IIBA Houston IT Hiring Trends 2008 by James

IIBA Houston IT Hiring Trends 2008 by James Del Monte CPC, CERS JDA Professional Services, Inc.

“. . . Almost 100% of a managers success comes from hiring and retaining good people. Good people don’t make the difference - they are the difference“ - James Del Monte - CERS

Hard Questions 1. Who are you and what does JDA stand for? 2. What is going on in the employment market? 3. What skills are hot and what's not? 4. What are the current and future hiring trends? 5. How do you position yourself to maximize your career?

What JDA Does. . . JDA Professional Services, Inc. is a Houston-based IT staffing firm specializing in the recruitment of strategic-technical to executive-level professionals. We provide staffing solutions through full-time, contract, and project-based placements. Since 1981, we have been helping companies build great IT departments while helping IT professionals find the right career opportunities. Full-Time Staffing Contract / Temporary Staffing JDA Special Projects Staffing

Value of a Professional Organization • Leadership • Industry/Business knowledge • Networking Opportunities • Friendship

Law of Supply and Demand 4 Q 99 Demand Peaked 2 Q 01 1984 1995 Supply 1989 Demand Bottomed 4 Q 04 3 Q 03 Demand Bottomed The demand for skilled professionals peaked 4 Q 99 and has decreased, bottoming out 3 Q 03. The current cycle indicates that once again there are more positions than skilled professionals, and this is projected to continue past 2010. Labor Surplus vs. Skill Shortage

Labor Surplus vs. Skill Shortage Job Creation 1 million new IT positions from 2004 – 2014 that’s a 30% increase (BLS)

Employment Index

Unemployment Virtually “Zero” Among IT Professionals Occupation 2 Q 2008 Unemployment rate Computer hardware engineers 1. 7 Computer and information systems managers 2. 1 Computer programmers 3. 3 Computer scientists and systems analysts 1. 0 Computer software engineers 1. 9 Computer support specialists 3. 7 Database administrators 1. 6 Network and computer systems administrators 2. 8 Network systems and data communications analysts 2. 5 Source: unpublished tabulations of Current Population Survey data furnished by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education Pays Median weekly earnings in 2007 (Dollars) Unemployment rate in 2007 (Percent) 1. 4% 1. 3 1. 8 2. 2 3. 0 3. 8 4. 4 7. 1 $1, 497 Doctoral degree Professional degree 1, 427 Master’s degree 1, 165 Bachelor’s degree 987 Associate degree 740 Some college, no degree High-school graduate Less than a high-school diploma Source: http: //www. bls. gov/emptab 7. htm 683 604 428

Market Shift 2000 - 2003 2004 - 2010 Candidate Position The job market has shifted from an Employer’s Market to a Job Seeker’s Market - to a Combination Market

New Enrollment in CS & CE Bachelor, Master & Ph. D Programs Illustration of participation in 4 -year or higher computer-related degree programs from 1998 -2007

How Work Gets Done Off-shoring Out-sourcing

2008 Houston IT Hiring

80% of Job Growth • Will come from companies with less than 100 employees • In Houston there are less than 4, 000 companies with over 100 employees • These companies need the same services as large companies - just not all the time

Big VS Small • Traditional business don’t create jobs or invent products they buy them • Job Growth vs Job Creation • Risk Aversive – more committee decision make to limit career risk

4 Generations • • > 46 Depression WWII 47 - 64 Baby Boomers 65 - 85 Generation X 86 - 05 Generation Y or millennial

Generation Perception • Strengths • Weaknesses • • • • • • Connected Networking with others Multi-tasking Team players – collective action Structured workers Complex problem solving Traditional values Desire to succeed Tech savvy Heroic spirit Tenacious Catered to Work habits Attention span Immediate gratification Need for feedback 80% turn over first year Grade inflation / abilities No independent responsibility Unrealistic expectation Lack of patience Inexperience in life skills

Gen Y • 74% of employers say Gen Y workers expect to be paid more • 61% say Gen Y workers expect to have flexible schedules • 56% say Gen Y workers expect to be promoted within the year • 50% say Gen Y workers expect to have more vacation or personal time • 37% say Gen Y workers expect to have access to state -of-the-art technology • Bingham consulting professionals 2008

What Makes a Successful Employee • • • Showing up Being ready to work Doing what it takes Ability to learn and take on more Plays well with others Attitude - positive optimistic A faithful employee is as refreshing as a cool day in the hot summertime. Proverbs 26 13

#1 Suggestion by Executives • Learn the Business Your biggest asset? = ability to make money – this will take constant training and upgrading – invest both time and money in oneself. You have to INVEST in your biggest asset! Think ROI.

Skills CIO’s Look For Personal Inventory • • • Business/Functional Project Management Communication - written and oral Presentation Problem Solving Critical Thinking Leadership Organization Skills Time Management Attention to Detail Learning Ability Flexibility

Future Skills • Navigation and filter skills • Relationship building in multi cultural environment • Learn to learn • Connecting the dots

Networking for Success • On going process - not an event • Stay in touch over the long haul • Give first before you ask in return • Add value first

Sales & Marketing 101 Multi-level Marketing • The concept • Make big request • Be specific

Networking It all starts with networking and finding the value that you bring Ask and you shall receive

Advice from CIO’s • Develop your personal network • Specific technology can be learned as needed • In the fast changing technology, knowledge, ability, skills and habits are all combined to make a career • Make sure that all strategic plans are tied to a technology plan • Have personal integrity, be humble, be frank and honest • Get technical, stay intellectual and put in more than you take out while you are in a career building mode. • Look for mentors to help you improve. • Be aggressive in ways to help the business (don’t just wait for someone to give you work). • Half of everything you know today will be obsolete in three years. • Maintain a healthy balance between self, family and work. Laugh a lot and eat your vegetables.

“May you live in interesting times” - Confucius

Questions • ?

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