You are never too experienced to make mistakes. An occasional dose of humble pie serves as a reminder to up our game.  Read more...

Taking time away from life and just thinking is important.  Read more...

The path to becoming a data scientist isn't simple or easy, but it might be for you.  Read more...

In today's guest editorial: the motivation to do our best must come from within.  Read more...

What are your goals for the year?  Read more...

Today Steve Jones starts the year looking at salaries for developers and DBAs.  Read more...

Should we be considering our Work/Training Balance as part of our careers?  Read more...

Learning more about your craft can translate into more earnings, but it won't be easy.  Read more...

Today we have a guest editorial from Ben Kubicek as Steve is away from the office. It is hard to be humble, but it is needs to learn something new.  Read more...

Data Science is a hot area and one to which quite a few people would like to move. Steve Jones has some thoughts on trying to get certified in this area.  Read more...

What things impress you most about potential candidates. This week Steve Jones asks the question to try and understand what types of activities data professionals might consider.  Read more...

Finding a balance between work and life away from work is hard, but one good way is with periodic vacations. Today Steve Jones notes that some people don't take their vacation, which he sees as a problem.  Read more...

Today Steve Jones talks about the job changes and prospects for those that manage IT systems.  Read more...

A story I heard a long time ago reminds us to choose what is really important.  Read more...

Today we have a guest editorial from Ben Kubicek as Steve is traveling out of town. I discovered I had stayed at a job about two years too long. Why was that?  Read more...

This Friday, Steve Jones asks if you're like to work remotely. With the trend moving this way, mostly for extra hours, maybe you'd like to move that way for most of your work time.  Read more...

Today we have a guest editorial as Steve is away on vacation. You often hear about how important it is to network. This is a story of how my network helped me get a new job.  Read more...

Today Steve Jones wants you to look forward in your career. Do you enjoy working with software and technology? Do you plan on doing this for the rest of your career?  Read more...

It's important that you remember to live and enjoy your life as it passes by. Today Steve Jones reminds us that we want to work to live, but also plan to live and plan for the future.  Read more...

It seems that often we promote the best technical people into managerial positions, but is that a good idea? Steve Jones notes that a few people think this is a bad idea and there ought to be a technical career path for IT workers.  Read more...