The insanity of Job Reqs in TechMany of us have seen it, but who will talk about it
We see these sentiments perpetuated in statements about lack of talent shrouded in the guise of a “skills gap” like the recent gaff by Well Fargo CEO, Charles Scharf (click here to read more). What we don’t see as much are commitments from enterprises, like ours, to building this talent. I expressed this in a […]
How do you define “Expert”?The new definition may surprise you
There are many professions where experts are well known to be well seasoned, experienced with significant depth of knowledge in a particular area. In cloud computing this definition begins to dissolve given how frequently and dramatically things change. A former expert may know less than a novice in given scenarios, I have been witness to [...]
Is it a Skills Gap? or a Learning Gap?Can we reap when we have not sown?
The Video provokes employers to self-reflect on their part in the skills gap fable. I have been in the Information Technology (IT) field long enough to know that the current circumstances have not always been the norm. There was a time when employers made great investments in their employees in order to create a competitive [...]