{"id":208,"date":"2011-05-09T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T21:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/?p=208"},"modified":"2014-02-07T16:46:30","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T23:46:30","slug":"cs-graduates-seeing-better-playing-field-in-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/cs-graduates-seeing-better-playing-field-in-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"CS Graduates Seeing Better Playing Field in 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The economy has improved for graduates hitting the field with computer science degrees.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/news.dice.com\/2011\/05\/04\/dicetv-cs-graduates-can-jump-into-a-strong-market\/\">According to Dice.com<\/a>, companies are planning to hire almost 20% more graduates this year.<\/p>\n<p>Last year was tough for many people trying to get in, graduates and experienced workers alike.\u00a0 Employers were averaging roughly 40 applicants for every open position.\u00a0 That average has dropped significantly to about 21 applicants this year.\u00a0 With job creation running at a generally consistent clip for some time, graduates are starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel.<\/p>\n<p>Demand for skills reaches across the IT field.\u00a0 Networking and storage skills are being sought by those gearing up to be a Cloud vendor.\u00a0 Security skills are in demand in both corporate and government.\u00a0\u00a0 Application developers for web, mobile and software are finding homes in small as well as enterprise-level employers.<\/p>\n<p>Computer science graduates can supplement their degrees with focused skill training in the hottest IT topics of today.\u00a0 GogoTraining is\u00a0a leading provider of high-quality training taught by industry experts, available online and affordable (even for graduates!).\u00a0 Example areas of interest include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/training\/programs\/android-development.php\">Android developer training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/training\/courses\/index.php#Linux\">Linux administration and programming training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/training\/courses\/index.php#Microsoft\">Microsoft server training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/certification\/oracle-certification.php\">Oracle database administration training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/training\/courses\/index.php#Java\">Java programming training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/training\/courses\/index.php#Programming Languages\">C programming training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/training\/courses\/index.php#Business Intelligence\">Business Intelligence training<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/training\/courses\/index.php#I\/O and Storage\">I\/O and Storage training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/certification\/itil-v3-training.php\">ITIL Foundations and Intermediate training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/training\/courses\/index.php#Security\">IT Security training<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The economy has improved for graduates hitting the field with computer science degrees.\u00a0 According to Dice.com, companies are planning to hire almost 20% more graduates this year. 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