Why do government workers stay on the job? In 2017 I was looking at the direction that the new senior leaders were leaning in DHS Intelligence and Analysis. I was feeling conned because I had a departure path in early…
Tag: career
My work review 2013-2014
I got my personnel review (June 1, 2013 to June 1, 2014 ) yesterday from my former department chair. The comment about teaching load and seeking funding along with mentorship really stung. I think I have done pretty good. The…
3 Question interviewers might ask
This is in answer to the three questions that reveal everything from Inc.com by Jeff Haden (@Jeff_Haden). I thought it was interesting as a professor for my students to see what I had done, but more importantly as a $consultant…
If the job sucks be awesome
I see a lot of discussion at hacker cons or security cons depending on your predilection that says something to the effect “I’m burned out and drink to much.” The information security community has a hidden underbelly that hangs over…
Fortune cookie: Career stages
At one point in my career I just wanted to be able to do my job. Then I got to the point I wanted to be able to do my peers jobs. When I became a supervisor I thought I…
Who do you want to be not what do you want to do
A big part of my job is mentorship. Whether I am mentoring fellow faculty, assisting students, or talking to high school students before they come to university. It is mentorship. I do not tell people looking at higher education that…
The sigh of the last lecture of the semester
I shook hands with some of my students. Patted a few on the back. I walked out of class having finished my last lecture of the semester. I had one last learning objective on professionalism and career that I wanted…
Career reflections and advice to my students
I have been reflecting on my career and how I got to where I am in my professional life as the last year winds down and the new year begins. Part of the reflection is due to the on going…
Passion to teach: The false choice of research over teaching
There is the sense in the academic legions of research professors that teaching is evidence of failure for those who cannot do research. This is no different than the adage that those who can do, those who can’t teach. In…