YOUR Future

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YOUR Future
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Current and Future IT Market Trends

• Average salary in IT?
• 59,507 or over 1100/week
• (Workopolis.com Salary Wizard, January 2007)
• Most positions are FULL TIME
• While the vast majority of IT positions involve a
  standard 35-40 hour work week, salaries can vary
  significantly.

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IT shortage in Canada

• Approx. 89,000 IT jobs will need to be filled
  across Canada in the next 3 5 years (Klie,
  Shannon. Canadian HR Reporter, Feb, 2008)

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IT shortage will hit all jobs

• Managers
• Engineers
• Analysts
• Programmers
• Technicians
• Other

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Current and Future IT Market Trends

• Technology will continue to set the pace for
  jobs.
• As technology becomes a greater part of doing
  business, more computer-related jobs will be
  created.
• Employers will seek and pay a premium for people
  who not only have technical skills, but also have
  the ability to
• listen
• solve problems
• interact with co-workers

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CAREERS in Information Technology
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GIS Technician
GOOGLE EARTH COMMUNITY PORTAL
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Computer Games Programmer
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Web Designer
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Community SUPPORT
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SSMIC Focus Areas
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Technology Incubator
Technology Incubator

• Helping IT start-ups succeed!
• State-of-the-art facility
• Guidance and mentoring
• Access to funding opportunities

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SME Support Services
SME Support Services
Helping Small to Medium Size IT Enterprises
Succeed!
IT Business Guidance
Workshops
Funding Access
Bid Monitoring
IT Community Connection
Networking Events
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Resources

• ITSSM.com features Sault Reconnect, job
  postings, bidding, networking opportunities
• IT-Careers.ca Resource for IT jobs in Canada
• GIS Program at Sault College http//www.saultcoll
  ege.ca/Programs/4018.asp
• MsC, Computer Game Technology, Algoma University
  www.algomau.ca