The job recovery continues to move along but slaries and consulting rates remain in the dark ages. We are getting rates and people are willing to accept assignments for rates as low as $240 per day, rates taht were laughably low not too long along. Salaries also remain stuck.
When CIO's, a branch of leaders hip that is polled regularly, receives advice about what to do during 2004, they are encouraged to keep their costs down. This comes in the form of looking at standardizing platforms to simplify integration issues and to look at the benefits of offshoring jobs.
Yet all surveyus are pointing to increased hiring in 2004 and that the labor market in our sector will be dramatically stronger by 2006 than today.
How can you survive and thrive? In all markets, experience with actively sought technology is a key ingredient but that is always a shifting target. More subtle requirements are excellent oral communications skills (required for people with all levels of experience) and leadership. This is an attribute that helps organizations justify assigning supervisory roles in addition to technical responsibilities.
More to come
When CIO's, a branch of leaders hip that is polled regularly, receives advice about what to do during 2004, they are encouraged to keep their costs down. This comes in the form of looking at standardizing platforms to simplify integration issues and to look at the benefits of offshoring jobs.
Yet all surveyus are pointing to increased hiring in 2004 and that the labor market in our sector will be dramatically stronger by 2006 than today.
How can you survive and thrive? In all markets, experience with actively sought technology is a key ingredient but that is always a shifting target. More subtle requirements are excellent oral communications skills (required for people with all levels of experience) and leadership. This is an attribute that helps organizations justify assigning supervisory roles in addition to technical responsibilities.
More to come
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