MSP Trends, Tech Career Paths and More

The IT job market is always a hot topic, especially with college graduation season around the corner. The Technologist Talk podcast spent March doing a deep dive into three pervasive topics for today’s technologist—both those beginning their careers or in the middle of it. In Episode 23, CompTIA’s Amy Kardel, vice president of strategic workforce relationships, and Angel Pineiro, vice president of strategic academic relationships, discuss the way the IT industry communicates with the next generation of technologists—and the people teaching them.“There’s such work to be done making sure education and industry are talking to each other; there’s an unnecessary gap between the two worlds. So we talk about what quality certifications the industry is looking for because they want to produce students who are ready to go into the workforce, and who knows that better than the people who are close to the industry? We need to be at those tables and share that information and talk to the quality of standards that we see.”Amy Kardel, Vice President, Strategic Workforce Relationships, CompTIA

In Episode 24, Mark Plunkett and Jason Mangold of CompTIA consider another branch of the IT job landscape. Listen in as they explain why organizations investing in IT receive the highest ROIs for their businesses, and most importantly, the workers in their local communities.“If we’re going to build the pipeline as we need to and shorten the skills gap, we need to break down the perceived barriers to a career in tech. A lot of that goes back to the flexible approach and creating opportunities for individuals to learn, of going against the norm to try new things and putting different methods out there.”Mark Plunkett, Senior Director, Custom Training Solutions, CompTIA

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