Get the Job You Want in IT: Insider Strategies for a Successful Job Search Campaign now available

May 4, 2011 - PRLog -- Orlando, FL – Signalman Publishing announces today that its title, Get the Job You Want in IT: Insider Strategies for a Successful Job Search Campaign by Ian O’Sullivan and John McClure is now available for the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble nook and through the Apple iBookstore for e-readers everywhere.

This relevant and practical book for IT professionals is very timely considering today’s tight job market—which extends even to the once hot fields within Information Technology. With layoffs over the past couple of years along with a reluctance by corporations to hire, today’s IT professionals feel the need to improve their job hunting skills in order to gain an edge as they embark on what they hope to be a successful job search campaign.

With decades of experience as managers in corporate IT shops, Ian O’Sullivan and John McClure reveal the insider strategies that will help IT professionals in today’s job marketplace gain that edge going into their search campaigns. “I see too many folks coming into interviews still not getting it,” explains co-author Ian O’Sullivan. “They make fundamental mistakes that potentially cost them a job offer.” O’Sullivan continued.  

Co-author John McClure added, “We wrote this book to help those already in the IT field, or those who are looking to be hired in IT better understand what IT managers are looking for when they are making decisions on who can fill an open position.”  

O’Sullivan and McClure have teamed up in this useful guide to help their colleagues discover and employ proven strategies to land the job that they want in the Information Technology field. Get the Job You Want in IT  outlines a simple 12 step process for conducting a successful job search campaign. Many people are looking either to enter the IT field or, if they are already employed, looking to make a change. This book walks the candidate through each step of the process from determining their own skills, talents, and strengths, to understanding the inner workings of an IT shop to the critical steps of networking, resumes, interviewing, and compensation negotiation.

About the Authors

Ian O’Sullivan has more than twenty years experience in the Information Technology field including extensive management and leadership positions with Fortune 500 companies in the areas of application development and solution delivery. As a Technology Management Consultant, Ian implemented software construction best practices optimizing product quality, reliability and timeliness for major U.S. corporations. Ian is an expert at building and leading successful teams in delivering enterprise level software solutions.

John McClure has twelve years experience in corporate America as an IT manager encompassing most of the functions of an IT shop including software development and solution delivery, project and product management, and network systems and infrastructure support including enterprise help desk management. John has a Master’s Degree in Information Systems from Hawaii Pacific University.

About Signalman Publishing

Signalman Publishing is an independent book publisher based in Kissimmee, Florida. Signalman has a wide range of thought-provoking literature from non-fiction titles on economics and military strategy to literary fiction. To learn more about Signalman Publishing, visit www.signalmanpublishing.com.

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