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AbilITy Connection Fall Forum

November 4th, 2010

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Agenda

• Introductions

• Ability Connection Overview

• Market Overview and Discussion

• Break

• Degrees

• IT Workforce Research

• Q&A

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AbilITy Connection OverviewFall Forum 2010

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• Students – Protégées – Students in AbilITy Connection

– Consumers – Students under DVR guidance

• Mentors – Volunteers in jobs helping students

• Information Technology (IT)– Career working with people, data, processes, and computers to manage

information and organizations

Overview – Terms and Language

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AbilITy ConnectionMentoring

Internships, scholarships and job placement services –facilitating career assistance and guidance

AdvocacyExperience and networking opportunities for people with disabilities entering IT

Connections To local employers

GuidanceFinding independence and personal satisfaction

Mentoring Advocacy

ConnectionsGuidance

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• Ability Connection Mentorship Track

• Ability Connection Placement Track

AbilITy Connection – Two TracksSoft Skills Mentorship Job Interview

ConnectionsPlacement

Protégé not in school and looking for employment only

Coaching

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Ideal Profile of a Referral

Mentorship Track

• Enrolled Student or Strong Desire to Learn– Most protégées working towards technical degree– Career advice also an option

• Desire to Build Career in Technology– Technology is everywhere in business – IT is design, creativity and usability

• Positive Attitude– AbilITy Connection ready to help – Lowering bar not the goal, helping give people boost when needed is

• Time and Focus– Minimum of couple of hours/month available

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Ideal Profile of a Referral

Placement Track

• Technical Degree Obtained– Open to career guidance– Marketable skills

• Desire to Build Career in Technology– Technology is everywhere in business – IT is design, creativity and usability

• Positive Attitude– AbilITy Connection ready to help – Lowering bar not the goal, helping give people boost when needed is

• Time and Focus– Minimum of couple of hours/month available

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Market ResearchFall Forum 2010

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But Milwaukee is only the 23rd largest city!

Milwaukee13th Hottest IT Employment Market

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• Recession is Over

• Growth is Here

Economy Improving

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Research from February 2010

Where is the Growth?

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15 of Top 38 Hottest IT Jobs

Rank Job title 10- year growth

1 Software Architect 34%

7 Database Administrator 20%

17 Information Systems Security Engineer 23%

18 Software Engineering / Development Director 17%

20 Information Technology Manager 17%

21 Telecommunications Network Engineer 53%

24 Network Operations Project Manager 23%

Rank Job title 10- year growth

26 Information Technology Business Analyst 20%

28 Information Technology Consultant 17%

30 Test Software Development Engineer 20%

31 Information Technology Network Engineer 23%

33 Information Technology Program Manager 17%

35 Computer and Information Scientist 24%

37 Programmer Analyst 20%

38 Applications Engineer 34%

Data from CNN Money

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Centare Group Survey

SE WI Focus

Software Development Consulting

38 responses out of 55 employees

• Average Salary $90,000 + Benefits

• Average Years Experience 9

• Average Age 35• Most Interesting Degree – Bachelor in Game Design and Development

• 2 Developers started with Associate Degrees and Earned Bachelors

• Most popular degree – Computer Science followed by Software Engineering

10%

90%

Managers, UX and BAs at Centare

AssociateBachelor

4% 11%

63%

18%

5%Developers at Centare

No DegreeAssociateBachelorMastersPHD

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Feel free to raise your hand at any time

to ask the panel a question.

This is your time for interaction.

Panel Discussion

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• Degree choices

– Associate

– Bachelor’s CS, CE, EE, IT/MIS

– Math, music, foreign language

• Area programs

– MATC, WCTC, UWW, UWM, MU, MSOE, UW-Parkside

Where to learn?

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• 43% of CIOs believe current IT skills reasonably

matched 2009 needs

• Only 37% of CIOs believe current IT staff can meet

skill requirements in next 3years 2009 MIT CISR survey

IT Workforce Skills Research

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Click icon to add chartProject PlanningProcess KnowledgeCompany KnowledgeBPRSystems AnalysisIndustry KnowledgeProject LeadershipProject Risk ManagementSystems DesignChange Management

Skills critical in house ProgrammingSystems TestingDesktop/HelpdeskSystems DesignSystems AnalysisVoice/DataTelecommDatabase DesignContinuity/RecoveryOperationsServer HostingOS/ Architecture & Standards

Project PlanningProject LeadershipProject Risk ManagementSystems AnalysisUser Relationship ManagementSystems DesignNegotiationIndustry KnowledgeProcess KnowledgeProject Integration

ProgrammingSystems AnalysisSystems TestingSystems DesignCommunicationVoice/Data TelecommDesktop/HelpdeskArchitecture & StandardsDatabase Design

Skills sourced from 3PPs

Skills desired in entry-level hiresSkills desired in mid-level hires

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IT Administration & Development

Christopher Omernik

Database Administrator - Microsoft SQL Server

Application Developer

In the real world…

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Dynamic Responsibilities

• Paged at 3 AM: replication failed on Charlie cluster– You will have tasks that you are not familiar with or don’t understand. No one

else will help you at 3 AM, and you are in charge.– You only know the goal – not always the means.

• We just bought bank X in city Y. Now you are the lead developer for application abc. But I don’t know language a and never heard of platform z!– You always need to be ready to learn new things in IT.

• There was a re-organization. Now you’re part of Katie’s team, and you have a different job title.– Things change. You have to be ready to take on extra tasks at any time.

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– We launched a mainframe training program in 2010 to recruit and train

mainframe developers (COBOL, CSS).

– Retirement is removing this skill set from the labor force.

– Perceived legacy technology not being taught in colleges.

– ATMs, check processing, etc. still mostly run on mainframes at large financial

companies.

– The mainframe is dead! The mainframe lives.

– Offers opportunities to transfer from other business lines: i.e. retail banking,

back office processing.

New Opportunities in Old Technologies

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Chris’ Tips…

• Not everyone is a system admin. Don’t forget about jobs in security, software, project managers, licensing, etc..

• You don’t have to have a degree in IT. I placed trades.• Best tip: the bus starts at the help desk or the PC install area

because everyone goes there. Start small, and move up.• Get a good grasp of the basic architecture of a technology, and the

internet is your friend.• Remember the mainframe.• It is better to know a little about a lot of things.• Be aware of outsourcing trends. What are the last things they can

outsource?

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DiscussionIT Market

Jobs and Future

Roles and Responsibilities

Entry Level

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THANK YOUFor Your Support and Referrals!

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The Top 50 – Great Pay & Growth

Money and PayScale.com rate the top 50 careers with great pay and growth prospects.

(10 Year Forecast)

Rank Job title Job growth

1 Systems Engineer 45%

5 Information Technology Project Manager 16%

8 Computer/Network Security Consultant 27%

10Sales Director 10%

12Software Developer 28%

16Software Product Manager 28%

17Business Analyst, IT 29%

30Telecommunications Network Engineer 53%

39Computer Software Program Manager 28%

40Applications Systems Analyst 29%