Comments on: Retool yourself to find (or keep) that job

By: Jerry Armes

Jerry Armes — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:02:49 +0000

I agree, it is excellent advice.

I long ago adopted the adage that the best way to get an order from a client, was to help him/her get one. This is a long view, but it has worked for me.

There is a corollary; taking the long view means instilling the discipline of constant learning on your part to survive the long view.

By: Jeff Waters

Jeff Waters — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:26:32 +0000

Well said Jerry!

By: Jeff Waters

Jeff Waters — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:26:00 +0000

Well said Jerry!

By: Jerry Armes

Jerry Armes — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:30:13 +0000

I agree, it is excellent advice.

I long ago adopted the adage that the best way to get an order from a client, was to help him/her get one. This is a long view, but it has worked for me.

There is a corollary; taking the long view means instilling the discipline of constant learning on your part to survive the long view.

By: Mark Burhop

Mark Burhop — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:24:51 +0000

Good advice. I used to teach computer science as an adjunct at the University of Cincinnati. One thing I used to tell students is that we are not teaching languages, we are teaching how to learn languages.

The young folks would see “JAVA” and think “that is all I need to know”. I, in my 30′s at the time, knew I had averaged a new computer language at LESS than every two years.

Engineering moves a bit more slowly, but not much.

By: Mark Burhop

Mark Burhop — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:24:00 +0000

The young folks would see “JAVA” and think “that is all I need to know”. I, in my 30′s at the time, knew I had averaged a new computer language at LESS than every two years.

Engineering moves a bit more slowly, but not much.