We are in the midst of an era of major technological change. New technologies – and the end user habits they impact – consistently generate new opportunities and challenges for businesses, governments and everyday consumers. But through these ongoing innovation and adoption cycles, one facet of the IT industry holds steady: the employment skills gap.
According to a recent CompTIA analysis, 91 percent of IT hiring managers in the U.S. indicate some degree of gaps between the skills their organizations demand and those that their employees possess. This persistent issue can be attributed to the rapid change inherent in the industry. Organizations need professionals well versed not only in foundational concepts like infrastructure, networking and the cloud, but also more niche and emerging subject matter such as data visualization, responsive design and cognitive computing.