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Cisco Overhauls Its Certification, Training Programs
Driven by accelerating technology transitions and evolving job roles, Cisco has revised its Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Routing and Switching certification. The IT giant also updated courses for the Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) Training, and added several network programmability specialist certifications. The new or enhanced courses are designed to help IT professionals at…
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Why Hiring Is Up, but Finding the Right Fit Can Be Hard
IT hiring Staffing Surge, Part I 59% of hiring managers and HR pros at technology companies plan to hire full-time, permanent employees through the rest of the year, up from 51% last year. Staffing Surge, Part II 67% hired full-time, permanent workers in the first half of 2014. Hired Guns 53% plan to hire temporary…
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11 Reasons Guarded Optimism Prevails on IT Hiring Front
IT hiring Dice Findings: Minor Downtick 70% of employers plan to hire more tech professionals in the next six months, down just slightly from 73% at the end of last year. Dice Findings: Stable Staffing One-third said IT workers are leaving their current positions this year, down from 42% that said they experienced turnover late…
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Channel News Briefs: Week of June 29
Okta Unveils Tiered Channel Partner Program Okta has revamped its Okta Solution Providers (OSP) partner program with a new tiered structure and program enhancements. The OSP program increases support and benefits for qualified partners to help drive business in the enterprise security market with cloud-based identity-management services. The new four-tiered structure allows Okta to scale the program…
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IT Companies Struggle to Hire Qualified Workers
IT hiring problems Tough Fit 53% of channel vendors and other IT companies have open positions for which they can’t find qualified candidates. All or Nothing 60% of IT hiring managers at these companies say they’ve never hired someone who doesn’t fit the full requirements of a job listing. Earnings Dispute 40% of these IT…
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Gauging the State of the Solution Provider
Solution providers Hiring Across the Channel A full 87% said they plan to do the same amount or more hiring in 2014 as 2013; 46% say they will hire more. Drivers of Hiring Across the Channel Of the solution providers surveyed, 77% report they are hiring more people to support new clients; 65% are now…
