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Posted by Deborah Hartmann Preuss on Feb 17, 2007
We’re working in a world of constant change. In his recent Datamation article, James Maguire noted the difficult challenge of staying employed in an environment in which the rules are continually rewritten. Looking for a forecast to help workers plan ahead, Maquire spoke with Gartner analyst Diane Morello, author of a study looks at the tech workplace through 2010, The IT Professional Outlook: Where Will We Go From Here? The article presented 5 predictions for those thinking about career directions as they look toward 2010.Agile Development: A Manager's Roadmap for Success
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Old guard, brick and morta companies will shrink by more then 15%, and during shrinking they would offshore to accelerate the shrinking.
New guard companies, ex: google, win market share growth via IT.
In the past every time there was gloom about replacment, there was another company to hire and then some.
I know in San Francisco, there is a shortage of software engineers.
To test this, please put your resume on Dice and say you live in the area, and see how many people call you.
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I know in San Francisco, there is a shortage of software engineers.
To test this, please put your resume on Dice and say you live in the area, and see how many people call you.
.V
Same in Montréal.
Interesting, I wonder if this mainly a big-US-city effect then? I know from personal experience that Montreal, though large, tends to have different hiring trends than the US and sometimes Toronto. And a recent trip to Portland suggests to me that there are more of the newer, leaner organizations out there (not "old guard" as Vic suggests).
Perhaps the predictions in the article don't apply across the board.
I do think I'm seeing the effect mentioned in Toronto.
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