TravisDBA (4/30/2013)
Eric M Russell (4/30/2013)
TravisDBA (4/30/2013)
Eric M Russell (4/30/2013)
mosborne (4/30/2013)
However, without people skills, that high-priced consulting career will remain tantelizingly beyond their reach.I have only two words in response to this rather audacious statement above only because I have personally seen it and can personally attest to it, 'Not true".:-D
A talented IT person with less than average people skills certainly can earn a good living leaping from one six-month contract to another. However, that's not the same thing as a "high-priced consultant".
So, then are you saying that "high priced consultants" always have people skills?:-D
Granted, there are a lot of high name recognition (and I assume high-priced) consultants who can come across as arrogant in discussion forums. However, to be a successful consultant, they must have people skills on some level. For example, they have to be a self-promoter and know how to influence the right people. IT professionals, we're all a mixed bag.
"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho