Global Information Technology
ISSUE
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JobPrep
January 2012
The Voice of Career Insight
In this issue
Tips to improve your LinkedIn Profile
State of the Michigan Workforce P.1 Tips to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile P.1
Tip 1: Claim a customized
2012 IT Jobs Outlook P.3
URL (e.g., www.linkedin.com/
What Kills Productivity P.4
in/YOURNAME) and insert this link into your email signature to drive your existing and newly forming network to view your profile.
Michigan Gov. Snyder unveils new initiative to remake workforce! Gov. Rick Snyder wants to tie retraining programs to
companies' needs, erase barriers keeping welfare recipients from work and encourage more Michigan residents to
Tip 2: Edit public profile settings during a job search to show headline, summary, specialties, current and past positions, and education to those outside your connections. Employers will be searching your name online, and you want them to find a content-rich page.
earn math and science degrees under an initiative aimed at making workers more competitive in the global marketplace.
such as privacy (including your activity feed broadcasts), email digest preferences, and group displays.
Delta College, the fifth in a series of policy addresses this year that have covered education, local government, health and infrastructure.
completion.
content: do not write anything that you do not want the world to know.
Michigan. Snyder said that the current imbalance
work in Michigan, is saddled with debt and is ultimately forced to leave the state." The Michigan Education Association has estimated
education programs in Michigan leave the state. The
main empty because Michigan workers don't have the education or skills
must drastically realign its education, job training and economic development systems. Only then will
governor wants more people to get
The governor wants more people to get trained in computer programming, math, health care and engineering
the state be able to drastically lower an unemployment rate that has hovered in double digits
"The solution is to reinvent the way in which we prepare our children for successful, fulfilling careers; reshape the manner in which Michiganders look for work; and redesign
Tip 5: Be judicious about
graduates in areas where workers aren't needed in
that 5,000 of the 7,500 annual graduates of college
Noting that Michigan has "thousands of jobs" that re-
for more than two years. Tip 4: Fill out profile to 100%
areas that are in demand and stop "overproducing"
"creates a population of young talent that cannot find
He unveiled his talent development plan Thursday at
to fill them, Snyder said the state Tip 3: Manage other settings,
centrate state money for post-secondary education in
the way in which employers obtain the skills they need," Snyder noted in his speech. "The simple truth is that tomorrow's opportunities cannot be realized with yesterday's skills." On education, the Republican governor wants to con-
trained in computer
program-
ming, math, health care and engineering -- all areas where the state isn't producing enough graduates to fill the need, according to the Center.
To help retain talent, the governor wants to change the unemployment system so that struggling businesses can reduce their employees' hours and supplement their pay with partial unemployment benefits. The change would let employers hold onto highly skilled workers who otherwise might leave the state to work elsewhere and enable workers keep their jobs and fringe benefits. The governor also wants lawmakers
to
Continued on page 4.
What kills productivity? There are only a few broad reasons why your productivity could be suffering. I’ll talk about all the
2012 I.T. Jobs Outlook
specific instances in a moment, but let’s start with a high-level look:
By: John Rossheim, Monster Senior Contributor
1.) You have too much on your plate. Whether you don’t want to say no, you don’t know how or you can’t, you end up having too much to do.
When the ball drops in Times
Select Industries Will Bring on IT
2.) The spirit is willing, but the
Square to launch 2012, information
flesh is weak. Your body has
technology professionals will take a
In 2010 and 2011, government
needs. You need to give it the
deep breath and ponder whether the
spending -- especially Recovery Act
proper food, exercise and time
new year’s wave of disruptive tech-
projects -- drove much IT hiring. In
Harvey Bass, CEO of IT recruiter
off to stay optimally healthy.
nology will lift their careers or leave
2012, government mandates -- in the
Stascom Technologies in Sparta,
3.) The flesh is willing, but the
them high and dry.
form of regulatory requirements -- will
New Jersey, says the range of indus-
spur significant technology hiring.
tries that will hire IT talent aggres-
spirit is weak. Your attitude is greatly affected by external factors such as your relationships, your finances and the kind of work you’re doing. 4.) There's always tomorrow.
As in recent years, the IT job market,
while
featuring
Reed, executive director of staffing firm Robert Half Technology in Menlo Park, California.
many
areas of strong demand for top technology talent, is decidedly mixed. From a college campus, nothing-but-blue-
sively
Small companies are looking for peo-
in
2012
is
even
broader, including the life
ple who have the skills to do more
sciences, telecom, transpor-
than one thing … they want to hire an
tation,
IT person who can program, do sys-
infrastructure
and
energy.
tems administration and deal with
Procrastination is caused by
here’s
obstacles and friction. These tips
skies perspective: “Our 2011
will help you make sure you stop
fall job fair was the second-largest
procrastinating altogether.
ever, with 240 companies, all hiring,”
where
is
In 2012, skills in key computer
5.) Stuff keeps coming up. Inter-
says Jim Turnquist, director of career
healthcare, especially for electronic
technologies, especially in software,
ruptions from email and phone
services at Michigan Technological
records
Victor
will be in much demand. “At IT firms,
calls, distractions from your per-
University in Houghton, Michigan.
Janulaitis, CEO of MIS consulting
virtualization, business intelligence
But workers at some major IT firms
firm Janco Associates in Park City,
and mobile app developers are really
overload can easily kill your
are suffering. In November 2011,
Utah. “If a CIO can show a quick
strong,” Reed says. “App developers
productivity.
Adobe Systems announced plans to
payback on technology, then there’s
are really hot right now, then .Net,
6.) Doing the wrong things. Clari-
cut 750 positions, citing a reduced
some hiring -- but none for mainte-
Java, PHP, Silverlight and Share-
ty is power. And once you’re
2012 revenue forecast.
nance or training.”
Point.”
sonal life, as well as meeting
a
Pros in 2012
massive amounts of data,” says
customers.
Employers Will Be Look-
“We’re finding the only industry there’s
real
conversion,”
hiring
says
ing for These Hot Tech Skills
clear about what you want, you
Enough about layoffs. Where will
John Reed sees a broader trend in
Bass adds to the list of in-demand
need the right strategy and plan
information technology professionals
IT spending on compliance. “The
technology jobs: sales application
of action.
find those areas of strength? Let’s
healthcare and financial services
engineers, CRM specialists, security
These are all productivity killers,
start by looking at the industries and
industries are very strong, being
experts, backup and recovery techni-
and they can all be averted or
technologies that will lead the way.
heavily regulated and dealing with
cians, field application support spe-
avoided. (continued on p. 4)
cialists and service technicians.
What kills productivity? (continued) 1.) Not getting enough sleep. There is no magic number when it comes to sleep. Your body’s need for sleep is a function of your age and your genes. Researchers have agreed that most people need Social
media
will
exert
ever-
broader influence in the new year.
Turnquist. “A lot of that is the auto
blurrier decision than it was five
industry.”
years ago,” Erdle says.
night to be fully rested.
“People are needed to integrate
With US-based business harboring
social media into the enterprise IT
increasing concerns over communi-
ecosystem, to link a company’s so-
cations problems with outsourcers in
The unemployment rate for male
cial media presence to its Web pres-
Asia, offshoring may be somewhat
computer and math professionals
ence,” says Terry Erdle, executive
less of a concern to American IT
between the ages of 25 and 54 de-
vice president for skills certification at
workers in 2012. In addition, “costs
clined from 5.1 percent in 2009 to 4.3
industry trade group CompTIA in
are rising overseas, so offshoring is a
percent in 2010.
Will
Younger
IT
Professionals 2.) Not getting enough exercise.
Continue to Fare Better?
“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” - John F Kennedy. It is common knowledge that
Downers Grove, Illinois. Substantial technology hiring will
exercise is good for your physi-
Michigan Gov. Snyder unveils new initiative to remake workforce! (continued from p. 1)
cal and mental health. If you still
also occur where enterprise concerns are irrelevant. “Small companies are looking for people who have the skills to do more than one thing,” Turnquist says. “They want to hire an IT person who can program, do systems administration and deal with custom-
need motivation to get moving, approve self-employment assistance
and job seekers a place to find each
that would give benefits to unem-
other and allow workers to assess
ployed workers who are setting up
their skills and connect with mentors
their own businesses rather than
and internships.
here are scientifically proven health benefits of exercise.
If you’re not exercising, keep it requiring them to pursue job opportu-
Snyder said he plans to eliminate
nities in order to qualify. The budding
the barriers that make it difficult for
entrepreneurs would receive training
welfare recipients to find meaningful
at regional Small Business Technol-
work, including lack of skills, illitera-
ogy Development Centers.
cy, scarce access to child care and
simple to start with. Do you live in a building with multiple
ers.” Demand for IT talent will show significant geographic variations in 2012. “The strongest markets for technology hiring are San Antonio; San Francisco; Silicon Valley; Seattle;
from 7 to 8 hours of sleep per
New
York
City;
Baltimore;
Greensboro [North Carolina]; and St. Louis,” Erdle says. Regional trends are less clear, with one possible exception. “The Mid-
floors? Run up and down the stairs for 15-30 minutes. Go for a walk. Of course, there is To help students and workers find
insufficient
transportation.
He's always the gym. Having a disci-
out information about careers, edu-
requiring that the current Jobs,
cational and training opportunities
Education and Training program for
and job openings, Snyder Thursday
welfare recipients be redesigned to
launched the Pure Michigan Talent
help families find ongoing and sus-
Connect website. As it's developed
tainable work and increase the
further over the next six months, the
recipients' work participation rates.
site is intended to give employers
west is picking up again,” says plined gym partner will help you get and stay motivated.
Marcial’s Say: Apple releases iTunes Match
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