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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Information Technology (IT)
They are talking about this topic: Experience & Credentials
The quotes below are about this issue:
Employers emphasize they can provide extensive on-the-job training for new hires to ensure competency in the specific programs used within their sector of the industry. Therefore, a basic skill set is more important than vendor-specific certifications.
| "We expect them to have to the basics down and the knowledge base down, but as for implementing them in our environment they pretty much have to learn from the ground up. And we have a lot invested in our employees. It takes one to two years for them to become proficient at what they do. So, that's been our experience." | Central |
| "Our technical requirements are quite high, so we don't expect someone to come in up-and-running. But we do require the basic skill sets that we can teach and train and mold. Because I think with that, they're just ready to go forward." | Central |