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• Weekly Word on the Street: More Signs Pointing to IT Jobs

  by Jim Staats on Friday, November 11, 2011

  Tags: ChannelTrends , smallbiz , healthcare IT , Cloud , IT Workforce , Tech Workforce , Cloud/SaaS , outsourcing , Skilling

  Takeaway of the week is that more signs are pointing to IT jobs on the horizon. You just have to know where to look. Are you interested in healthcare IT? Have you considered spanning the globe right from your computer as an online-only contractor? If you’re already in an IT job, are you content? Other ... Read More

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• CompTIA Members Stress Access to Capital, Skilled Workers in D.C.

  by Leslie Hague on Thursday, November 03, 2011

  Tags: Small Business Owners , Member Connections , Advocacy , capital , SMB , Member News , Tech Workforce , Training , Security , Skilling

  Access to capital and a skilled workforce are critical to the success of small- and medium-sized IT businesses, CompTIA members told Congressional members and Administration officials today.
  
  
  On the final day of CompTIA's Washington D.C. Fly-In event, CompTIA members from across the country met with policymakers to stress the issues that are important to small- ... Read More

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• CompTIA Members Stress IT Industry's Importance to Policymakers

  by Leslie Hague on Wednesday, November 02, 2011

  Tags: public advocacy , Member Connections , Advocacy , channel , Member News , Tech Workforce , Security , Skilling

  In more than 50 meetings on Capitol Hill today, CompTIA members from across the country stressed how instrumental small- and medium-sized IT companies are to the nation's economy.
  
  Members who attended CompTIA's Washington DC Fly-In event discussed specific legislation with elected officials and legislative staff, as well as the recurring themes of access to capital ... Read More

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• Education Takes on New Meaning in Shifting Economy

  by Larry Walsh on Wednesday, November 17, 2010

  Tags: certification , ChannelTrends , Career Development , Careers , IT Workforce , Training , Skilling , education

  Last night at an event at the Seattle Music Experience, I met a couple of seasoned IT professionals – one a former head of security for a major (albeit defunct) bank. When I say they are “seasoned”, I mean their experience is matched by the number of gray hairs on their head. They had worked ... Read More

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• Bleak IT Jobs Picture Points to Education Necessity

  by Larry Walsh on Wednesday, September 08, 2010

  Tags: certification , Research , Career Development , Coping With Recession , Careers , IT Workforce , Tech Workforce , Retraining , Skilling , education

  Dim news of the U.S. unemployment situation seems inescapable. The official unemployment rate stands at 9.5 percent. Despite trillions (with a big T) of dollars spent on stimulus programs, the sluggishly recovering recession isn’t doing much to spur jobs creation.
  
  Comparatively speaking, the tech sector’s unemployment rate – roughly 6 percent – isn’t bad. During ... Read More

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