IT Skills in Demand

We’ve been talking for months about the status of the IT job market and the disparity between the number of available IT positions and the qualified candidates to fill them. We even shared career advice from Kate Lorenz of Careerbuilder.com on the right attitude to have in order to land one of those great jobs.

So what else can you do to increase your chances of getting a tech job? Mary Brandel at Computerworld.com lists those Irresistible IT Skills that employers will be looking for when hiring in the future. Among the skills in highest demand: wireless networking, project management and open-source programming. Candidates that possess expertise in these areas and can put them to use will be miles ahead of their competition.

Mary’s article is particularly interesting because it touches on some major trends that are affecting the industry in general, such as the move towards mobile devices as invaluable business tools and advances in wireless standards with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc. It will be interesting to see what new skills become important as trends in the workplace continue to evolve.

Posted by Christy H.