A Different Take on Jobs Outlook
eWeek's Careers blog has an interesting <a href="http://blogs.eweek.com/careers/content001/hiring/specialized_it_skills_to_dominate_2010_tech_jobs_report.html">post</a> about how the outlook for IT hiring in 2010 may not be as bright as many research firms have speculated.
eWeek's Careers blog has an interesting post about how the outlook for IT hiring in 2010 may not be as bright as many research firms have speculated.
While Gartner Research and Computer Economics have reported that IT jobs are expected to rise in the first part of 2010, Florida-based research firm Foote Partners argues that hiring will not pick up noticeably until late next year, and more likely in 2011. Instead, employers that are hiring will be looking for very specialized skills, particularly those in information security, ERP, open source operating systems, virtualization, architecting, IP networking, e-commerce development and Web 2.0.
Meanwhile, PayScale.com notes that database administrators will be among those who have the best job security in 2010. And The New York Times reports that new education programs are aiming to lure young people into digital and computing jobs.