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IT Skills Shortage A Chance for Unemployed

March 14, 2009 04:56 by jllorens

From NetworkWorld: "The argument over the so-called IT skills shortage has two familiar sides: On one hand, employers say they can't find the skilled IT workers they need to fill jobs. Even today, in the midst of a worldwide economic recession that has left millions of U.S. workers without jobs, employers claim that they can't find people with the right skills.

"On the other side of the debate, legions of qualified IT workers (CompTIA estimates there are 12 million of them) wonder how such a skills shortage exists when so many of them are looking for a job.

"In the middle of this conundrum is Todd Thibodeaux, president and CEO of CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, which provides training and certification programs for experienced and aspiring IT professionals."

 

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Related blog article: IT Job Skills in Demand, Right About Now

 


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