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The IT talent crunch and why it’s the CIO’s fault (maybe) belongs to Industry  by Steve Elmore on Jun 26, 2008 - 01:27 PM read 264 times |
Interesting post on Tech Republic...
In order to survive the IT talent crunch, CIOs need to stop looking for people with particular certifications or technical talents. They need to look instead for technical people who are willing to learn.
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Frankly, I have to agree. In my last professional incarnation I had a "lively discussion" with an IT director who said his group could not support MySQL because he didn't have anyone with a background in it. I told him I could loan him my interns. They learned in on their own. Willingness and capacity to learn should be a priority. By the way, his department subsequently lost all its funding for being unable to support the mission and we went to an ASP.
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