Being Geek (Paperback)

Is it time to become a manager? Nest and vest? Join that start-up? Tell your boss he's a liar? Or resign in disgust? As a software engineer, you'll face many important decisions such as these, and when you do, you realize there's much more to your career than dealing with code. Author Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments with Silicon Valley giants such as Apple, Borland, Netscape, and Symantec in Being Geek, the insightful and entertaining book that may help you manage your career better. Through a series of entertaining stories, Lopp walks through a complete job lifecycle, starting with the job search and finishing with the realization it might be time to look again. Plenty of books teach you how to interview for a job, or how to manage a project more successfully, but only "Being Geek" will help you handle all the baffling circumstances you experience at work, including how to: understand your boss with the chapter on 'Manager Management'; boost your career through networking with 'We Travel in Tribes'; deliver effective presentations, with 'How Not to Throw Up'; manage and actively participate in meetings, with 'What's On the Agenda'; and, realize when you should be looking for a new gig, with 'The Itch'.

General

Imprint:	O'Reilly Media
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2010
First published:	August 2010
Authors:	Michael Lopp
Dimensions:	215 x 139 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	318
ISBN-13:	978-0-596-15540-7
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Advice on careers & achieving success Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Information technology industries
LSN:	0-596-15540-9
Barcode:	9780596155407

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!