The Top Five Career & Training Hurdles

Facing IT Professionals Today

How time, education and quickly changing trends can place
pressure on career and lifestyle decisions

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Why did CIT commission a study?

Because of todays competitive marketplace,
many IT professionals are confused and
rightfully so!
CIT hired an independent research company to
study what is happening in todays competitive IT
industry, what the current job trends are, what
skills are required, and what certifications and
training are necessary to give each IT pro a
successful and rewarding career.
The results of this study are very eye-opening and
we are pleased to share it with you.
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Investigating Trends

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IT the wave of the future

Information Technology (IT) has become an integral part of
the way we live, work and play, so it should not come as a
surprise that IT is one of the fastest growing career fields,
and will continue to be for many years to come
Contributing trends & factors for IT development include:
1.

The explosive growth of the Internet and e-commerce

2.

Lower hardware and software prices allowing more

companies to implement and upgrade their technology

3.

Increased demand for information security personnel due

to the increased severity and sophistication of cyber-threats

4.

The advent of smarter applications enabling companies to

analyze data and develop business intelligence

5.

The dawn of the mobile computing era

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Adding jobs at the speed of light

IT jobs comprise 5 of the 30 fastest growing careers

Network System and Data Communications Analyst is the #1

fastest growing occupation in all categories at a 53.4% growth
rate
The top 5 IT careers will add 645,000 jobs by 2016

Source: U.S. Dept of Labor, 2011

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Why IT jobs are so desirable

Rewarding

High
Earnings

Job
abundance &
security

Challenging

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IT still a competitive field

For existing IT professionals or those
contemplating an IT career, the explosion of IT
continues to be good news
However, despite rapid growth and opportunity,
simply showing up will not guarantee success
The technology marketplace will continue to get
more competitive as people go where the money
is
That is why it is important to clearly
identify your career objectives, and
develop a learning plan with the
necessary skills, degrees, and
certifications to achieve your goals
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Theres a definite shortage of

qualified tech professionals
The competition for technology talent continues to
escalate, despite a surge in hiring that has pushed the
tech unemployment rate below 4%
According to nearly 900 hiring managers and
recruiters that source, recruit and hire IT
professionals, 65% anticipate hiring more technology
professionals in the second half of 2011than the
preceding six months
However, the growth has reached a level where
positions are staying open for months due to a
shortage of qualified technology professionals
Of those respondents who report the time to
fill a position is lengthening, 63% attribute
talent shortages as the primary reason
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Source: June 2011 DICE Report

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Who will they be hiring?

Most of the IT people who were laid off over the past
two years were managers with no current technical skills,
including line managers, project managers and business
analysts, says David Marceau, vice president at Ridgefield
One, a Connecticut IT staffing agency
Their responsibilities were then dumped on the techies,
who were forced to wear multiple hats, often for the
same or even lower pay.
Companies will need to hire network engineers,
developers and support-desk personnel to help install
replacements for slow or obsolete systems, servers and
networks, says Tammy Browning, senior vice president
at Yoh, a Philadelphia-based staffing firm
Source: DeZube, Dona, 2011 IT Employment
Outlook, Monster Finance Careers Expert , 2011
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Security & healthcare huge demand

for IT professionals
The volume, seriousness and sophistication of security
threats aimed at public and private organizations will
continue to expand in 2011, making security a hot sector
for IT employment
The federal governments new Cyber Security Command
in Fort Meade, Maryland, will create an IT hiring hot spot
in 2011, but companies of all sizes and in every location
will need security professionals with the skills to keep
their data protected
The healthcare business, which wasnt hit nearly as hard
by the recession as other industries, will also be a source
of IT jobs in 2011 as practices migrate to electronic
medical records
Theres going to be a need for people with skills and
knowledge in both IT security and healthcare

Source: IT jobs outlook modest for 2011, Patrick Thibodeau,

ComputerWorld, December 8, 2010

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