Technologist Talk

Clever ducks fly in formation, working together to go farther, faster. How can this principle from nature be applied to narrowing the IT Skills Gap? Amy Kardel, CompTIA’s new Vice President of Strategic Workforce Relationships, has some answers in this guest interview from the recent ChannelCon conference.

What cybersecurity skills are most in-demand in today’s IT job market? Building firewalls? Spotting malware? Penetration testing? None of above, says our guest expert CompTIA CEO Todd Thibodeaux, who believes soft business skills – such as researching, writing, teaching, learning and collaborating – are what set candidates apart from the cybersecurity crowd in the eyes of employers.

Great technologists hold themselves to standards that don’t tolerate racism, sexism, ageism or any approach that demeans others inside or outside their organizations. How? Award-winning author, social innovator and CEO Charles Eaton says technologists foster and support business cultures of diversity and inclusion by planning for them, talking about them and working at them.

Ever heard the expression “Love what you do, and you’ll never work a day in your life?” Nonsense, says CEO, author and social innovator, Charles Eaton, who explains the real secrets to a successful career working with technology. Hint: It’s not about having a passion for gadgets.

The measure of success is avoiding failure, right? Wrong, says CEO, author and social innovator, Charles Eaton, especially when working with technology. True technologists, Eaton explains, not only admit failure, they embrace it.

Research shows that girls can lose interest in pursuing tech careers sometime between age 9 and the 9th grade. How can U.S. businesses prevent this potential loss of tech talent before these young women reach high school? Tracey Welson-Rossman, CMO of IT consulting firm Chariot Solutions, shares the mission of TechGirlz (www.techgirlz.org) the non-profit organization she founded and Creating IT Futures recently acquired.

How is working with artificial intelligence like training a dog? Answers to this question and other insights from CEO, author and social innovator, Charles Eaton, about the ways technologists contribute not only to the business realm, but our society at large.

Is the popular online video game Fortnite training your teen to become a technologist? Maybe, says CEO, author and social innovator, Charles Eaton, but not likely without some encouragement from you. (Read more about the “5 Traits of Technologists on the award-winning Inspiring Success blog from Creating IT Futures at https://www.creatingitfutures.org/resources/blog/creating-it-futures/2016/11/14/who-is-a-technologist-)

Technology is rapidly transforming our workplaces – from how we work to where we work. But is the culture of those workplaces transforming at the same frenzied pace? Listen to a panel of HR and technology leaders assembled by Creating IT Futures’ IT-Ready education, training and job placement program explain the tricks and traps of evolving workplace culture every day on the job.

There’s a lot of buzz surrounding “Diversity & Inclusion” in organizations undergoing digital business transformations. But what do these words really mean every day on the job? Listen to a panel of HR and technology leaders assembled by Creating IT Futures’ IT-Ready education, training and job placement program define these important terms along with closely related concepts such as disruption, profitability, identity and sponsorship.

Research shows companies with highly diverse executive teams are 33% more likely to outperform their peers on profitability. Listen to a panel of HR and technology leaders assembled by Creating IT Futures’ IT-Ready education, training and job placement program discuss making this statistic a reality for your organization.

Everyone knows teens never listen to their parents about anything. Just like everybody knows the best tech jobs are going overseas. Actually, explains CEO, author and social innovator, Charles Eaton, what everyone seems to know is backward.

It’s not a tech job unless you’re working for a tech company, and you spend the whole day stuck behind a desk, right? Wrong, says CEO, author and social innovator, Charles Eaton.

To succeed working with technology, you must be a math wiz and earn a 4-year degree in coding, right? Nope, says CEO, author and social innovator, Charles Eaton.

What’s the difference between technicians and technologists? CEO, author and social innovator, Charles Eaton, explains.