U.S. economy adds tech jobs

CNET News.com is carrying a story which further adds to the belief that the IT industry has turned the corner in regards to hiring trends. Earlier this year there was some concern with the telecommunications field cutting jobs with all of the mergers going on. It looks like during the month of April the telecommunications field added 6,700 jobs.

According to the report and from what other analysts added on the hiring trends should continue for the next several months. Venture capitalists have also been funneling money into a variety of fields which include wireless communications and the internet.

Over all I can attest to the fact that I am still holding onto 2 jobs. From what I've seen alot of people who have been involved in the IT field have become settled into their knowledge base and focus more on learning what they need to learn to do their immediate jobs. This is leaving a gap in where they can grow from their current status. I don't know if this has as much to do with people just happy to be employed or complacency in where they are currently at. I know at both of the companies that I'm currently at the promotion prospects are currently not good but that has as much to do with being in a flat corporate structure than anything else.

It will be interesting to see what happens when opportunities do open up and who they will be offered to or if the companies will go outside to hire new talent. I still think there will be tremendous opportunities for those who keep improving their skill sets and look to apply the different skills to help the companies they work for.