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Title: High-Tech Careers for Low-Tech People by William A. Schaffer ISBN: 1-58008-039-1 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: May, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.93 (15 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: I am living proof that this book really works!
Comment: I read the book, "High-Tech Careers For Low-Tech People," and I was also fortunate enough to meet Mr. William Schaffer at a seminar he did at the Career Action Center in Cupertino, California. I was really in a bind because I was a victim of the BofA/NationsBank merger and I was on the street looking for a job. It's really amazing. I've been a resident in Silicon Valley for over 25 years and I never thought of looking for employment with the high-tech companies because I didn't have a technical background. Mr. Schaffer's book changed all of that. It showed me how I could take my 13 years of banking industry experience and convert it into the high-tech field. This book is an excellent roadmap because it takes the mystery out of high-tech and indentifies the low-tech career paths that are available. THANK YOU Mr. Schaffer for changing my life and opening my eyes to the remarkable careers available in high-tech for low-tech people like myself. In less than three weeks after reading your book and attending your seminar, I had two high-tech companies fighting over me. Now I don't have to fear unemployment ever again because you have given me the tools to ensure my future.

Rating: 5
Summary: Save time and focus your career search with this book.
Comment: I strongly recommend this book. I decided to make a career change into the high tech field three months ago, and the first and best thing I did was read Bill Schaffer's book. I'm extremely grateful I did because he saved me time by bringing together information that I was only finding piecemeal spread over several career websites. His listings and descriptions of low-tech jobs available in high-tech companies is priceless as he details job in the computer industry without going over the head of a low-tech like myself. It's a book you can easily and quickly reap practical information from without having to read the whole book, which was great for a time-crunched, job-hunter like myself. This book helped me focus my job search into the technical writing field. I am successfully networking and doing informational interviews, just as Bill suggests in his book, and am positive the industry relationships I am building will help me land a job by this spring. I feel like I have a leg up on anyone who hasn't read this book.

Rating: 4
Summary: Solid way for liberal arts types to break into tech corps
Comment: The author's key premise is sound--high tech companies have lots of positions that low tech liberal arts types can fill. The key is how to break in and how to learn the jargon. This book is nuts and bolts, not an elegant read, but quite useful as a "how to" guide. This is for the person who doesn't mind "working up" into a position from the bottom. It's a good guide. Too many folks feel "stuck" in low paying "non-tech" jobs. This need not happen. This book has some good guideposts out.

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