To supply this gaps is necessary ability and much learning to conquest a good position in the market.
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What other evidence, besides Cisco's education division, for thi
Jon Brodkin should do a follow-up story, I'd appreciate more perspectives than just Cisco's.
This story is largely based on "IDC reports in research sponsored by the Cisco Learning Institute" which is not exactly an unbiased source. Better reporting would have found other sources to back up Cisco's contention that certified skills in support of their products is on a meteoric growth path. So I am a bit skeptical.
I'd like these conclusions to be true (that my job skills will be in high demand). But so far my job search does not bear this out. The economic down-turn, or perhaps the labor market where I live, is not giving me new opportunities. And I'm actively looking! (Madison, Wisconsin)
other evidence
I am seeing the same results as you are. I am currently employed but looking to relocate. I see postings for few jobs, but some of the requests seem to ask for a broad array of skills for low pay. These ads appear to be companies just fishing not real jobs at all.
jack of all trades master of none
This subject comes to mind when I see job postings requesting an individual with experience and skills accross all disciplines. Let me ask you this, would you go to a podiatrist because of a nasal allergy? Then why would you expect your routing, switching, firewall and security professional to jump on your load balanced terminal server cluster and administer all of the installed applications therin, even the ones MS does not support in a TS environment, sound familiar??
Wait here is the best thing of all. These high minded individuals want you to be skilled accross all of these disciplines, but they want to base your pay upon just one catagory usually the lowest paying catagory of course. So we will call you an IT technician, but you will also perform as a server admin and network engineer. Idiots,
There is not so much a shortage in domestic IT talent as there is in common sense and intelligence at mid and above management levels. We reap what we sow.
Be Prepared
WTF??
Not news - wireless, voice, and security are the growth areas
This really isn't news. Every instructor, recruiter, etc. you talk to can tell you the growth areas for IT infrastructure are in wireless, security, and voice. While there will always be demand for IT generalists and business knowledge as well, if you focus on one of these three growth areas your future should be bright.
But always be ready for the next shift.
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