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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Information Technology (IT)
They are talking about this topic: Occupation-Specific Skills
The quotes below are about this issue:
With rapid and ongoing changes in the field of technology, many employers are most interested in candidates that have broad technical knowledge. When candidates possess this knowledge, employers are able to provide on-the-job training in more specialized knowledge.
| "Two-year technicians don't need quite that level of understanding, but they need to know how to apply it, how to implement it, how to install the equipment, and how to provision it so it works. And they need to understand the testing process. So, there is a need for all the different levels that work together in that." | Southwest |
| "New hires need to have a general understanding of IT and the basics. They understand how the various players and the network work, but they may not understand how to go out and provision an Ethernet interface in an Alcatel-Lucent device. Those are the hands-on experiences that they have to learn and understand." | Southwest |
| "Our people have to be able to install and maintain and—when there are issues—take care of those issues." | Southwest |
| "When we interview, we also look for folks that just have a good, broad understanding of a lot of IT concepts. Because the technology has changed so fast, it's impossible for someone to keep up with everything new all the time. But if they have a good understanding of the basics, a lot of times it's just knowing how to use Google and typing in, 'How do you do this in this system?' or 'How do I do it in that system?' You get your results, and then just follow the instructions." | Southwest |
| "New hires need a BA or BS. For us, we focus a lot on object-oriented type principles. It's important that they understand that and all the other topics from class fairly well, and they can apply it in different ways." | Southwest |
| "We probably use 10 or 15 different languages. Next year, half of those could be different. So, I think that's why having that diverse background is important. Because if you understand the core concepts, it's easy to figure out how to apply it to whatever the flavor of the month is." | Southwest |