Worldwide competition for IT professionals is becoming a pervasive problem, making hiring and retaining qualified--let alone top--IT talent a major concern for most organizations.
The IT job market hasn't been this good since the late 1990s, but it's a demanding market, too. As technology and business environments continue to change rapidly, IT professionals are required to learn and apply new skills to compete in a global economy. Today's IT jobs require more than just strong technical abilities; they also demand industry and business knowledge, as well as effective communication and interpersonal skills. My most recent research conducted in association with the Society for Information Management, to be revealed Oct. 9 at SIMposium in Memphis, Tenn., shows that retaining IT pros has surpassed IT-business alignment as the No. 1 concern for IT executives.
