337: Continually Learn and Never Settle For Less with Don Pezet

<p>In this week’s show, Phil talks to Don Pezet, the CTO and Lead Edutainer at ITPro.TV. He has been working in the IT industry since 1997 and has been training others since 2001. He is a certified trainer with many vendors including Microsoft, CompTIA, Google and Cisco.</p> <p>His combination of real-world experience, textbook knowledge, and a questionable sense of humour have helped him to entertain and educate thousands of people.</p> <p>Don talks about why it’s vital that we are continually learning throughout our IT journey. He also discusses we should never settle when it comes to our IT career.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS:</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>TOP CAREER TIP</strong></p> <p>Always do your best to be continually learning and developing, even in your spare time, which can provide a fun and experimental time. Make IT your passion and always look at what is possible.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>WORST CAREER MOMENT</strong></p> <p>Don worked with a student who did not correctly implement a server and its functionality. This led to a huge loss of data.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>CAREER HIGHLIGHT</strong></p> <p>Don has overseen the implementation and creation of many systems from scratch, taking advantage of new technologies and helping to found new ways of working that have lasted.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>THE FUTURE OF CAREERS IN I.T</strong></p> <p>The stability of the IT sector. IT is not going away, and will only ever grow stronger and more robust as a sector.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>THE REVEAL</strong></p> <p><strong>What first attracted you to a career in I.T.?</strong> – The potential for experimentation and creativity.</p> <p><strong>What’s the best career advice you received?</strong> – To apply for jobs you’re not qualified for.</p> <p><strong>What’s the worst career advice you received?</strong> – TO get out of IT as it’s not stable.</p> <p><strong>What would you do if you started your career now?</strong> – Don would focus on cybersecurity as it’s become far more impor