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Media Contact:
Andy Hunt or Dave Thomas
800-699-7764 (919-847-3884)
How to Upgrade Your Job
Pragmatic Bookshelf Releases "My Job Went to India"
Raleigh, NC--Economic downturn. Job cuts. Outsourcing. The ever-changing
tech landscape. The threats to our tech jobs abound. But there's good
news: you can architect your career to keep your job--and even upgrade
it, despite the vagaries of the market.
In his new book, "My Job Went to India: 52 Ways to Save Your Job"
(Pragmatic Bookshelf, US$19.95, 0-9766940-1-8), Chad Fowler shares his
optimism and hard-won advice about what's really needed for each of us
to grow and prosper in our tech careers. Chad says, "I think of the
entire book as a 'call to action.' It's about not believing that you're
a victim of the economy and the 'greedy corporations.' It's about how to
take control of your career and play to win--not just to avoid losing."
Chad recently lived and worked in India, setting up and leading an
offshore software development center for a large multinational company.
He's seen the good and the bad in this new global landscape. He knows
first-hand what it takes to keep your job these days.
It's all about making the right choices. Your choice of which
technologies to focus on is even more important than your technical
knowledge itself. Chad shows you all aspects of the decision-making
process so you can ensure that you're investing your time and energy
in the right areas.
It's all about skills. You'll develop a structured plan for keeping your
skills up-to-date so that you can compete with both the growing stable of
developers in so-called low-cost countries as well as your higher-priced
local peers.
It's all about marketing. As with any product or service, if nobody knows
what you're selling, nobody will buy. Chad shows you how to create a plan
for marketing yourself both inside your company and to the industry in
general.
Like it or not, the IT career landscape has changed. This handbook will
teach you what you need to do to avoid being left behind.
What Readers Are Saying:
"Chad Fowler has written a gem of a book that is full of wisdom, and is
deeply insightful in a way that only someone with Chad's experience (of
working with a Fortune 5 company in the U.S. and in India) could have...
This is a must-read book. I HIGHLY recommend it."--Vik Chadha, Amazon
Reviewer
"I walked away from this book rejuvenated, but it was more than a
motivational pep talk. These are basics principles that every software
developer should absorb, and honestly, I wish I had had this book before
now."--Matthias Miller, Software Developer
"This is a great complement to The Pragmatic Programmer. ... I feel
like My Job Went To India has given me a leg up by focusing the topic of
managing a programmer's career into fun-to-read, easily digestible chunks
that are all highly actionable."--Adam Keys, Developer, Author
My Job Went to India: 52 Ways to Save Your Job
By Chad Fowler
ISBN 0-9766940-1-8, 208 pages, $19.95 US, $27.95 CA.
Pragmatic Bookshelf Titles are distributed to bookstores internationally
by O'Reilly Media.
Additional Resources:
Audio excerpts, sample chapters, table of contents, and more information
is available on the book's home page:
http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/mjwti/index.html
About Pragmatic Bookshelf
The Pragmatic Bookshelf features books written by developers for
developers. The titles continue the well-known Pragmatic Programmer
style,
and continue to garner awards and rave reviews. As development gets more
and more difficult, the Pragmatic Programmers will be there with more
titles and products to help programmers stay on top of their game.
Contacts
Press and Editorial Queries Only:
Contact Andy Hunt or Dave Thomas
Pragmatic Bookshelf
800-699-7764 (919-847-3884)
pragprog@pragmaticprogrammer.com
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