Life Lessons of an I.T. Consultant
How developing soft-skills improved my technical career
4.5 years into my professional I.T. career I changed roles and moved into the world of I.T. consulting. It was one of the greatest jobs I’ve ever held. I mean seriously what is better than getting paid to see the world? Over the next 2.5 years, I would travel to nearly every major city in the United States. In addition to exploring the US, I had opportunities to work in Canada, Australia, and Great Britain.
While I developed many new technical skills and learned a lot about enterprise security, it was the soft-skills I matured during this time that have propelled success in my career.
Some of which are:
- Public Speaking
- Building relationships
- How to interact with I.T. executives
- The art of marketing
Public Speaking
Up until this gig I had only ever given two presentations for a group of people with all eyes on me. One was a public speaking class for my associates in arts degree at community college and the other was…
