Raleigh, NC–Economic downturn. Job cuts. Outsourcing. The ever-changing tech landscape. The threats to our tech jobs abound. But there’s good news: you can architect your career to keep your job–and even upgrade it, despite the vagaries of the market.

In his new book, “My Job Went to India: 52 Ways to Save Your Job” (Pragmatic Bookshelf, US$19.95, 0-9766940-1-8), Chad Fowler shares his optimism and hard-won advice about what’s really needed for each of us to grow and prosper in our tech careers. Chad says, “I think of the entire book as a ‘call to action.’ It’s about not believing that you’re a victim of the economy and the ‘greedy corporations.’ It’s about how to take control of your career and play to win–not just to avoid losing.”

Chad recently lived and worked in India, setting up and leading an offshore software development center for a large multinational company.
He’s seen the good and the bad in this new global landscape. He knows first-hand what it takes to keep your job these days.

It’s all about making the right choices. Your choice of which technologies to focus on is even more important than your technical knowledge itself. Chad shows you all aspects of the decision-making process so you can ensure that you’re investing your time and energy in the right areas.

It’s all about skills. You’ll develop a structured plan for keeping your skills up-to-date so that you can compete with both the growing stable of developers in so-called low-cost countries as well as your higher-priced local peers.

It’s all about marketing. As with any product or service, if nobody knows what you’re selling, nobody will buy. Chad shows you how to create a plan for marketing yourself both inside your company and to the industry in general.

Like it or not, the IT career landscape has changed. This handbook will teach you what you need to do to avoid being left behind.

What Readers Are Saying:

“Chad Fowler has written a gem of a book that is full of wisdom, and is deeply insightful in a way that only someone with Chad’s experience (of working with a Fortune 5 company in the U.S. and in India) could have…
This is a must-read book. I HIGHLY recommend it.”–Vik Chadha, Amazon Reviewer

“I walked away from this book rejuvenated, but it was more than a motivational pep talk. These are basics principles that every software developer should absorb, and honestly, I wish I had had this book before now.”–Matthias Miller, Software Developer

“This is a great complement to The Pragmatic Programmer. … I feel like My Job Went To India has given me a leg up by focusing the topic of managing a programmer’s career into fun-to-read, easily digestible chunks that are all highly actionable.”–Adam Keys, Developer, Author

My Job Went to India: 52 Ways to Save Your Job By Chad Fowler ISBN 0-9766940-1-8, 208 pages, $19.95 US, $27.95 CA.

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