Technologist Tales

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Chapter 21 -- Todd Talk: Why Teamwork is Tops for Today's Technologists Jun 08, 2019

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What's the most important set of skills for a successful career working with technology? Cloud computing? Cybersecurity? Artificial Intelligence? None of the above. Teamwork skills top them all says Todd Thibodeaux, CEO of the world's premier IT trade association, CompTIA.

Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange

Chapter 20 -- Providing More Pathways to Tech Careers: IT-Ready Comes to Illinois' City of Lights May 24, 2019

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Launching a tech career means spending 4 years in college earning a computer science degree, right? Not so. There's more than one pathway to landing a tech job, and Dr. Adrienne Holloway, Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Aurora, Illinois, is working with IT-Ready to build one for the local community.

Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange

Chapter 19 -- How Can Young Technologists Thrive in Today's Multigenerational Tech Workforce? Start Learning to Collaborate with Teammates Now May 18, 2019

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Thousands of digital natives from Gen Z will graduate from high schools, universities, trade schools and other programs this spring, eager to join Boomers, Gen X and Millennials in today's tech workforce. How can they thrive in this competitive field? It's never too late to learn to collaborate, says Tim Herbert, CompTIA's head of research, and co-author of his team's report on managing a multigenerational workforce.

Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange

Chapter 18B -- What's So Funny about Working as a Technologist? Our Podcast Goes into the Field to Find Out Apr 30, 2019

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Our correspondent Michelle Lange goes into the field with TechGirlz for a TechSavvy event, where middle school students and their parents learn that solving problems with technology is not only a viable career path for girls, but lots of fun, too.

Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange

Chapter 18A -- Do Digital Natives Have a Digital Edge in Today's Multigenerational Workforce? Apr 25, 2019

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Does being raised a Digital Native -- immersed in an atmosphere of tech gadgetry -- give today's teens advantages over other aspiring technologists in our multigenerational workforce? Tim Herbert, CompTIA's head of research, shares insights from his team's report on managing a multigenerational workforce.

Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange

Chapter 17 -- Jonathan's Technologist Tale: Orchestrating a balance between STEM & STEAM Apr 06, 2019

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Should STEM education formally incorporate the Arts, transforming STEM curriculum into STEAM programs for today's teens? Explore the debate with technologist Jonathan Fuller, contributing editor to IEEE GlobalSpec's Engineering360 blog and a professional musician.

Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange (a technologist & professional musician, too)

Chapter 16 -- Cristina's Technologist Tale: Translating Latin Studies to Leadership Skills Mar 29, 2019

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What do software coding, Roman civilization and duck decoys have in common? All were mileposts along Cristina Martin Greysman's road to a successful career in technology. In honor of Women's History Month, we showcase Cristina's technologist tale, rising through dabbling with code to chairing CompTIA'sAdvancing Women in Technology Community (AWIT).

Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange

Chapter 15 -- Todd's Technologist Tale: From Lincoln Logs to Leadership Feb 26, 2019

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How do you grow from playing with Lincoln Logs to leading the world's foremost technology association? Well, be warned: You should be tough enough to take punch from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. CompTIA CEO Todd Thibodeaux tells his technologist tale to members of the Technology Student Association (TSA.)

Chapter 14 -- IT-Ready in Action: Busting Diversity Myths Jan 26, 2019

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With half a million unfilled tech jobs at any given time in our economy, what prevents talented technologists from launching tech careers? Several myths about who a technologist is, what one should look like and the type of education one should have. Lisa Fasold interviews Laura Beeth and Ann Gibson of Fairview Health Services about how Creating IT Futures' IT-Ready program helps them bust those myths.

Music: C. Ezra Lange

Chapter 13 -- The "3 U's": How IT-Ready is Helping to Fill the IT Skills Gap Jan 12, 2019

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With unemployment at historic lows, why do so many jobs working with technology remain unfilled? Correspondent Lisa Fasold sits down with Sue Wallace, Creating IT Futures' Executive Director for National Workforce Solutions, to discuss how her organization's IT-Ready program helps fill the IT skills gap with talented technologists from three groups – the unemployed, under-employed and under-represented.

Music: C. Ezra Lange

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