Skills

What does it take for women in information technology to climb the ladder to senior positions? Find out which attributes and soft skills are most important for females in the IT industry: things like analytical and problem solving skills, inquisitiveness and willingness to learn, willingess to take risks, collaboration skills, willingness to work long hours, and assertiveness.

Here are the top IT networking skills you will want to acquire in the near future. Computer networking skills such as virtualization, green IT, unified communications and information security and risk management are going to be main concerns for organizations moving forward. Add these technical skills to boost your IT networking career.

Learn about SQL, a language specially developed for relational database management systems. Includes a brief history of SQL, as well as a list of several free and paid-for SQL training materials and tutorials. Learn SQL online for free, or get an introduction to SQL training through books, distance learning courses or classes at your local college or university.

An overview of operating systems: what they are and what they do, as well as which operating systems are most popular. Information on the level of knowledge of particular operating systems that would be required for certain IT jobs.

Whether you are just starting your technical career or looking to make a career change, it helps to know what career skills are hot in the job market. The following list of technical skills are currently in high demand. The list includes information, a brief history of each technology, and links to training resources.

Information on where you can learn the dynamic programming language Perl, and the types of tech roles in which Perl skills would typically be required.

C++ programming information, including a brief history of the C++ programming language, resources for programming with C++, and links to C++ programming training.

Information on MySQL, including a brief history of MySQL and resources for learning the programming language, as well as links to MySQL development resources and MySQL database support.

C# programming information, including a brief history of Microsoft's C# programming language, resources and tips on where to learn C# programming.

Information on HTML programming. Includes a brief history of the Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML), a popular language used for website design, as well as resources for learning HTML and links to free HTML programming training.

HTML5 may just be your ticket if you're a web developer looking to make the transition to application programming. For the past several years, the future of HTML5 as a web standard has always been just out of reach, seemingly just another couple more years away. However...