If majoring in computer science....

SeminoleTom
Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:08:39 +0000

You may need to brush up on your business/communication skills. Per Computer World:



This weeks edition page 8:

On hiring…

“Summarizing the employer’s viewpoint if someone is going to offer the hiring manager technical skills, they might as well go offshore and get it a lot cheaper. However, firms are bullish on the IT employment outlook for tech workers who also have business skill, which will likely help them survive as offshore outsourcing increases.”

Here is the deal I think going into the IT field is still a good decision. However, technical skills alone are not enough. Graduates need to be able to communicate and have some business sense if they don’t want their jobs outsourced.

I would suggest students that want to go into IT double major in Computer Science and general business. Or at least get a minor in general business or MIS coupled with the CS degree.