The study indicated that certifications would become even more important as employers struggle to find individuals to fill job openings. Despite a virtual buyer’s market for hiring, roughly eight in ten HR executives in the United States said it’s challenging to find the right candidate with the right skill set to fill their openings. Many IT managers in the study shared a similar view: For certain positions, the pool of available talent is not as deep as they would like it to be.
The CompTIA Academy Partner Program is a robust educational initiative designed to assist academic institutions, nonprofit organizations and government retraining agencies to extend the reach and impact of their curricula for students pursuing careers in technology. Participation in the CompTIA Academy Partner Program is open to secondary schools, colleges, universities, other not-for-profit educational institutions and government-funded educational agencies. The program is targeted initially at organizations in North America.
It would make sense in light of the Skype acquisition — allowing Microsoft to sell a complete mobile Skype handset solution. Analyst Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group believes a Microsoft/Nokia combo could provide an alternative to standard telecoms, especially around the world. Even in the U.S., where Nokia isn’t as strong, Enderle says there is room for competition to the country’s vanishingly small number of telecom carriers.
