Technology moves fast and is not likely to slow down.  Therefore, cutting-edge knowledge we have today can quickly lose its value.  Nevertheless, just as a car that loses a lot, but not all, of its value when you drive off the lot.  We also still have value in those old and rusty skills from our past.  There are modern needs and baseline knowledge that can be assumed from those past projects.  Do not ignore them in an interview or resume. Migration Is Forever An essential part of technology moving forward is that we always have migration projects available.  There is a steady stream of new and start-up companies that can dive into new technology from scratch.  However, there is also... Read more

We often overlook the non-professional work we do in our life.  It is easy to throw work experience on our resume when we got paid.  However, what about volunteer work or maybe even side-effects of living our life?  There is life experience we can lean on at times that will even put us ahead of the competition for a job or project. Scheduling and Managing There are a lot of people in the technical world that are either not good, or they do not like management tasks.  That means the experience you have managing people and projects can be a way to separate from the pack.  These skills can come from running a large family, scheduling reunions, or managing a... Read more

We have looked at our professional experience and addressing it on a resume or personal branding site.  In this episode, we look at the other major area of our background and how to handle listing education.  Degrees are easy.  However, there are also many different forms of knowledge that we want to include. Partial Diploma and Post Degree Work We first look at the cases where we have done work in pursuing a degree.  These situations arise from life getting in the way or when we are in progress towards a goal.  The work has been done (to some extent), so do not be afraid to list it.  Yes, there is more work to be done before graduation.  On the... Read more