Thursday, January 5, 2012

Young Grasshopper, You Still Have a Lot to Learn

They call me Mr. Tibbs...

Not really. Because that wouldn't make any sense.  But some do call me arrogant. And with cause I suppose. I once had someone who interviewed me for a job tell me later, much later, that he felt like he was the one being interviewed. (Yeah guy, sorry about that...)

Not to brag excessively or anything (a little bragging is OK), but I have a unique and highly desired (by some) skill set. One of my New Years to do items was to update my resume and post a fresh copy of it on Dice (if you are in IT don't waste time on Careerbuilder or Monster). This led to a flood of emails, phone calls, and Linkedin invitations from various local and not so local IT recruiters. This actually happens every time I update my resume. And is why I list a PO box and use a throw away email. (Right now, my boss is crying but he can't figure out why...)

But despite this popularity, I never allow myself to become complacent. The true height of arrogance in an IT professional is thinking that you have nothing to learn.  IT is about constant learning, knowledge sharing, and building on the work done before. Successful IT professionals devote some part of everyday to learning. And anyone who doesn't want to make this commitment should get out of the business.

Next time, we will discuss how listening to the words that come out of my mouth can improve your productivity.

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