With the frigid winter temperatures wearing on us, February is a perfect time to stay inside and focus on self improvement. Reading articles and ebooks to help your professional or personal growth is a great way to maintain forward momentum when you feel like hibernating. With that in mind, here are this week’s links!

IT Stereotypes: Time To Change via InformationWeek

5 Ways to Help Employees Help Themselves via Entrepreneur Magazine

How to Be a More Productive Freelancer via WorkAwesome

6 tech skills you need to stay relevant in 2015 via Business Insider

The Value of Putting Yourself in the Spotlight via Inc.

6 Ways IT Recruiters Need to Evolve in 2015 via Celerity

New tech companies say freelancing is the future of work. But there’s a downside for workers. via Washington Post