescapable hype around cloud computing, here’s the cautionary buzzkill: cloud [...]

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