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Story: Microsoft warns of 'acute' UK skills shortage
Posted by: Robert Mair (Tuesday 11 July 2006, 9:55 AM)
If there is a skills shortage, why is the rate of employment of IT graduates so low in comparison to other disciplines? It took me 2 years of dogged effort to get an IT position.
IMHO the problem is with employer's unrealistic expectations. They want "plug and play" experts but are not prepared to train people to get to that level.
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Story: Microsoft warns of 'acute' UK skills shortage
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Is there an apparent shortage of any *particular*... Chris Rankin -
The problem is not a shortage of skilled people It... Anonymous
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The software industry is going through the same cy... Dharmesh Mistry
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Salaries of IT folks in India has also been... Anonymous -
Salaries of IT folks in India has also been... Anonymous
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If there is a skills shortage, why is the rate of... Robert Mair -
I wonder if the issue is more to do with the... Andrew Meredith
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The dwindling number of IT graduates in the UK sho... Julian Dobbins, Micro Focus
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Having worked in UK electronics, telecommunication... Anonymous
