5 Keep your tech skills fresh and relevant
We all know that the tech world is constantly moving and changing, and you probably realize that the skills within your career need to keep up with the changes. That means not only updating your skills as the technologies you work with evolve, but also coming up to speed on new, relevant technologies that affect your career.
5.1 Fresh vs. relevant
I try hard to think of my skills in terms of my career, not just my current job. That is, while my employer obviously requires certain skills that I need to keep fresh or up to date, my career may require a different, and often larger, set of skills to remain relevant in the marketplace.
One of my first tech jobs was as a systems operator for a company’s ...
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