My dream career

Kara Swisher (Co-executive editor, All Things D) asks "if you could have an entirely different career right now, what would it be?"Well Kara.....My background in Electrical Engineering (information theory) but I have not done any real engineering in over 10 years. Currently I am an information security professional but I like the web and developing software for the web. So my ideal job would be one where I get to combine all of these outlets for my creative urge. I have a need to build things.

Slash Your Career

I have thinking about titles a lot recently after reading Guy Kawasaki's LinkedIn Profile Extreme Makeover. I am not a student of marketing, I have never take any formal training but I feel that I do a lot of "selling" for my IT projects especially now in times of severy limiting IT budgets. After reading Guy's posting I decided to make over my LinkedIn profile and I started thinking about what sort of title to put in my profile. I decided that the one my employer gave me failed to convey the value of experiences, expertise and aspirations.

Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Tip of the Week: Slash Your Career «Creating a slash career allows you to personalize your work to your skills and interests, explore different facets of your personality with lowered risk to your wallet, and take advantage of today’s increasingly flexible and fluid workplace.

So here's my slash title: Information Security Professional/Web Developer/Blogger. Does it fit?