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How to Thrive in Today's Job Market: Five Tips For It Professionals
In order to improve their career prospects and thrive in today's job market, IT professionals need to seek out leadership roles, take initiative when making decisions and understand the core business of their organizations. In addition, employers are more likely to hire and retain IT workers who are able to carry out multiple technical functions in the business. They value those who understand how to leverage their knowledge to deliver the right technology to achieve company goals. With that as background, the article outlines five practical tips on how to position yourself as a valuable IT professional within your company.
One of the most effective ways to increase your job security is to understand the strategic direction of your company and how it relates to your position so you can make the most impact on the bottom line. As an IT professional, you are much more valuable if you understand project management, business process reengineering, and can effectively work and communicate with the management team. These skills allow you to be more self-directed and not only do your job, but make decisions on how to tailor your work efforts to directly affect the profitability and success of the company. Make sure key areas of the business understand what you do and the role you play in the organization's success.
Technology professionals who are always in demand are those who offer fundamental IT skills and support needed to keep a business running efficiently. Some of the professionals who are in the most demand include network security engineers to ensure the security of the company infrastructure, software developers and engineers to develop and enhance new products for the company, and infrastructure architects to identify new ways to get more value out of existing hardware. Educate yourself on upcoming technology trends. There is a lot of potential for people who can work with new technologies or leverage existing technologies in a new way to benefit the business.
From eWeek
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