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Job Descriptions Enterprise Architecture

80% of IT Professionals Lose Jobs in Outsourcing

Increase Your Compensation

Job Descriptions with Enterprise Architecture Positions

The job descriptions contained within the Internet and Information Technology Position Descriptions HandiGuide® was completed in 2008 and contains over 600 pages; which includes sample organization charts, a job progression matrix, over 210 job descriptions. The book also addresses Fair Labor Standards and the ADA, and is in a new easier to read format. Each job description meets ADA standards and the position description is delivered in electronic format - word which is editable and PDF which is printed. Also included are tools to help you expand, evaluate and define your enterprise's unique additional required.

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80% of IT Professionals Lose Jobs When Companies Outsource

Janco Associates has just completed an analysis of over 75 companies within the US that have outsourced their IT functions to see what the impact was on the IT Job Market.  The major finding was that just under 20% of the IT professionals remained with the
company in some capacity and in some cases at a lower salary.

The actual percentages were 71.63% - Laid off; 8,65% - Quit within 90 days of the outsourcing; and 19.72% - Remained with the company at least 90 days after  outsourcing.

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Proven Steps to Increase Your Compensation

 Many IT professionals ask, how can I increase what I am paid? Janco has defined 5 proven actions that any IT professional can take.  They are:

• Obtain a university or technical degree - a BA or BS will have value long past that of a certification that will be out of date in a few years.
• Build your network of peers and potential employers - You need others who will vouch for you, whether you are transitioning outside your current company or aiming for an internal promotion, so it is important to build trust and respect with your peers, bosses and associates. As a part of this effort, focus on improving your communication skills.
• Increase Your hardware, software, and application experience -  If you are  going to have to use IT hardware, software, and applications, maintain them for other users or convince customers to include those products in solution, you need to be able to discuss your own experiences with those products.
• Attend training and seminars of the latest IT solutions - Expand your knowledge and experience base by every means possible. There are many training and seminar programs that are available from vendors attend them and then quickly apply what you have learned.
• Expand your on-the-job experience  - Whenever opportunity arises, throw your hat in the ring for that new project, whether or not it is outside your areas of expertise.  Pursuing projects outside the normal scope of your job responsibilities not only expands your marketable knowledge and experience, but can put you in the position to meet, network with and impress new people.

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