Wow Them in Your First 90 Days

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions IT Careers October 18, 2011 How to Make a Great Impression in Your First 90 Days The first 90 days is the prime time to pull out all the stops and prove to the company that you're an invaluable asset. If you're serious about your job, then it's important to put in just as much, if not more, effort into keeping it as you did to secure your position. Be sure to consider the following tips, identified by CyberCoders, to maximize your chances of making a great and lasting impression on your new company. Read more > The Keys to Decoding the Cloud Check out this collaborative online platform to get analysis of real-time performance data, expert advice, and blueprints for the next generation of "borderless" computing. Go there now > Blogs Susan Hall Charting Your IT Career Plan for Staff Training Success John Storts What's New Scheduling to Match Your Project and Your Culture Don Tennant From Under the Rug Alternatives to Stapling a Green Card to Foreigners' STEM Diplomas Think It, Plan It, Build It: 3 Steps to a Drupal Website   Take a tour through Drupal for the easy-to-follow set-up, site administration, and even content organization of your website. Take it now > Download: Personal Training Scorecard Personal development is a lot like an IT project. You have to identify tasks and goals in advance if you expect to see success. Use this tool from MDE Enterprises to identify skills and capabilities you need to work on to reach your objectives. Five IT Career Skills on the Upswing Job postings get top billing on Dice. Tech professionals hit the search engine and job postings are their beacon to a new career move. But another central role is played by HR professionals and recruiters using the Dice resume database to find qualified pros who are a fit for their organizations. The emergence of new trends often occurs first in Dice's resume database, because 80 percent of employers search resumes before posting their job. Based on their insights, it's time to take notice of this group of five skills that are on the upswing. Download: Scheduling: What Comes Next? Presentation Building a solid project schedule requires an understanding of the deliverables and the business' culture. This 31-page PDF from gantthead.com will give you pointers on building a schedule that is flexible enough to address the unexpected, while being strong enough to keep the initiative on track. Latest White Papers Physical Threats in the DC — New Monitoring Best Practices The Business Impact of the iCloud Ecosystem App Performance Testing from Cradle to Grave Cloud-based Security Primer: Who, What, When, Why, & How Featured White Papers Mobile Optimization: It's Now or Never Read this article to learn more about the challenges of delivering an optimized experience on ecommerce platforms — from WANs to mobile networks. •  Open Source Opportunities: Three Approaches to Social Publishing •  Top 5 Tips to Maximize Help Desk Productivity •  Stormy Weather Ahead: The Challenges of Cloud Area Network Ops "There should be something in it for the employees beyond a lunch with the CEO or other recognition. ... IT pros crave visibility into their career path. Sending folks off for training but failing to create new career opportunities for them merely encourages them to jump ship." Excerpt from Susan Hall Charting Your IT Career Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise