Own Your Tech Career: Soft skills you need is a guide to getting what you want out of your career in tech. You’ll start by defining your ambitions—whether that’s a high salary, a great work/life balance, or something else entirely. Once you know where you’re going, you’ll begin your journey to success with the adaptable advice laid out in this book to help you on your way. Learn more about the book here: http://mng.bz/nM2d

1. Take control of your
professional life
with Own Your Tech Career: Soft skills you
need.
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2. Soft
skills
Communication
Good
teamwork
Adaptability
Problem
solving
Critical
thinking
Time
management
Success in a technology career
requires more than technical
ability.
Achieving your career goals takes
clear communication, top-notch
time and productivity
management, and a knack for
navigating business needs.
These “soft skills” are vital for a
well-rounded career in tech,
whether as a valuable employee
or a successful freelancer.

3. Whatever your road to success,
you’ll benefit from the toolbox of
career-boosting techniques you’ll
find in Own Your Tech Career: Soft
skills you need.
You’ll discover in-demand
communication and teamwork
skills, essential rules for
professionalism, tactics of the
modern job hunt, and more.
Define your
ambitions
Learn needed
skills
Actively
manage
career growth
Balance work
and personal
life
Reach your
goals and
thrive!

4. After defining the scope of your
personal career ambitions, you’ll
take a deep dive into the
communication, conflict resolution,
and teamwork skills that employers
prize in technologists, and master
“nine rules of professionalism” that
will keep you on track through the
daily grind.
Finally, you’ll learn to pay it forward
with advice on becoming an amazing
mentor of your juniors, and leader of
your peers.
 Define what “success” means
for your career
 Discover personal branding
and career maintenance
 Prepare for and conduct a
tech job hunt
 Spot speed bumps and
barriers that can derail your
progress
 Learn how to navigate the
rules of the business world
 Perform market analysis to
keep your tech skills fresh and
relevant
 And much more!

5. What people are saying
about the book:
Full of excellent
advice for
developers new
to their career as
well as those that
are seasoned.
-Dave Corun
This is a
fundamental
book that any
engineer in our
industry should
add to their
library!
-Marc-Anthony Taylor
Covers pretty
much every topic
I can think of in
order to grow in
your career and
happiness in life.
-Markus Braasch

6. About the author:
Microsoft MVP Don Jones brings
his years of experience as a
successful IT trainer to this
engaging guide. Don is a sought-
after conference speaker, career
mentor, and author of the
international bestseller Learn
Windows PowerShell in a Month of
Lunches. He has led dozens of career
and job workshops for tech
professionals.

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