Careers in Networking

Renee PearceMay 11, 2009

Top 10 Technical SkillsAccording to: Network World

1. Business Process Modeling2. Database3. Messaging/Communications4. IT Architecture5. IT Security6. Project Management7. Data Mining8. Web Development9. IT Optimization10.Networking

Survey

• Polled 1,400 CIO’s

• Results:– 2nd most wanted skill set: Networking– Job areas experiencing most growth:

• Help desk/tech support and• Networking

Why Networking

• “Network expertise serves as a foundation for any new technology endeavor.” – Network World

• "IT professionals need to... be able to tie the basics -- the good old network and security skills -- to emerging trends such as wireless, Web 2.0 and virtualization,"

-Neill Hopkins, VP of skills development at CompTIA.

Supply and Demand• "Networking and infrastructure skills are back…With

the growth and complexity of networks, there is a push for skills to design and manage such large-scale environments." - Beyond.com’s Milgram.

• Increased focus on:– Security & Regulatory requirements

• Growing complexity of networks:– Converged voice, data and video traffic

• Result: – Demand for networking professionals increasing

Supply and Demand• The projected supply of skilled networking

workers:

– Not expected to keep pace with demand– Result: 8% gap, or 60,000 full-time skilled

workers

• Forecasts: Wireless networking

– Highest growth & greatest skill gap percentage of specialties

– By 2011: 45,000 professionals needed, only 28,000 will be available

Networking Careers

• Network Administrator

• Network Engineer

• Network Technician

• Network Analyst

• Network Manager

• TechCareer Compass– http://tcc.comptia.org

Certifications

• Vendor-Neutral– CompTIA– Security Certified Program– Project Management’s Institute

• Vendor-Specific– Microsoft– IBM– Novell– Cisco

Salaries

• Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (2008)– www.bls.gov

• Network systems and data communications analyst– $34.18 per hour, $71,000 per year

• Network and computer systems administrators– $31.88 per hour, $66,310 per year

Résumé Mistakes

• Misspelling product names– CPM for CP/M, dBase for dBASE

• Don’t list outdated software

• Acronym vs. abbreviations - formatting– Acronym: Basic, Cobal– Abbreviation: TCP/IP, PC

Career Sites for IT

• Dice• Realmatch• Smuz.com• Jobfox• Jobspods

Resources

• http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/040609-10-tech-skills.html?tc=car

• http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/030409-network-skills.html?page=1

• http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/120407-network-skills-high-demand.html

• http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/edu/2008/080408ed1.html

• http://tcc.comptia.org/job_roles.aspx• http://www.bls.gov/• http://compnetworking.about.com/od/

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