"A high-tech job for me? I don't know a thing about technology!" The truth is you can find a high-paying, fast-moving job in the high-tech industry---even if you don't have a "techie" background. Throuh interviews with dozens of "low-tech" people who have molded successful careers in high-tech industries, Bill Schaffer shows you how you can enter one of these lucrative fields. He explains:
- What the actual jobs are and how to find them
- Why a resume is not as important as networking ability
- What all the jargon means and the basic of computer
technology (so you can make it through an interview)
- How high-tech companies are organized and why they ditter
from traditional structures
- What the high-tech corporate culture is like-and how to fit into it
- How to survive the rapid shifts common to high-tech industries
- What international career opportunities exist
1. The Quest for the Job
2. The Jobs
3. The Successful Job Hunt
4. Computers in Ten Minutes
5. The Culture of the High-Tech Company
6. Thriving and Surviving
7. Startups
8. Going International
9. Final words of Wisdom