10 Tips For Finding An IT Job

Mark Hanny, VP ISV Alliances And Academic Initiatives, IBM
Mark Hanny, VP ISV Alliances And Academic Initiatives, IBM

"Employers are looking for versatile workers who can wear many hats in the workplace. More and more, individuals will be required to demonstrate leadership skills and the flexibility to adapt quickly as the pace of change accelerates. Job seekers can best position themselves for a job with a well-respected company by gaining what we call a 'T-shaped skill set.' This implies that companies are looking for experts with high degrees of creativity, problem solving, communications, customer relations, computing, collaboration and teamwork in the 21st century workforce.

"Individuals with these skills will have a competitive advantage when pursuing careers in the fast-growing service sector, which represents some 80 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product."

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