Skilled workers in technology businesses in high demand
Updated: 10:16 AM EDT May 15, 2024
WE KNOW TECHNOLOGY IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING, ESPECIALLY WITH THE RISE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. AND A NEW REPORT SHOWS THAT THERE IS A CRITICAL SKILLS GAP FOR JOB SEEKERS IN THE TECH INDUSTRY. DUE TO THIS RAPID CHANGE. JOINING ME THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT THIS REPORT AND HOW PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A JOB CAN STAND OUT FROM THE SEA OF APPLICANTS IN TECH IS ROBERT HAAS, TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE GROUP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RYAN SUTTON. MR. SUTTON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. I’M GOING TO JUMP RIGHT IN IF THAT’S OKAY. SO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 2020 FOR BUILDING FUTURE FORWARD TECH TEAMS REPORT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR HANDS ON. YEAH ROBERT HALF WE’RE CONSTANT MONITORING TRENDS IN THE SECTOR. AND WE’RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE SHARED WITH US BY THE TECH EXECUTIVES SURVEYED. AND TO YOUR POINT, THE BIG MAJOR TAKEAWAY IS THAT SKILLS GAP, AND SPECIFICALLY THOSE PROJECTS RELATED TO AI. AND FOR THE JOB SEEKERS, AGAIN, THIS IS REALLY YOUR ROADMAP AS YOU LOOK FOR EXPERIENCE TO POSITION YOURSELF, YOU KNOW, FOR THE NEXT GREAT OPPORTUNITY, GREAT TIPS AND TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS REALLY KIND OF POINTS IT TO THE RIGHT SKILLS TO GO AFTER. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE PRIORITIES AS PERHAPS THE TOP FIVE PRIORITIES THAT SAYS HERE THAT TECH LEADERS IDENTIFIED IN THIS REPORT? SO WHAT DO WE NEED? YEAH, THERE ARE FIVE PRIORITIES TO YOUR POINT. AND THE FIRST, SECURITY AND NO SURPRISE HERE BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO US AS CONSUMERS. AND A SIMPLE EXAMPLE IS, YOU KNOW, PROTECTING OUR PERSONAL DATA ONLINE OR IN A STORE. WE MAKE A TRANSACTION. THE SECOND AI, MACHINE LEARNING EXECUTIVE, STAYING AHEAD OF THESE TRENDS AND EMBRACING THEM, REALLY CRITICAL. AND THE THIRD CLOUD COMPUTING FOURTH, TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION AND THE FIFTH SOFTWARE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT TO CONTINUE TO UPDATE AND MAINTAIN THOSE APPLICATIONS. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAN BE FOR JUST ABOUT ANYONE WHEN LOOKING FOR A JOB, WHAT CAN JOB SEEKERS DO TO DIFFERENTIATE THEMSELVES FROM OTHER CANDIDATES? YEAH, I TALKED A LITTLE ABOUT THE ROADMAP AND I’LL GIVE YOU A CHEAT CODE AND JUST USE THE WORD TECH, THE T AND TECHNOLOGY FOR TAILORING YOUR APPROACH, NOT JUST TO THE ROLE BUT TO THE ORGANIZATION. SO YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE ALIGNED TO THEIR MISSION, THEIR CULTURE, THE EXPERIENCE AND EXPOSURE. MAKE SURE YOU’RE CONVEYING YOUR EXPERIENCE PROPERLY AND ALWAYS LOOKING FOR EXPOSURE TO NEW TECHNOLOGY AND KEEPING YOUR SKILLS IN THAT FUTURE FORWARD. SETTING THE C CONNECTIONS. AND THIS HAPPENS A LOT. OUR CONNECTIONS, OUR NETWORK BECOME TOO MUCH ABOUT WHERE WE LIVE OR OUR NEIGHBORS OR OUR FRIENDS OR FAMILY. REALLY FOCUS ON THE TECHNOLOGY, CONNECTIONS. THAT CAN HELP INTRODUCE YOU TO COMPANIES AND GIVE YOU ADVICE AND GUIDANCE. AND THEN FINALLY, THE H AND THE TECH EXAMPLE. HONING YOUR SKILLS AND NOT JUST THE TECH SKILLS THAT YOUR FOUNDATION, BUT WHAT WILL REALLY SET YOU APART ARE THOSE SOFT SKILLS, THE PROBLEM SOLVING, THE CREATIVE THINKING, THE COMMUNICATION THAT WILL SET YOU APART IN THE SECTOR, AND SOMEONE, PERHAPS WHO’S BEEN IN THE TECH WORLD FR A REALLY LONG TIME, MAYBE BEEN OUT THEN TRYING TO GET BACK IN, THEY HAVE TO KNOW A LOT ABOUT AI. ARE THERE ANY CERTIFICATIONS OR THINGS THAT THEY SHOULD DO RIGHT NOW TO PUT THEMSELVES IN A GOOD POSITION TO BE HIRED? YEAH. MOST CERTIFICATIONS REALLY DRIVEN BY THE ACTUAL TECH COMPANIES, THE PRODUCTS, IF YOU WILL, AND YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND VISIT OUR BLOG AT ROBERT HALF.COM FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST. BUT ASIDE OF THAT, JUST WHATEVER EXPOSURE YOU CAN GAIN BY JOINING PROJECT TEAMS AT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER DOING CONTRACT WORK THAT. EXPOSURE, THAT EXPERIENCE ON TOP OF THE CERTIFICATIONS THAT ARE CUSTOMIZED FOR YOU REALLY IS KEY. THAT’S GREAT. SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON YOUR SITE, AND WE’VE MADE IT EASY FOR YOU GUYS AT HOME. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE, PERHAPS HOW YOU CAN HAVE YOUR RESUME STICK OUT. WHEN IT COMES TO THE DEMAND FOR SKILLED. WORKERS IN THE TECH WORLD, YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE, WPBF.COM, AND WE’LL SEND YOU OV
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Skilled workers in technology businesses in high demand
Updated: 10:16 AM EDT May 15, 2024
According to technology practice group Robert Half, skilled workers are in high demand for technology-driven businesses. Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.Executive Director Ryan Sutton talked to WPBF about the significant challenge for technology. For more information click here.Top headlines:
According to technology practice group Robert Half, skilled workers are in high demand for technology-driven businesses.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
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Executive Director Ryan Sutton talked to WPBF about the significant challenge for technology.
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