IT Careers &amp; Training

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10 great on-topic example

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10 great off-topic example

added by Mark Robinson Jul 13 at 11:39

Intended as an off-topic example – Mark Robinson Jul 13 at 11:39

8 great on-topic example

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7 great off-topic example

added by William Jul 13 at 10:46

	Suggesting off-topic as it's more about management training than IT – Damovisa Jul 13 at 14:54
	If the question body made no mention of IT, then I agree it's probably off topic. However, plenty of IT roles need management skills, so I thought it might fit in here? – William Jul 13 at 21:50

6 great on-topic example

added by Mark Robinson Jul 13 at 9:45

this seems very wide-ranging, and not-specific to just IT Careers & Training – warren Aug 4 at 18:37

@Warren - yes, that is true. Is that a problem for this Q&A? – Mark Robinson Aug 4 at 19:41

don't see it as a problem, no :) – warren Aug 4 at 19:56

@Warren - thx! =:-) – Mark Robinson Aug 4 at 19:58

6 great on-topic example

added by William Jul 13 at 11:03

6 great on-topic example

added by warren Jul 13 at 18:38

I thought we should be targeting professionals already in the field. Given that, wouldn't this not be a good example? It's not off topic -- just not an example.... – Frank V Aug 9 at 18:06

@Frank V - "budding IT Professionals" is in the site's description (as of 1405EDT on 09-aug-2010) .. I thought this would apply to such "budding" folks :) – warren Aug 9 at 18:09

I know quite a few IT pros who started off in other fields and ended up here because it was their hobby. I think the question belongs. – LoganGoesPlaces Aug 17 at 1:40

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3 great off-topic example

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3 great on-topic example

added by Mark Robinson Jul 13 at 11:37

I know it doesn't count, but my answer is "Skunk Works" by Ben Rich – warren Jul 22 at 0:59

@warren - well, thanks for the tip - I checked it out on Amazon and it gets great reviews - might add it to my Christmas list, thanks! =:-) – Mark Robinson Jul 22 at 7:39

it's a really great read - talks about leadership, dealing with painful customers (the US Goverment!), etc .. as to the "not a good example".. my guess would be that this could grow into a veritable Amazon of title suggestions and that it would become extremely difficult to wade through the suggestions, leaving really only the earliest contributions to be of any "vote value" – warren Jul 22 at 13:03

Funny thing is, warren, your answer was great - not "noise", which kind of works against your point here. =:-) – Mark Robinson Jul 23 at 13:54

Fair enough, @Mark .. I'll vote "on-topic" :) – warren Jul 23 at 14:47

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2 great off-topic example

added by William Jul 13 at 12:08

Very subjective... – Damovisa Jul 13 at 14:59

3 great on-topic example

added by warren Jul 23 at 14:50

2 great off-topic example

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2 not a good example

added by warren Jul 22 at 1:01

	Subjective (to the OS\|Tool), so I think this would be a off topic example... – Frank V Aug 12 at 0:49
	@Frank V - it could be subjective.. so maybe cw'ing it would make sense? Or perhaps if worded similar to "I'm new to [X field] what are currently the dwindling products in use?" would be better? – warren Aug 12 at 1:15
	@warren - Please recall that we are looking for the "best" example questions to represent the site. So a cw question wouldn't be acceptable as a "great" on-topic example (or off topic example for that matter). – Frank V Aug 12 at 14:22

2 great on-topic example

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added by William Jul 13 at 10:45

	Why wouldn't one answer this truthfully; wouldn't you want your long term goals to line up with a potential employer? – Frank V Aug 12 at 0:48
	I agree; as an interviewer, I hope it would be truthful. However, from what I hear, the short term employment goal can override longer term goals, and some people think they can improve their chances on this answer. – William Aug 12 at 4:26

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Ideally, the question can be linked to a new Stack Exchange site for practice IT interview questions! – agartzke Aug 6 at 18:37

added by warren Jul 22 at 1:05

I have mixed feelings on this.. I've seen this question beat to death in Stackoverflow and the CareersOverflow sites... – Frank V Aug 8 at 13:51

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added by Frank V Aug 8 at 13:16

The idea is details would be included in the body of the question. IT folks (myself included) can have a bit of trouble balancing the desire of pure software developments with business need. My hope for such a question is to provide guidance for those such developers. – Frank V Aug 8 at 13:25

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6 not a good example

added by Damovisa Jul 13 at 4:25

Needs more bacon... I mean specifics. Degree? Desired employment industry or role? – William Jul 13 at 10:37

I agree with william. It's too broad of a question and doesnt directly address IT careers. – David Wiggins Jul 15 at 2:02

Yep. More cowbell . . . this could be for any degree on any educational board topic. – TyKisha Aug 14 at 2:53