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Skills for success at different stages of an IT professional's career

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The skills and knowledge that earn promotions are not always enough to ensure success in the new position.

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          Communications of the ACM  Volume 59, Issue 8
          August 2016
          94 pages
          ISSN:0001-0782
          EISSN:1557-7317
          DOI:10.1145/2975594
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          • Moshe Y. Vardi
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