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Careers & Professional Growth
Career advice for technology professionals - staying marketable, growing skills, and building a career that lasts.
21 articles
Careers & Professional GrowthStay Relevant. Stay In Demand: How STG Helps Build Career Marketability That Lasts
The Opportunity ChaseIn the tech world, change is the only constant. New tools emerge overnight. Frameworks fall out of favor just as quickly as they rise. And…
Careers & Professional GrowthMore Than a Job: Why Tech Professionals Thrive with STG
In a world where IT professionals are often treated like interchangeable resources - assigned, deployed, and replaced - STG stands for something different. At…
Careers & Professional GrowthSuccess Managers: The Power of a People-First Partner at STG
At STG, success isn’t a metric - it’s a mission. We believe that real success means helping every consultant thrive, not just today, but in every season of…
Careers & Professional GrowthThe STG Development Center: A Place to Grow, a Strategy to Thrive
At STG, we believe careers shouldn’t stall - they should evolve. That belief is woven into every part of our people-first culture. From UX/UI specialists and…
Careers & Professional Growth5 Silent Career Killers That Erode Your Marketability (and What to Do About Them)
You don’t have to burn out or blow up to lose ground in your career. Sometimes the most dangerous threats to your marketability are the ones you don’t even…
Careers & Professional GrowthThe Marketability Audit: A 2-Minute Self-Check for IT Professionals
Wondering where you stand in the market right now? Use this simple audit to see if your career is building value - or if it’s time to course-correct. Score it…
Careers & Professional GrowthThe STG Recruiter: A Career Ally for Life
In the fast-moving world of tech, a recruiter is often seen as a means to a job. But at STG, a recruiter is something much more: a career ally - someone who…
Careers & Professional Growth“How Do I Stay Marketable in Tech?” - Your Top Questions, Answered
We hear it all the time from smart, seasoned professionals:"How do I stay marketable without burning out or jumping ship every year?" "What actually makes a…
Careers & Professional GrowthMarketability: Everyone Wins
– By Drew Ackerman – My start as a consultant had a hectic beginning. At my first client I was expected to set up an Automated system and introduce them to…
Careers & Professional GrowthHabits of Highly Effective Developer Part 2: Begin with the End in Mind
By: Jonathan Donkin This is the 2nd part of a 7-part series. The first part can be found here…
Careers & Professional GrowthHabits of Highly Effective Software Developers
By: Jonathan Donkin Recently as I was reading Seven Habits for Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey, it dawned on me that those same habits that Covey says…
Careers & Professional GrowthTelecommuting Joys and Concerns
by Quinn Heiner Ask most software engineers whether they would prefer an option to work from home, most would say in a heartbeat, yes! Ask most employers…
Careers & Professional GrowthSo you want to be a consultant?
by Quinn Heiner Being a software consultant involves a diverse skill set beyond that of a typical programmer. I recently had a discussion with one of the top…
Careers & Professional GrowthHow to Pass a Certification Exam
Author: Quinn Heiner, MCSD The value of certification exams is certainly a strong debate that rages on; however, certification exams for established…
Careers & Professional GrowthInterview Tips & Tricks (for the newbie to the expert)
Author: Chris Lake One of the ways that STG likes to partner with its clients is to sit in as an observer when we have a candidate interview. We don’t…
The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Software Engineers
By Quinn HeinerIn this article (which has no relation to Covey’s famous book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, except maybe the number seven), we will…
Working for the Man vs. Being the Man: The Pros and Cons of Independent Contracting, Full-Time Employment, and Everything in Between
Author: Quinn HeinerWe’ve all heard the well-rehearsed arguments of being a full-time employee for a company versus independent contracting. With technology…
Careers & Professional GrowthWhy Buzzwords are Bogus, Keyword Searches are Lame, and Talk is Cheap When it Comes to Resumes, Interviews, and Negotiating Your Salary
Author: Quinn Heiner Without seeing the subtitle to this article, you might try to decipher what “Synergizing the Strategic Alignment of our Initiatives“…
Careers & Professional GrowthDistractions and the Software Engineer
I have been a software developer for a number of years and I find there are many sonic distractions in the office that prevent me from concentrating. Sometimes…
Careers & Professional GrowthThe Great Software Developer Secret
Author: Dan Bunker Pick any software company and take a stroll through their cubicle farm. You’ll find developers white boarding out problems, coding and…
Careers & Professional GrowthHedging Your Bets: How to Know Which Programming Languages to Learn
Author: Bryan Hansen Early on in my development career I came across a lot of developers who would try and learn multiple languages; at the time, this was…
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