Human-computer interface. There will be a growing demand for skills in designing user interfaces for Web and desktop applications. Thanks to companies like Apple Inc., consumers are increasingly seeing well-designed products, Scott says. Why shouldnt they demand that in every piece of software they use?
Source: Robert Half Technology, May 2007
Project management. Project management is a perennial hot skill, but the new wrinkle is the need to demonstrate actual expertise in this arena. Job reqs are coming in for true project managers, not just people who have that title, says Grant Gordon, managing director at staffing firm Intronic Solutions Group in Overland Park, Kan.
Employers want in-the-trenches experience, Gordon says. The right candidates are fewer and farther between, and those that are there can be more picky on salaries and perks, he says.