According to a new Meta Group study, some 600,000 IT jobs remain unfilled. The continued crunch has shot IT salaries sky high. In fact, companies responding to the study reported that their biggest obstacle to hiring IT workers is that they can't pay them enough. Read more online. WAYS Age discrimination runs both ways on technology streets.
Younger workers say they hit a wall when competing for promotions against older workers.
At the same time, the study found managers are less likely to promote older workers. At the same time, younger workers complained they were also underpaid. The industry would do well to close the age gap - and soon. According to American Demographics, mature workers will overwhelm the industry in the next 10 years, as most are not planning to retire quietly. Read more online.