Drop in demand for IT professionals

" ... remains challenging to find skilled IT professionals in some cases "

100'000'000'000% correct !!!!!!

So there is no drop in IT professionals just no demand for non-professionals!!!
 
The research basically states that the number of Jobs are down, but that it remains very tough to find suitable IT professionals to fill available positions.

So still good news for skilled IT professionals.
 
For every 10 "IT Professionals" I interview, only 1 can match the salary and qualifications they advertise on their CV. I've had many blushing candidates with lofty salary requirements sitting opposite me that can't answer basic technical questions.

If you say you're senior, you'd better be able to answer all the junior level questions in your sleep, espeically if you're demanding R40k+ per month.
 
rogerwe said:
For every 10 "IT Professionals" I interview, only 1 can match the salary and qualifications they advertise on their CV. I've had many blushing candidates with lofty salary requirements sitting opposite me that can't answer basic technical questions.

If you say you're senior, you'd better be able to answer all the junior level questions in your sleep, espeically if you're demanding R40k+ per month.
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Can you maybe given an example of the type of questions you ask the pro? I am quite new in the IT work field (just finished my honours last year) so I am quite keen to hear what sort of things companies ask people who think they are senior.
 
It's the IT catch 22, you need a job to gain experience and experience to get a job.

You need real passion for this stuff if you want to excel in IT, the market is still "flooded" with people who think IT will make them rich, but are too nonchalant to learn.
 
dequadin said:
It's the IT catch 22, you need a job to gain experience and experience to get a job.

You need real passion for this stuff if you want to excel in IT, the market is still "flooded" with people who think IT will make them rich, but are too nonchalant to learn.
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Another voice to my endless rant? Far too many passionless people in the industry who are here for the image and money while the rest end up carrying the can.
 
chubster said:
They all require 3 years working experience, so no good for beginners.
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That's more the problem with SA at the moment since recession companies are looking for experience only because there was a boom of people returning at one point.. now they complaining :p
 
There was nothing worse than being at tech-ed and hearing some of the conversations around me. Some of them, sounded like they barely knew what they were doing and were confused as hell over some of the simpler topics.

There are a lot of glory seekers in IT and a lot of people milking the industry and causing problems for the rest.
 
rogerwe said:
For every 10 "IT Professionals" I interview, only 1 can match the salary and qualifications they advertise on their CV. I've had many blushing candidates with lofty salary requirements sitting opposite me that can't answer basic technical questions.

If you say you're senior, you'd better be able to answer all the junior level questions in your sleep, espeically if you're demanding R40k+ per month.
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I write the test as they require, pass it, then when it comes to how long have you been doing it? "no I never did any commercial experience." Then they stop the interview immediately and say it will be too high learning curve. I mean wtf? The show stopper is definitely when you say you don't have commercial experience, they just switch off. :( And I didn't even ask for 40K I just wanted a job. But it also seems to me that the companies are using the recession to get a guy with 10 years experience with a junior salary.
 
this is precisely what i needed to read because i'm looking for a new job and all...:(
 
Wanted: 15 years corporate experience, MSc Comp Sci. MBA, MCSE, A+, N+, CCIE, OCDBA. Will pay R5k per month.

I couldn't get a job back in SA so I started my own business which I sold just before I left for Switzerland where one of the big banks offered me hobos of money.

In my opinion the skills are there in SA, just the companies are not willing to pay.

I also got tired of being interviewed by people who had no clue what they were talking about. I even walked out of two interviews because the "CIO" was clueless.
 
chubster said:
I write the test as they require, pass it, then when it comes to how long have you been doing it? "no I never did any commercial experience." Then they stop the interview immediately and say it will be too high learning curve. I mean wtf? The show stopper is definitely when you say you don't have commercial experience, they just switch off. :( And I didn't even ask for 40K I just wanted a job. But it also seems to me that the companies are using the recession to get a guy with 10 years experience with a junior salary.
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Unfortunately there is a massive gap between what you are taught and real world code.
 
MadMailMan said:
I also got tired of being interviewed by people who had no clue what they were talking about. I even walked out of two interviews because the "CIO" was clueless.
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I went for one or two of those at some smaller companies last year... Was funny!!!
 
Kosmik said:
Unfortunately there is a massive gap between what you are taught and real world code.
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Yea that is true, but if you are taught well you learn to adapt very quickly, or so i find. Very happy with my choice of degree, has led me down a good path for now :)

Heres a question, what defines an "IT Professional"?
 
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phiber said:
Yea that is true, but if you are taught well you learn to adapt very quickly, or so i find. Very happy with my choice of degree, has led me down a good path for now :)
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If your taught not just the fundamentals but the actual theory behind itself and not specific languages or concepts, yes!

But as a business can you afford to take that chance? Or the learning curve?
 
Degree doesn't teach you how to react in pressure situations. And a lot of IT related work is often conducted under pressure. All while maintaining client satisfaction and maintaining a good working relationship.
 
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