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Making It Big in Software: Get the Job. Work the Org. Become Great.
The Software Insider’s Guide to Getting Hired and Getting to the Top!
Here’s all the information you need to jumpstart your software career: the best ways to get hired, move up, and blaze your way to the top! The software business has radically changed, and this book reveals today’s realities–everything your professors and corporate managers never told you. In his 20 years
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Published
March 24th 2010
by Prentice Hall PTR
(first published 2010)
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This book, written by Sam Lightstone shines light on the differences between the skills acquired in university versus those needed to succeed in the business world. It also shares what recruiters look for in a candidate and what preferred skills will help you get your dream job. How can you differentiate yourself from the others who are similarly educated or similarly skilled, climb the ladder, become a technical leader and innovator, or even start your own successful software company? This b...more
I probably would have given this book 4 stars if I had read it before having worked for a few years. A lot of the stuff in here is basic, common knowledge to anyone that has been involved with software for a while. That being said, there were some good tips regarding building emotional cache with colleagues and also regarding making improvements that are not directly aligned with your current job / task.
My biggest issue with the book though is that it makes the assumption that work is ...more
My biggest issue with the book though is that it makes the assumption that work is ...more
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