The Manage IT Newsletter - Increasing your Return on Your Personal Talent Investments:

This issue expands the scope of the newsletter to include career and practice topics for IT workers as well as managers and specifically starts by exploring how you can benefit from the growing demand for IT professionals.

Welcome to the June 2005 issue of the "Manage IT Newsletter."

In this issue we will start a new and improved format. Starting with this issue we will expand the scope of the publication to include helping ITO professionals as well as managers to enjoy a richer career experience. Specifically, that means that we will address career and practice topics that are of importance to IT workers as well as IT managers.

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With warmest regards,
Joe Santana,
Co-author Manage IT
http://www.manageitbook.com
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Focus Topic - Yes, The Demand for ITO Professionals Is Growing -- The Question That Remains Open Is Will You Benefit From It?
IT Management News & Trends
Closing Comments and Announcements
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--------------------------- Focus Topic -----------------------------
Yes, The Demand for ITO Professionals Is Growing -- The Question That Remains Open Is Will You Benefit From It?

IT Opportunities are increasing. According to a recent A. T. Kearny study, 67 percent of business executives that took part in the survey view IT innovation as important or critical to their companies' success. According to recent studies, the increase in demand for talent fueled by this recognition of the importance of IT is already creating a climate where some companies are finding it increasingly difficult to find the talent they need.

Supply and demand logic of course leads us to believe that an increase in demand for IT skills can bode very well for you if you are an IT professional with the right competencies in the right place. The existence of opportunity, however, does not by itself guarantee your success as evidenced by past events. We've all heard of, witnessed or unfortunately personally experienced times of growth in a market where people within the market did not fully benefit. Unlike the situation with ships in the ocean, not everyone gets to rise with the tide.

In order to maximize the benefits that you derive from these growing opportunities, there are some key things you need to know and do. These include:

* Knowing where the opportunities are and preparing yourself for them
* Knowing the current compensation relative to available positions
* Making sure that you are getting the top return on your investment of talent, time and energy

In the IT Management News and Trends section below, you will find a list of blogs that will lead you to associated articles. These will offer more detailed information on how to find and make the most of the growing list of opportunities for ITO professionals

I also recommend that you purchase the $6 report "Improve Your Return On Talent in Seven Days" for a specific outline of a plan you can use to get the most out of this growing market. To purchase the report, cut and paste the following URL to your browser http://www.joesantana.com/ROTReport.htm and follow the simple instructions.

My best toward your continued success!

JS

------------------ IT Management News and Trends ------------------
This month, we have listed below five of my blog postings that reference articles that focus on the opportunity outlook and what you need to do to gain the most benefits.

Will the growth in ITO opportunities put more money in your pocket? Read this blog and the accompanying article and find out why it may or may not.
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/strategies/archives/004127.asp

What's your Return on Talent? In other words, how much are you getting out of the investment of your time and energy?
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/strategies/archives/003869.asp

So who is hiring ITO professionals these days? Find out where the jobs are these days.
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/strategies/archives/003807.asp

Windows expert talent demand. Find out where and why.
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/strategies/archives/003697.asp

Trends in ITO salaries. What's hot and what's not?
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/strategies/archives/003588.asp

--------------- Closing Thoughts and Announcements ----------------
WANT TO ATTEND A SEMINAR ON KEEPING UP WITH EVERCHANGING IT COMPETENCIES FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OFFICE OR HOME?
Go to the WatchIT site and order a copy of "Keeping up with IT staff competency requirements. http://www.watchit.com/PGDSCR.cfm?c_acronym=CICR&setCurrentSection=PG

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Join to the IT Professional World Wide network at http://itpww1-network.ryze.com (Membership is free).

FOR WEEKLY UPDATES ON IT CAREER & PRACTICE DEVELOPMENTS, READ JOE'S WEB LOG
Visit Joe's blog hosted by ITToolbox.com. This, weekly news site updated two to three times per week, contains rapid insights into the news that affects the careers and jobs of IT professionals. To access visit http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/strategies/authorbio.asp

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I hope you enjoyed this issue of the IT Managers Newsletter and as always I look forward to continuing to serve you.