Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Tech talent shortage on way - ajc.com

Yet more indications of a need for CS majors. See the article. (You may need to register to view it.) There was a recent symposium held by the Society of Information Management that discussed some of the challenges that employers are currently facing in recruiting and retaining highly-skilled tech workers. They noted that a lot of baby-boomer techies are starting to retire, and many of these slots are opening for new talent.

Here's an eye-opening quote from the conference -- they stated that finding and keeping workers "hasn't been this high on the agenda for most businesses since the boom days of the 1990s."

The conference also took some time to analyze why recent college grads are not pursuing IT-related careers.