Monday, February 15, 2010

Where have all the IT Juniors and Graduates gone?


As an Interim Project Manager and Professional Contractor it’s become more apparent to me in the last few years that IT departments are getting older.

IT always used to be considered an industry for twenty-something’s but looking around a few of the IT teams at recent clients sites the average age seems to be around late thirties.

I suppose that agencies require candidates to be highly skilled and experienced for almost all roles these days and that has meant that only older candidates will have the relevant battle scars and certificates….

It seems that the traditional route into a Project Manager maybe via coding to Analyst and then Project Manager is becoming harder for the graduates since the junior level roles are now mostly being outsourced or off-shored.

Every industry needs fresh young talent and Project are always a good place to nurture this talent.
Posted by Titanium Consulting at 2:28 AM
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14 comments:

  1. As someone who just graduated college, I can tell you where they went. Some of them dropped out of schools because the classes are too strenuous. Others became lawyers and doctors because they were frightened of not making money.

    College kids are basically being taught that it's a field that is both difficult and unrewarding.
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  2. I think a lot of the IT people out there nowadays aren't college bound at all. They know what they know from at home training and personal experimentation. These people might not be in the lime light of the IT world all the time, but you can rest assured that they are out there...and making a lot more money than the rest of us.
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  3. I can tell you where they went. Some of them dropped out of schools because the classes are too strenuous
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  4. I don't think the IT field has the appeal to college students that way it did 5 years ago.
    They are seeing the huge layoffs in the IT arena, in the U.S. anyway, and the outsourcing to India and the Philippines.

    I'd stay away from IT too, if I were in school.
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  5. I think most IT grads dont bother applying for normal 8-5 jobs but instead, you can find most of them online as freelancers like programmers, graphic designers SEO specialists etc.
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  6. As my view of point the professional courses are not so much competitive that they deliver the high quality it professional
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  7. I agreed on this you can see most of them as Freelancers, web marketers and SEO specialist. A self employed owning their flexible time and no daily "Yes mam, Yes Sir" Boss
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  9. I think most of the IT guys like to work from their home as a free lancer may be because of that you will find few IT freshers in the field because they are bound to use only that skills which company needs
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  10. I think most of the IT grads are just working on their home..a lots of job waiting for them on the net.
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  11. I know a few friends who are trying to break in to this field, so they are definitely out there.
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  12. "I can tell you where they went. Some of them dropped out of schools because the classes are too strenuous"

    I agree, i know lots of them
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  13. I've noticed this as well. A lot of the IT professionals lack the up-to-date training required to thrive in such a field, too bogged down by "urgent" projects and full plates due to lack of support and resources.

    Keeping your training fresh, regardless of age/experience/current credentials is the key to staying relevant.
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  14. Useful informatative blog on Project Management,thanks
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