HomeSpotlight Page 10 - Top 20 Tech and Channel Trends of 2009
The last 12 months will go down as one of the most disruptive and tumultuous periods in channel and technology market history. Not all the trends of 2009 are bad; in fact, some are quite positive. Channel Insider reflects on the top 20 trends of 2009 and their impact on the technology and channel marketplaces.
Top 20 Tech and Channel Trends of 2009 - 12. Skills Shortage Amid High Unemployment
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12. Skills Shortage Amid High Unemployment
Solution providers and vendors alike complained over the last year about not being able to find the technical, sales and management talents needed to run their businesses. These complaints came as the national unemployment rate climbed past 10 percent amid IT vendors and end user organization laying off tech workers by the thousands. In the first six months of the recession, more than 160,000 IT jobs were lost to the recession. The problem often wasn’t a lack of talent in the jobseeker pool, but rather a combination of disjointed expectations, wage conflicts and location. Many jobseekers had a skill, but not multiple skills to fill the newly consolidate jobs. Applications were often spread across the country at a time when relocation was cost-prohibitive. And, of course, many applications often sought salaries higher than what companies are willing or could afford to pay.
12. Skills Shortage Amid High Unemployment
