December 4, 2009 5:45 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT employment,
IT employment trends,
November 2009 Employment Situation SummaryIt's the first Friday of the month, and as usual, that means the US Bureau of Labor Statistics has posted its Employment Situation Summary for the preceding month (November 2009, in this case). And finally, finally,...
December 2, 2009 3:58 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT picture for 2010,
IT spending forecasts for 2010,
The Economist: The World in 2010I've been a subscriber to the British news magazine The Economist since the early 1990s. Every year in late November they release a special publication called "The World in XXXX" where XXXX is the numerical designation for the...
November 29, 2009 10:31 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
2009 personal review,
2010 career planning,
IT career planning,
IT careersAs I mentioned in my last blog, with the end of the year now plainly in sight, it's time to take stock of what 2009 has brought (and taken away, alas, for many of us). It's also time to start thinking about what 2010 might have in store, and planning to make the most of such opportunities as may...
November 25, 2009 5:41 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
IT career development,
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
IT training and coursework,
pondering another degree,
project and people management opens doors to career advancement,
working on soft skillsWow! How this year has zoomed past. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and like me, I'm sure a lot of you have the same kinds of plans for that day: a house full of people, lots of food, good conversation, and the occasional ball game. But as the holiday season winds up, remember that a new year lies just...
November 23, 2009 5:30 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
IT 2010 employment outlook,
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT employment outlook,
SMB to lead job creation and economic recovery in 2010In last week's blog about the Hackett Group's take on IT employment, I may have focused too much on the negatives and not enough on the positives. With 2009 nearly...
November 22, 2009 9:32 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
adult education,
associate degree,
bachelor's degree,
community college,
continuing education,
IT career development,
IT careersThis morning, while driving my son to the park on an expedition to feed some local ducks, I tuned into a program on my local college station (KUT) that dealt with issues in getting students who attend community college to graduate and move on to...
November 21, 2009 10:07 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
IT career planning,
IT careers,
IT employment forecast,
IT employment situation,
IT jobs down at biggest companies through 2014In a recent (11/16/09) report, the Hackett Group forecasts that 3.6 million back office jobs will be eliminated by 2014 at companies with $1B or more in 2008 Revenue. The bulk of those cuts (2.2 million) will fall in the period between 2008 and 2014. For 2008 and 2009, cuts come to 964,000, so...
