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Viser: My Job Went to India - And All I Got Was This Lousy Book
My Job Went to India
And All I Got Was This Lousy Book
Chad Fowler
(2005)
Sprog: Engelsk
om ca. 10 hverdage
Detaljer om varen
- Paperback: 232 sider
- Udgiver: Pragmatic Programmers, LLC, The (Oktober 2005)
- ISBN: 9780976694014
You've already lost your job. You may still be drawing a paycheck, but the job you were hired to do no longer exists. Your company has changed, the technology has changed, the economy has changed, and the ways you can add value have changed. Have you adapted to these changes? Or are you at risk?
Architect your career
Economic downturn. Job cuts. Outsourcing. The ever-changing tech landscape. The threats abound. Chad Fowler is here to offer 52 ways to keep your job, despite the vagaries of the market.- It's all about making the right choices. Choosing which technologies to focus on and which business domains to master have at least as much impact on your success as your technical knowledge--don't let those choices be accidental. Chad shows you all aspects of the decision-making process so you can ensure that you're investing your time and energy in the right areas.
- It's all about skills. You'll develop a structured plan for keeping your skills up-to-date so that you can compete with both the growing stable of developers in so-called low-cost countries as well as your higher-priced local peers. You'll learn how to shift your skillset up the value chain, from an offshore-ready commodity to one in high demand.
- It's all about marketing. As with any product or service, if nobody knows what you're selling, nobody will buy. Chad shows you how to create a plan for marketing yourself both inside your company and to the industry in general.
About the authorChad Fowler has been a software developer and manager for some of the world's largest corporations. He recently lived and worked in India, setting up and leading an offshore software development center for a large multinational company.
Part I-Choosing Your Market
1. Supply and Demand
2. Coding Don't Cut It Anymore
3. Lead or Bleed?
4. Invest in Your Intelligence
5. Be a Generalist
6. Be a Specialist
7. Don't Put All Your Eggs in Someone Else's Basket
8. Be the Worst
9. Love It or Leave It
Part II-Investing in Your Product
10. Learn to Fish
11. Understand Business Basics
12. Find a Mentor
13. Be a Mentor
14. Practice, Practice, Practice
15. The Way That You Do It
16. On the Shoulders of Giants
17. Automate Yourself into a Job
Part III-Executing
18. Right Now
19. Mind Reader
20. Daily Hit
21. Remember Who You Work For
22. Be Where You're At 3
23. How Good a Job Can I Do Today?
24. How Much Are You Worth?
25. A Pebble in a Bucket of Water
26. Learn to Love Maintenance
27. Eight-Hour Burn
28. Learn How to Fail
29. Say "No"
30. Say It, Do It, Show It
Part IV-Marketing...Not Just for Suits
31. Perceptions, Perschmeptions
32. Adventure Tour Guide
33. Me Rite Reel Nice
34. Being Present
35. Suit Speak
36. Change the World
37. Let Your Voice Be Heard
38. Build Your Brand
39. Release Your Code
40. Remarkability
41. Making the Hang
Part V-Maintaining Your Edge
42. Already Obsolete
43. You've Already Lost Your Job
44. Path with No Destination
45. Make Yourself a Map
46. Watch the Market
47. That Fat Man in the Mirror
48. The South Indian Monkey Trap
Part VI-If You Can't Beat 'Em
49. Lead 'Em
50. Manage 'Em
51. Learn from Open-Source
52. Think Global What I Learned in India Resources A.1 Bibliography