Computer and information systems career offers a promising future
Kirsten Landis
Issue date: 1/27/10 Section: News
In a time of economic hardships and layoffs, the notion of high paying internships, job security and a high labor demand may seem like a fictional scenario, but the trend in computer and information systems presents a similar scenario that opens up a vast field of opportunity to students.
"Like any other segment of the job market, CIS jobs follow a cyclical pattern that coincides with the economy. However, there will always be a need for qualified professionals in CIS [computer and information systems], IS [information systems], and IT [information technology] fields. As technology continues to proliferate in our society, I see the demand for skilled CIS professionals increasing. Traditional CIS fields (e.g., programming, systems analysis, network administration, database administration, et al.) will continue to remain. However, we are now seeing increasing demand for professionals in developing fields, such as IT project management, business/competitive intelligence, information security and assurance and cyber forensics," said Dr. Gary Alan Davis, associate professor of computer and information systems.
While nearly every avenue of the job market experienced a downturn due to the crippling effects of the recession, CIS related fields have and continue to experience a high labor demand, but were unable to fill positions during the recession. However, as the economy has demonstrated signs of recovery, companies are scrambling to fill the postponed CIS related positions which ultimately signals opportunity.
"The recent increase in available CIS positions seems to tie directly to the rebounding U.S. economy. As with other types of positions, most companies forego filling CIS-related positions during economic downturns. When the recession began during Bush's second presidential term (specifically, December 2007), companies stopped hiring for CIS, IS, and IT positions. Now that the recession is ending, companies are desperate to fill all of those available positions that they were unable to fill over the past two years," said Davis.
"Like any other segment of the job market, CIS jobs follow a cyclical pattern that coincides with the economy. However, there will always be a need for qualified professionals in CIS [computer and information systems], IS [information systems], and IT [information technology] fields. As technology continues to proliferate in our society, I see the demand for skilled CIS professionals increasing. Traditional CIS fields (e.g., programming, systems analysis, network administration, database administration, et al.) will continue to remain. However, we are now seeing increasing demand for professionals in developing fields, such as IT project management, business/competitive intelligence, information security and assurance and cyber forensics," said Dr. Gary Alan Davis, associate professor of computer and information systems.
While nearly every avenue of the job market experienced a downturn due to the crippling effects of the recession, CIS related fields have and continue to experience a high labor demand, but were unable to fill positions during the recession. However, as the economy has demonstrated signs of recovery, companies are scrambling to fill the postponed CIS related positions which ultimately signals opportunity.
"The recent increase in available CIS positions seems to tie directly to the rebounding U.S. economy. As with other types of positions, most companies forego filling CIS-related positions during economic downturns. When the recession began during Bush's second presidential term (specifically, December 2007), companies stopped hiring for CIS, IS, and IT positions. Now that the recession is ending, companies are desperate to fill all of those available positions that they were unable to fill over the past two years," said Davis.
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