John Monaghan's Blog Archive
November 6, 2007 - 1:48 A.M.
Teaching an old dog a new trick
John Monaghan's Blog
I’m over 50 and proud of it! And more importantly, I’ve been in IT for 37 years and counting. To make it this long I put myself through a career change a few years ago. Like many of my peers, I had focused on the job for many years and didn’t give myself enough time to keep my skill set current. I had become an old dog.
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