IP: IT worker issues

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 03:35:21 -0400
> From: David Rosensweig <dlrosens () seas upenn edu>
> Organization: University of Pennsylvania
>
> It is common for companies across America to
>    complain about a shortage of information
>    technology workers. The reality, however, is
>    that there is no widespread lack of workers, but
>    a shortfall in the ability of companies to recruit IT employees, to
> assess
>    their talent and to make their jobs rewarding enough to keep them
> from
>    quitting, claims a study by Wharton management professor Peter
>    Cappelli.
>
> In addition, employers frequently seem unwilling to consider hiring
> older,
>    experienced IT workers.
>
> http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2880309.html?tag=st.ne.1002.bgif.ni