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How to Map Your IT Career Path (and Stay Layoff-Resilient in the AI Era)
Here’s the uncomfortable truth about your IT career path up front: the old way of “working hard, getting promoted every few years, and eventually landing a senior title” no longer works in tech. Over the last few years — and especially in 2025 — we’ve watched wave after wave of layoffs, hiring freezes, and quiet…
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How to Adapt and Stay Relevant in a Shifting Tech Job Market
Every week, CTO Academy hosts live sessions and debates with seasoned technology leaders and career coaches. Members can ask questions and get immediate answers from experts. Last month, one of our sessions looked at the major shift in tech job market trends. Our guests, CTO Sean Handley, founder of London CTOs Barry Cranford, and career…
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What’s Wrong With Your CTO Resume & How to Fix It
In one of our most recent online sessions, we discussed the troubling trends in the tech job market, especially in the technology leadership category (e.g., CTO, fCTO, Head of IT, etc.). In some instances, it can take up to 18 months to land the executive role. While the shifts in the market are partially responsible,…
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Salary Expectations for Technology Leadership Programs Graduates
Advancing from a software engineering role to a leadership position in technology significantly boosts your earning potential. While pursuing a master’s degree from a technology leadership program isn’t mandatory for the transition to a management role, the lack of technology leadership education can add years to achieving such career goals. By contrast, obtaining a Tech…
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Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO) Role and Responsibilities
What if a product team and its CPO advocate one technology stack but the engineering team and its CTO another? What if the lines between product and technology are completely blurred, like in organisations that offer purely tech-based products? The solution to both predicaments is often a new breed of leader: the Chief Product and…
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Mastering the CTO Interview Questions
This article dives deep into the CTO interview questions. It is a summary of a live session with Richard Weaver, an expert recruiter who started his HR career in the late 1980s, placing over 1000 candidates into roles in organisations of all shapes and sizes. The purpose of this guide is to show both perspectives:…
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CTO Network: Finding & Navigating Your Ideal Community of Tech Leaders
The recovery speed in case of a major system meltdown will depend on your experience. If that experience voids, there’s only one place you can go to get immediate hands-on assistance: your CTO network. What do you do, for instance, if you must upgrade your technology stack or improve your operations but have no experience…
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CTO Bonus Structure Overview w/ Influencing Factors
In this article, we explained a typical CTO bonus structure and types in different company sizes with the detailed overview of influencing factors.