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Houston IT Hiring Trends

2008

by James Del Monte CPC, CERSJDA Professional Services, Inc.

“ . . . Almost 100% of a managers success comes from hiring and retaining good people. Good people don’t make the difference - they are the difference“

- James Del Monte - - James Del Monte - CERSCERS

Hard Questions

1. Who are you and what does JDA stand for?

2. What is going on in the employment market?

3. What skills are hot and what's not?

4. What are the current and future hiring trends?

5. How do you position yourself to maximize your career?

6. Are you done yet?

What JDA Does. . .JDA Professional Services, Inc. is a Houston-based IT staffing firm specializing in the recruitment of strategic-technical to executive-level professionals. We provide staffing solutions through full-time, contract, and project-based placements. Since 1981, we have been helping companies build great IT departments while helping IT professionals find the right career opportunities.

Full-Time Staffing

Contract /Temporary Staffing

Special Projects Staffing

JDA

•Leadership

•Industry/Business knowledge

•Networking Opportunities

•Friendship

Value of a Professional Organization

Law of Supply and Demand

The demand for skilled professionals peaked 4Q99 and has decreased, bottoming out 3Q03. The current cycle indicates that once again there are more positions than skilled

professionals, and this is projected to continue past 2010.

Labor Surplus vs. Skill Shortage

1984

1995

2Q01

4Q04

Demand Bottomed

4Q99

Demand Peaked

Demand Bottomed Supply

Demand

1989 3Q03

Job Creation

1 million new IT positions from 2004 – 2014 that’s a 30% increase(BLS)

Labor Surplus vs. Skill Shortage

Employment Index

Employment of workers in IT Occupations

3,200,000

3,300,000

3,400,000

3,500,000

3,600,000

3,700,000

3,800,000

3,900,000

2003

Q4

2004

Q1

2004

Q2

2004

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2004

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2005

Q1

2005

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2005

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2005

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2006

Q1

2006

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2006

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2006

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2007

Q1

2007

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2007

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2007

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2008

Q1

2008

Q2

Source: National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (www.naccb.org)

Unemployment Virtually “Zero” Among IT Professionals

Occupation 2Q2008 Unemployment rate

Computer hardware engineers 1.7

Computer and information systems managers 2.1

Computer programmers 3.3

Computer scientists and systems analysts 1.0

Computer software engineers 1.9

Computer support specialists 3.7

Database administrators 1.6

Network and computer systems administrators 2.8

Network systems and data communications analysts 2.5

Source: unpublished tabulations of Current Population Survey data furnished by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education Pays

Doctoral degree

Professional degree

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Associate degree

Some college, no degree

High-school graduate

Less than a high-school diploma

Unemployment rate in 2007 (Percent) Median weekly earnings in 2007 (Dollars)

1.4%

1.3

1.8

2.2

3.0

3.8

4.4

7.1

$1,497

1,427

1,165

987

740

683

604

428

Source: http://www.bls.gov/emp/emptab7.htm

The job market has shifted from an Employer’s MarketEmployer’s Market to a Job Seeker’s MarketJob Seeker’s Market - to a Combination MarketCombination Market.

Candidate

Candidate

Candidate

Position

Position

Position

Position

Candidate

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Market Shift

New Enrollment in CS & CE Bachelor, Master & PhD Programs

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Illustration of participation in 4-year or higher computer-related degree programs from 1998-2007

How Work Gets DoneOff-shoring

Out-sourcing

2008 Houston IT Hiring

Increase Staff, 61Decrease

Staff, 11

Remain the Same, 28

• Will come from companies with less than 100 employees

• In Houston there are less than 4,000 companies with over 100 employees

• These companies need the same services as large companies - just not all the time

80% of Job Growth

Big VS Small

• Traditional business don’t create jobs or invent products they buy them

• Job Growth vs Job Creation

• Risk Aversive – more committee decision make to limit career risk

4 Generations

• > 46 Depression WWII

• 47 - 64 Baby Boomers

• 65 - 85 Generation X

• 86 - 05 Generation Y or millennial

Generation Perception

• Strengths• Connected• Networking with others• Multi-tasking• Team players – collective

action • Structured workers• Complex problem solving• Traditional values• Desire to succeed • Tech savvy • Heroic spirit • Tenacious

• Weaknesses• Catered to • Work habits• Attention span• Immediate gratification• Need for feedback• 80% turn over first year• Grade inflation / abilities • No independent responsibility• Unrealistic expectation • Lack of patience • Inexperience in life skills

Gen Y

• 74% of employers say Gen Y workers expect to be paid more

• 61% say Gen Y workers expect to have flexible schedules

• 56% say Gen Y workers expect to be promoted within the year

• 50% say Gen Y workers expect to have more vacation or personal time

• 37% say Gen Y workers expect to have access to state-of-the-art technology

• Bingham consulting professionals 2008

What Makes a Successful Employee

• Showing up• Being ready to work• Doing what it takes• Ability to learn and take on more• Plays well with others• Attitude - positive optimistic

A faithful employee is as refreshing as a cool day in the hot summertime. Proverbs 26 13

#1 Suggestion by #1 Suggestion by ExecutivesExecutives

•Learn the Business

Your biggest asset? = ability to make money – this will take constant training and upgrading – invest both time and money in oneself. You have to INVEST in your biggest asset! Think ROI.

Skills CIO’s Look For Personal Inventory

• Business/Functional• Project Management• Communication - written and oral• Presentation • Problem Solving• Critical Thinking • Leadership• Organization Skills• Time Management• Attention to Detail• Learning Ability• Flexibility

Future Skills

• Navigation and filter skills

• Relationship building in multi cultural environment

• Learn to learn

• Connecting the dots

Networking for Success

• On going process - not an event

• Stay in touch over the long haul

• Give first before you ask in return

• Add value first

Sales & Marketing 101 Multi-level Marketing

• The concept • Make big request• Be specific

Networking

It all starts with networking and finding the value that you bring

Ask and you shall receive

Advice from CIO’s

• Develop your personal network• Specific technology can be learned as needed• In the fast changing technology, knowledge, ability, skills and

habits are all combined to make a career • Make sure that all strategic plans are tied to a technology plan• Have personal integrity, be humble, be frank and honest• Get technical, stay intellectual and put in more than you take out

while you are in a career building mode.• Look for mentors to help you improve. • Be aggressive in ways to help the business (don’t just wait for

someone to give you work). • Half of everything you know today will be obsolete in three

years.• Maintain a healthy balance between self, family and work.

Laugh a lot and eat your vegetables.

“May you live in interesting times”- Confucius- Confucius

Questions

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701 North Post Oak RoadSuite 610

Houston, Texas 77024-3818

Phone: 713-548-5400www.jdapsi.com

Contract and Full-time Staffing Information Technology Staffing Specialists Consulting and Special Projects