I'm seeing a lot seasond folks bashing us young guys. Although this story has some validity it's not giving both sides of the story. From a young IT professionals point of view I see all to often the older guys are the ones that expecting the "somethings for nothing". They are the ones expecting their yearly increases and
unquestionable judgement. Perhaps once they were working and stiving hard but why are they still working in the same positions I am in when I am 20 years their junior? They have slowed down. They think they have already paid their dues so they will just sit back and coast till retirement. Putting in half hearted lack luster work but dont dare say anything young man because " I've been around longer than you've been born ".
I'm not trying to be disrespectful but I see this alot. But It's not all bad from my perspective. In fact I feed off of it. Yes indeed they have much more experience than I have. So I ask them to share with me as much as I can possibly soak up. Yes, they may have been doing this job longer than I have been alive but I use my fresh set of eyes, perspective, and mentality to question these policies, practices and procedures that have been around for ages. No one ever questions them because "thats the way its always been done". It's my goal to not only do what I'm tasked to do but help my department as a whole run more efficiently.
Obviously management and the hiring authorities thought I was qualified enough to work alongside these people. I cant bring 20 years of experience to the table but I can bring a fresh ideas, challenge questionable practices , and make the old timers actually WORK for their job because you better believe on my first day I will be fighting for that next promotion... The one the old gents dont seem to have yet... even though they had a 20 year head start.
I bought this book and I recommend it to those that are experienced in the field. This book was exactly I needed. It was a brief refresher on topics that I had previously learned, and certified on in the past. For example the CISSP is massive exam that covers a lot of topics. No one uses all the topics covered on a day to day basis. This book brought those things I dont normally use back to the front of my mind so I could be sharp during the interview. However, this book would bear little fruit to those not already familiar with the material.
My interview consisted of the normal interview questions then I had a seperate technical interview. It was an oral exam of about 25-30 questions. I credit this book for helping me with that.
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I'm seeing a lot seasond folks bashing us young guys. Although this story has some validity it's not giving both sides of the story. From a young IT professionals point of view I see all to often the older guys are the ones that expecting the "somethings for nothing". They are the ones expecting their yearly increases and unquestionable judgement. Perhaps once they were working and stiving hard but why are they still working in the same positions I am in when I am 20 years their junior? They have slowed down. They think they have already paid their dues so they will just sit back and coast till retirement. Putting in half hearted lack luster work but dont dare say anything young man because " I've been around longer than you've been born ". I'm not trying to be disrespectful but I see this alot. But It's not all bad from my perspective. In fact I feed off of it. Yes indeed they have much more experience than I have. So I ask them to share with me as much as I can possibly soak up. Yes, they may have been doing this job longer than I have been alive but I use my fresh set of eyes, perspective, and mentality to question these policies, practices and procedures that have been around for ages. No one ever questions them because "thats the way its always been done". It's my goal to not only do what I'm tasked to do but help my department as a whole run more efficiently. Obviously management and the hiring authorities thought I was qualified enough to work alongside these people. I cant bring 20 years of experience to the table but I can bring a fresh ideas, challenge questionable practices , and make the old timers actually WORK for their job because you better believe on my first day I will be fighting for that next promotion... The one the old gents dont seem to have yet... even though they had a 20 year head start.
I bought this book and I recommend it to those that are experienced in the field. This book was exactly I needed. It was a brief refresher on topics that I had previously learned, and certified on in the past. For example the CISSP is massive exam that covers a lot of topics. No one uses all the topics covered on a day to day basis. This book brought those things I dont normally use back to the front of my mind so I could be sharp during the interview. However, this book would bear little fruit to those not already familiar with the material. My interview consisted of the normal interview questions then I had a seperate technical interview. It was an oral exam of about 25-30 questions. I credit this book for helping me with that.