Volume 4, Issue 3 - March 2009
It seems like the only news these days is economic in nature, and most of it's pretty grim. Everyone is looking for ways to stay competitive in
an increasingly tough job market. There's an article on this topic in this week's US News and World Report, describing a recent Accenture survey of 3,600 professionals in 18 countries. The survey included an equal number of men and women, and the results are kind of interesting.
About half of those interviewed felt they weren't sufficiently challenged by their jobs, and those who considered themselves "very successful" said they were going out of their way to learn new skills, ask for new
assignments and would be willing to travel or relocate to advance their careers. In most areas, the results were gender neutral, but the survey suggests women need to pay more attention to technology. Only 59% of the women considered
themselves early adopters of technology, compared to 70% of the men.
With blogs, social networks, and wireless PDAs playing an increasingly important role in business, it looks like women need to stretch a little more here. Keep
learning, keep reaching!
Linda Magnusson-Rosario, CEO
Survey Finds Gaping Tech-Awareness Gap
A recent InformationWeek survey was designed to compare how IT leaders and non-IT corporate executives think about two hot technologies: next-generation Web applications and
virtualization. While there were similar findings in both groups around Web apps, there was a significant gap around virtualization. Read the article.
Driving Innovation
Experts agree that small businesses must innovate to survive, but many focus on the social and operational factors that drive innovation. This post suggests that technology is the key to driving innovation.
Computer Science Makes a Comeback
The number of majors and pre-majors in US computer science programs was up 6.2%, according to an annual survey conducted by the Computing Research Association. After more than six years of
enrollment decline in this area, industry experts are optimistic about the comeback. Read the article.
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