Kate Kaiser
Kate Kaiser
entry hire looking project technical
When they hire at the entry level, they're only looking at technical skills. But they want them to become project managers.
earlier employers people skills
Employers want entry-level people to have some of the skills much earlier than they used to.
analysis areas both business computer demand emphasis employers finding industry knowledge popular positions require science skills systems technical user workers
One important finding is the emphasis on business skills. There has always been a need for that, but now employers want IT workers to have industry knowledge and business skills from the start. Computer science is very technical by design, but two of the more popular areas in demand are systems analysis and systems design, both of which are customer-facing positions that require user interaction and communications skills.
change due number
There isn't going to be a big change in the number of U.S. IT workers, up or down, due to a number of reasons.