The Syracuse market has been a hatchery for new high-tech and Internet businesses in recent years. Employers want skills in PC hardware and software, networking, Windows NT, Novell, Visual Basic, Access and PowerBuilder, and there's a heavy demand for network engineers and even help desk positions. Management positions, though, are scarce. With a plethora of employers in the market, workers skilled in SAP, PeopleSoft and Oracle always are in demand, and companies are paying premiums for Baan, says Tim Dermady, managing partner at recruiter Executivefit. This raises some concerns as to whether Syracuse will be able to absorb the workers left behind or whether it will become an employers' market.
Demand runs hot and cold for network communications workers.
The market is exceptionally tight because unemployment is lower in Rochester than in other regions, adds Steve Robbins, a technical recruiter at Professional Support Inc. in West Amherst. That leaves recruiters like Robbins and employers like Paychex to tap local schools like the University of Rochester and the Rochester Institute of Technology for candidates. Workers who stay keen on skills and get certified in the latest technology will find a place here, he adds. Buffalo could be the place for you. We lose people just because it is Buffalo.