IT Expanding Demand, Expanding Salaries

Anna Mathieu, Redfish Technology

The Information Technology sector continues to expand so far in 2012. Investment continues both in infrastructure and in staffing. Software developers, Health IT, and Security Cleared IT are in high demand. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projected that from 2008 to 2018 Computer Software Engineers 283,000 jobs will be added. This adds to the competition for talent.

Along with the increased competition for IT talent, are increased salaries, according to the 17th annual Redmond Salary Survey. Salaries stagnated for some years but many employers are seeing the wisdom of salary increases to current employees in order to stay competitive and retain technical talent. Continue Reading

Interview with An Architect

* What is your job title and what industry do you work in? How many years of experience do you have in this field?

My official job title is Entry Level Architect II. I work for a state agency and I’ve been doing this for a few years. I went back to school to become an architect a little bit ago. Before that, I had been working as an engineer. Continue Reading

Architect Entry-Level Job: Physical And Mental

As an architect you have an eye for design, you see structure and potential in what the rest of only see as a disaster area. Creativity is your middle name and an entry-level architect job is just what you need to get you started.
Just as with other job careers, entry-level architects have a nice range of job choices. As an architect you can be a designer, a environmental or urban planner or a manager. As these jobs titles demonstrate there are physical and mental aspects to an entry-level architect’s job and you can decide which one you will tone. So have fun, learn new things and find that entry-level job!!
Resources:
http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layouthtmls/swzl_salaryrangenarrowjob_10_DD01.html
http://career.berkeley.edu/architecture/ArchFaq.stm
http://smarthunt.com/Jobs-Smart.cfm?SubCatID=259
http://www.aejob.com/
http://www.unixl.com/dir/maths_and_engineering/architecture/architect_jobs/
http://www.landscape.cornell.edu/jobs.html