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InformationWeek > IT Careers > Speak Up For The IT Career > October 3, 2005

It's time for U.S. businesses to stop taking the tech talent pipeline for granted.

10 Programming Languages You Should Learn Right Now

Among thousands, 10 programming languages stand out for their job marketability and wide use. If you're looking to boost your career or learn something new, start here.

InformationWeek | Careers | Where The Jobs--And Bucks--Are In IT Now | May 31, 2006

Nearly 10% of CIOs are planning to add IT staff this quarter. The industry with the greatest optimism for IT hiring is retail, and CIOs there are spelling out key skills in demand. Among them: retail-specific apps and networking.

The tight labor supply and the increase in the economy are helping to propel IT wages, according to the Yoh Index.

InformationWeek | Tech Skills | You're Hired! | April 17, 2006

Strong tech skills pay off as online job recruitment sites report employer demand is up for entry-level IT jobs and across all sectors.

Answering Bush's competition challenge | Perspectives | CNET News.com

Answering Bush's competition challenge | The State of the Union speech throws down the gauntlet, and Cisco CEO John Chambers says America must respond with alacrity. | February 1, 2006, 5:15 AM PT | John Chambers

Wired 14.02: The New Boom

Silicon Valley is heating up again, as this Wired News article attests. Job prospects in IT should be rising.

InformationWeek Weblog: IT Careers ... What Lies Ahead?

What is the outlook for IT careers?

They're Hiring in Techland

The tech job market has sprung back to life, and this year could be the best one since 2000.

InformationWeek > IT Jobs > Business Technology: Competitiveness, Truth, And Today's Universities >

When blame is assigned for the current shortage of U.S. graduates with degrees in engineering or computer science, universities always seem to get away without even a harsh word. But not any more -- a fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution thrashes university presidents for their lack of leadership in this area of vital strategic national interest. Bob Evans wonders if it might be time for the ivory towers to get a taste of some free-market discipline.

InformationWeek > IT Careers > Speak Up For The IT Career > October 3, 2005

It's time for U.S. businesses to stop taking the tech talent pipeline for granted.

News - Articles of Interest

Robert Half Technology link page to articles about the current state of IT hiring

InformationWeek Weblog: Seeding IT's Future

Some good suggestions for ways to improve enrollment in IT programs

Computer and Mathematical Jobs - Careers.Org

Good source for links to sites about specific types of IT jobs.

InformationWeek | I.T. Hiring | I.T. Hiring Heats Up | February 1, 2006

Dramatic shifts in the candidate market could soon have organizations competing fiercely to attract and retain top talent