Recruitment for Social Media: Where and What Skills Needed..

Posted on April 27, 2012 by admin

Social media seems to continue to be the rage. But where do you find social media professionals and what skills are in demand?

 

Wanted Analytics brings us the details:

 

Social media skills have seen increasing hiring demand over the past year. In fact, the volume of online job listings for jobs that require social media skill sets has grown 75% between March 2011 and March 2012, causing fierce competition for talent and making these jobs hard for Recruiters to fill. So, we thought it would be helpful to share some information about where some of the best markets may be to find these specialized skill sets.

 

Our Hiring Scale™ shows that the 5 cities with the best recruiting conditions are Tallahassee (FL), Palm Bay (FL), Scranton (PA), Lakeland (FL), and Napa (CA). These metro areas have large talent pools, in comparison to the current hiring demand being placed by employers in these areas. Recruiters that that are able to source talent from these areas (and possibly relocate candidates) may be able to fill their jobs faster In these locations, open positions are likely to be filled faster – which means job ads are typically listed for shorter periods of time, there is likely to be less competition among employers to source candidates, and the cost-per-hire is likely to be lower.

 

Cities Where Social Media Jobs Are Easiest to Fill

 

best locations to recruit social media professionals 

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

Tallahassee, Florida is currently the best location to be recruiting social media talent. Here, there are just 14 companies currently sourcing for potential candidates with these skills. In addition, job ads stay online for an average of 30 days, or just over 4 weeks. You can also compare the Hiring Scale in Tallahassee to that of Boston, one of the metro areas where social media professionals are among the hardest to recruit. In Boston, there are 600 employers currently with job ads for social media talent, meaning there is more competition for Boston-based professionals than in other areas. In addition, Recruiters in the Boston metro area leave job ads online for an average of 42 days – that’s almost 2 weeks longer than in Tallahassee.

 

Hiring Scale for Social Media Professionals in Tallahassee, FL (Easy-to-Fill Location)

 

Hiring Scale for Social Media Professionals in Tallahassee 

Source: WANTED Analytics

Hiring Scale for Social Media Professionals in Boston, MA (Hard-to-Fill Location)

 

Hiring Scale for Social Media Professionals in Boston 

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

Also, if you are currently recruiting for social media talent, compare the skills you are looking for with the below most commonly required ones. Are you recruiting for the same talents that your competitors are looking for? Make sure you are recruiting for the most up-to-date, current skill sets in potential candidates!

 

  1. Microsoft Office
  2. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  3. Adobe Photoshop
  4. Customer relationship management (CRM)
  5. Search engine marketing (SEM)
  6. HTML
  7. JavaScript
  8. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  9. WordPress
  10. Adobe InDesign
  11. Google Analytics
  12. Salesforce CRM
  13. Web Analytics
  14. Adobe Creative Suite
  15. Structured Query Language (SQL)

 

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Digital Marketers: Hiring at All Time High/Skills Needed

Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin

The digital age is in full swing and those with the skills to market products are in high demand. What skills are needed to be in the boom?

 

Wanted Analytics brings us the “download”:

 

Spending on internet advertising increased 22% to $31 billion in 2011, an all-time high according to a recent TechCrunch article. Digital marketing is a growing skill set and we wanted to look at hiring demand for this talent. With online ad spending on the rise, we weren’t too surprised to see that hiring demand for digital marketers was at an all-time high as well. During March, about 3,500 job ads were posted online for marketers with digital skills and experience.

 

Hiring Demand for Digital Marketers – 4 Year Hiring Trend

 

Hiring demand for digital marketers 

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

Here are some of the most demanded tools and technologies that are required of digital marketing candidates:

 

  1. Microsoft PowerPoint
  2. Microsoft Office
  3. Search engine optimization (SEO)
  4. Customer relationship management (CRM)
  5. Search engine marketing (SEM)
  6. Web analytics
  7. Adobe Photoshop
  8. Microsoft Word
  9. Google Analytics
  10. Salesforce CRM
  11. Adobe InDesign
  12. Microsoft Excel
  13. Android
  14. Structured query language (SQL)
  15. Agency management

Marketing in general is a hard-to-fill occupation right now due to high demand, so it’s not necessarily surprising that these specialized jobs will be difficult-to-recruit as well. Recruiters in the New York metro area not only posted the highest number of job ads during March, but also increased their hiring demand by 27% compared to March 2011. With more than 450 companies currently competing for this talent, Recruiters are likely to experience a slightly longer time-to-fill than on average across the US. In the New York area, job ads are posted online for about 6 weeks. In comparison, the national average duration of a digital marketing job ad is about 5.5 weeks.

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Beyond the BS. What Certifications are Hot?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin

It’s time to step beyond the BS or BA degree to advance your career. What are the hot certifications employers are seeking these days?

 

Wanted Analytics brings us the scoop:

 

Yesterday we shared a list of the top 50 skills that employers most commonly request.  Today we thought we’d take a look at the top 50 certifications that are most commonly required.

 

1. Certified Registered Nurse (RN, RNC) 26. Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
2. Certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) 27. EPA Standards (EPA)
3. Basic Life Support (BLS) 28. Pharmacy Technician (PT)
4. Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) 29. Home Health Aide (HHA)
5. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) 30. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
6. Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 31. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
7. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) 32. Project Management Institute (PMI)
8. Board Certified (BC) 33. Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (CFNP)
9. First Aid Certification 34. Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
10. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) 35. Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)
11. Project Management Professional (PMP) 36. Pediatric Nurse (PN)
12. Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) 37. Medical Technologist (MT)
13. Long Term Care (LTC) 38. Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
14. Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) 39. Early Childhood Education (ECE)
15. Medical Assistant (MA) 40. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)
16. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) 41. Ambulatory Care (AC)
17. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) 42. Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
18. Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) 43. Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
19. Cisco Network Associate (CCNA) 44. Histotechnician Certificate (ASCP)
20. Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) 45. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
21. Board Eligible (BE) 46. General Securities Representative Exam (Series 7)
22. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) 47. Engineer-In-Training (EIT)
23. Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information Clearance (TS SCI) 48. Paramedic, Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System (EMT)
24. Special Education (SPED) 49. Certified Coding Specialist
25. Esthetician and Cosmetology License (ECL) 50. Food Safety Programs (HACCP)
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Got Game? Recruiting Game Programmers: Skills & Locations

Posted on April 19, 2012 by admin

Does your company have game enough to find the right talent?

 

Wanted Analytics brings us the fact and figures when it comes to finding game programmers:

 

A recent article on CNN discussed why gaming is a hot field right now. We’ve been watching the hiring demand for video game developers and wanted to look more at the skills commonly required to work in this field.

 

Nationwide hiring demand has been fairly consistent so far in 2012, with about 3,500 job ads posted online in March 2012. This is a 12% increase in hiring demand compared to last March. With many of the jobs for tech talent, it’s not too surprising to see that these jobs were most frequently advertised on the West Coast, with Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles seeing the highest volume of video gaming jobs.

 

Hiring Demand for Gaming Talent – 4 Year Hiring Trend

 

Hiring Demand for Video Game Specialists 

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

The most commonly advertised job titles to require gaming experience are: Video Gaming User Specialist, Merchandising Specialist, Music Software Gaming Specialist, Video Game Sales Specialist, Software Engineer, Media Specialist, Video Game Demonstrator, and Game Advisor.

 

The skills that are most commonly included in job ads for video gamers include:

 

  1. Microsoft Office
  2. Structured query language (SQL)
  3. Oracle Java
  4. Adobe Photoshop
  5. Javascript
  6. Microsoft PowerPoint
  7. Android
  8. Linux
  9. HTML
  10. Python extensible programming language
  11. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  12. Hypertext Processor (PHP)
  13. MySQL
  14. UNIX
  15. Extensible markup language (XML)

With Seattle seeing the most hiring demand during March, our Hiring Scale shows that gaming-related jobs will be hard-to-fill here. Since the available talent supply has not grown at the same pace as hiring demand, it is likely that Recruiters will compete heavily and experience a longer time-to-fill than in most other US cities. In Seattle, job ads remain online for an average of 50 days – or about 7 weeks.

 

Hiring Scale for Video Gaming Professionals in Seattle, WA

 

Hiring Scale for Video Gaming Professionals in Seattle 

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

In comparison, the Hiring Scale also shows the best markets to advertise jobs for gaming talent. In these locations, Recruiters are likely to see shorter posting periods. For example, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, job ads for gamers stay online for just 22 days – less than half the duration of a job ad in Seattle.

 

Best Markets to Advertise Video Gaming Job Openings

 

best markets to recruit gaming talent
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The Taxman Cometh..And So Does Hiring For Accountants..

Posted on April 16, 2012 by admin

Everyone’s favorite time of year is here again with tax season upon us. Is there a correlation between tax season and hiring for accountants?

 

Wanted Analytics brings us the real data:

 

With tax season in the final hours, we wanted to take one more look at hiring for Accountants and Auditors to see if there was a final push in job ads for this occupation. There was quite a significant increase in hiring for this occupation in March. More than 29,000 job ads were posted online for Accountants and Auditors, a 46% increase over March of last year. This is the highest volume of jobs posted online since October 2008, when the recession was beginning.

 

Hiring Demand for Accountants and Auditors – 4 Year Hiring Trend

 

Hiring Demand for Accountants and Auditors 

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

Of the 5 cities below with the highest volume of ads, all saw year-over-year increases. Not too surprisingly, New York saw the highest volume of job ads for Accountants and Auditors during March. More than 3,000 ads were posted online last month at a 54% increase compared to March of 2011. However, employers in Chicago saw the greatest growth since last year, with 57% more jobs this March than were seen last year.

 

Metropolitan Areas with Most Online Job Ads for Accountants and Auditors

 

5 cities with most job ads for Accountants 

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

Here are some of the most commonly advertised skills that are listed in job ads for Accountants and Auditors:

 

  1. Microsoft Office
  2. Internal Audit
  3. Microsoft Excel
  4. Microsoft PowerPoint
  5. Tax planning
  6. Cost accounting
  7. Hyperion
  8. Financial accounting
  9. Microsoft Word
  10. Enterprise Resource Planning Software (ERP)

 

With the steady increase in hiring over the past few months, it is likely that Recruiters will find accounting jobs moderately hard-to-fill. Locations that are experiencing higher than average growth in demand will see more competition and a longer time-to-fill. For example, our Hiring Scale shows that recruiters in Chicago currently keep job ads online for 6.5 weeks. Our Hiring Scale also shows some of the locations.  Amarillo (Texas) is currently experiencing one of the shortest posting periods for accounting job ads – about 3.8 weeks. Recruiters in Chicago that are struggling to fill job openings may consider advertising their job openings in Amarillo and relocating talent.

 

Hiring Scale for Accountants and Auditors in Chicago, IL

 

Hiring Scale for Accountants and Auditors in Chicago, IL 

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

Hiring Scale for Accountants and Auditors in Amarillo, TX

 

Hiring Scale for Accountants and Auditors in Amarillo, TX
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Where the Jobs Are: March Report..

Posted on April 16, 2012 by admin

So who was getting hired and where were they getting hired in March?

 

Wanted Analytics brings us their report:

 

With just over 1.6 million new jobs posted online during the month of March, we thought it would be useful to take a look the industries, occupations, and cities with the highest demand.

 

With almost 80,000 new job ads placed online, Registered Nurses top our list as the most in demand occupation during March.  Despite seeing such a large volume of job ads placed for Registered Nurses, this actually represents a decrease of about 10% when compared to March 2011.  Computer Software Engineers (Applications) also saw a year-over-year decrease with just over 32,500 new job ads placed in March.  All of the other occupations in our list saw year-over-year increases.

 

Top 10 Occupations by Job Ad Volume – March 2012

 

Top Occupations with New Online Ads in MarchSource: WANTED Analytics

 

Given the hiring demand for Nurses in March, it is not surprising that General Medical and Surgical Hospitals tops our list of industries with the highest hiring demand.  As we saw with our occupations, hiring in this industry is down approximately 11.5% versus March 2012.  The only other industry (in our top 10 industries by job ad volume) to see a year-over-year decline in hiring was Offices of Physicians.  The remaining 8 industries all saw year-over-year increases.

 

Top 10 Industries by Job Ad Volume – March 2012

 

Top Industries with New Online Ads in MarchSource: WANTED Analytics

 

 

The New York metro area topped our list of cities with the most hiring demand.  There were almost 91,000 new online job ads placed for workers in the New York City area, a 2% decrease versus March 2011.  Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, and Dallas rounded out the top five cities.

 

Top 20 Cities by Job Ad Volume – March 2012

 

 

Top Cities by Job Ad Volume - March 2012Source: WANTED Analtyics

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Project Management & IT: Hiring on the Rise?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by admin

The tech sector continues to be the bright spot for hiring. IT & Project Manager specifically are seeing a resurgence which is great.

 

Wanted Analytics brings us the data:

 

With the technology projects growing across the US, we thought we would look at hiring for IT Project Managers since these professionals are needed to keep projects on track. When we looked at the recent volume of job ads for this occupation, we were astonished by the continued growth over the past year In March, there were more than 18,000 job ads posted online – a 27% increase compared to March of 2011. Hiring for IT Project Managers has grown about 160% over the past 3 years – more than doubling in demand and remains at higher levels than before the recession.

 

Hiring Demand for IT Project Managers – 4 Year Hiring Trend

 

 

Hiring Demand for IT Project Managers 

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

We saw the most job ads for openings located in the New York metro area, where more than 1,000 ads were posed online at a 12% year-over-year increase. Other metro areas with high demand for IT Project Managers were Washington (DC), San Francisco, Seattle, and Atlanta. The tools and technology that are most commonly required of potential candidates for these jobs are:

 

  1. Microsoft Project
  2. Microsoft Office (including PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
  3. Microsoft Office Visio
  4. Microsoft SharePoint
  5. Project management software
  6. Management information systems (MIS)
  7. Structured query language (SQL)
  8. Customer relationship management (CRM)
  9. Portfolio management
  10. Resource planning
  11. Oracle Java
  12. Agile Software Development
  13. Software development lifecycle
  14. UNIX
  15. Hypertext markup language (HTML)

The most demanded certifications for IT Project Managers are Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), and Six Sigma. Due to this increase in hiring for a relatively limited talent pool, our Hiring Scale™ shows that Recruiters will find these jobs very difficult-to-fill. For example, Recruiters in Washington, DC spend leave job ads online for an average of 44 days, or just over 6 weeks.

 

Hiring Scale for IT Project Managers in Washington, DC (Hard-to-Fill Location)

 

Hiring Scale for IT Project Managers in Washington, DC 

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

However, the Hiring Scale also shows that the best markets to post job ads and recruit talent from are Salem (OR), Hagerstown (MD), and Ogden (UT). In these areas the average posting period is as short as 3 weeks – half the time it takes to fill in Washington, DC.

 

Hiring Scale for IT Project Managers in Salem, OR (Easy-to-Fill Location)

 

Hiring Scale for IT Project Managers in Salem, OR 

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

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Hiring in America’s Fastest Growing Cities: Facts & Figures

Posted on April 9, 2012 by admin

What are the hiring firgures in America’s fastest growing cities?

 

Wanted Analytics brings us the data and figures.

 

Fortune recently published their list of fastest growing cities so we thought we’d take a look at the hiring demand in those cities.  The cities on Fortune’s list included: Charlotte, N.C., Raleigh, N.C., Cape Coral, FL., Provo, UT., Austin, TX., Las Vegas, NV., McAllen, TX., Knoxville, TN., Greenville, S.C., and San Antonio, TX.

 

Across all ten cities, there were just over 105,000 new online jobs posted during the past 60 days.  This is a 13% increase versus the same time period last year.  The hiring demand in these cities, has almost returned to pre-recessionary highs.

 

Hiring Demand in the Fastest Growing Cities – 4 Year Trend

 

Hiring Demand in the Fastest Growing Cities 

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

The most in-demand occupation in these cities is Registered Nurses.  There were over 5,500 new online ads placed in these cities for Registered Nurses over the past 60 days.  Web Developers, Computer Systems Analysts, and Managers of Retail Sales Workers round out our four most in-demand occupations.  All of the occupations that made our top twenty list are seeing increased demand this year versus last year.

 

20 Most In-Demand Occupations in the Fasted Growing Cities

 

Hiring Demand by Occupation in the Fastest Growing Cities 

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

Two of these fastest growing cities actually saw a decline in hiring versus the same time period last year, Las Vegas and Greenville.  McAllen saw the largest year-0ver-year increase in hiring and Charlotte tops the list with over 23,000 new online job ads placed.

 

Hiring Demand in the Fasted Growing Cities

 

Hiring Demand by CitySource: WANTED Analytics
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Auto Sales Up: How About Hiring in Automotive Sector?

Posted on April 9, 2012 by admin

While we are all very happy yo see the “Big 3″ rebounding with great sales figures, does that necessarily translate to better hiring figures for the sector overall?

 

Wanted Analytics brings us the data and a breakdown of skills needed in the industry.

 

March auto sales reports show one of the strongest months in the past few years – GM, Ford, and Chrysler all reported increases in car sales last month. Does the recent increases in car sales mean that the auto manufacturers are hiring more? We looked at online job ads over the first 3 months in 2012 to see what positions and skills are most demanded in this industry.

 

In the first 3 months of 2012, more than 6,000 job listings were posted online in the auto manufacturing industry. Despite strong sales, hiring has been down about 13% compared to the same 3-month period in 2011. January and March each brought more than 2,200 online job ads, while February came in slightly under that with 1,900 posting across the US in the auto industry. Most of the jobs were seen in the Detroit metro area, where hiring demand has more than doubled during the last 3 months compared to 2011. There were more than 1,300 online job ads posted by auto manufacturers over these 3 months.

 

Hiring Demand by Motor Vehicle and Parts Manufacturers – 4 Year Hiring Trend

 

 

Hiring Demand in Auto Industry 

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

Demand for each occupation is somewhat mixed.  Production workers have increased about 46% over the past year, with Managers of Production and Mechanic workers seeing the highest volume of ads in this field. However, technology jobs have declined by about 3%. Interestingly, while Industrial Engineers has declined versus last year, the volume of job ads for Electrical Engineers has grown about 20%. Could this increase be caused by more electrical and hybrid vehicles hitting the market?

 

Some of the most commonly required skills in job ads within the auto manufacturing industry are:

 

  1. Microsoft Office
  2. Failure modes and effects analysis
  3. IBM CATIA
  4. The MathWorks MATLAB
  5. Autodesk AutoCAD
  6. Structured query language (SQL)
  7. Materials management
  8. IBM Lotus Notes
  9. Hyperion
  10. Production control
  11. Data acquisition
  12. Statistical process control
  13. Linux
  14. Geometric dimensioning and tolerance
  15. Enterprise Resource Planning Software

The common tools and technologies that employers want potential candidates to have will vary by position. However, most of the above required skills are engineering and technology related. Since Engineers are among the most demanded occupations, this isn’t surprising.

 

The 10 certifications required most were also engineering related, with a few IT and financial certifications:

 

  1. Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  2. Structural Finite Element Analysis Engineer (FEA)
  3. Project Management Professional (PMP)
  4. Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
  5. Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM, DFA)
  6. General Educational Development (GED)
  7. Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
  8. Six Sigma Green Belt
  9. Six Sigma Black Belt
  10. Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
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West Coast Tech vs. East Coast Tech

Posted on April 4, 2012 by admin

Silcon Valley hiring and Silicon Alley hiring can be very different. Here are the skill set and demand levels for the respective areas.

 

Wanted Analytics brings us the following data:

 

In February, we compared the tech hiring in the Silicon Valley to that of the “Silicon Alley” – an emerging technology community in New York City. Today, we wanted to look at the skills and certifications most required in these 2 tech communities. Do Recruiters and hiring managers require different tools and technologies in each location?

 

First, a look at overall hiring demand. During the past 60 days, there were 67,000 IT and technical job ads posted online in these 2 areas, representing a 2.5% year-over-year increase. Recruiters in New York City accounted for about 36,600 job ads, while the San Jose and San Francisco areas saw about 31,000 job ads online.

 

Hiring Demand for Technology Professionals in New York (Silicon Alley) and the Silicon Valley
- 4 Year Hiring Trend

 

Hiring Demand for Tech Jobs - Silicon Valley vs. New York 

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

First we’ll look at the tools and technologies that potential candidates are required to have knowledge and experience with:

 

15 Most Commonly Required Tech Skills
- New York		 15 Most Commonly Required Tech Skills
- Silicon Valley
  1. Structured query language (SQL)
  2. Oracle Java
  3. UNIX
  4. Linux
  5. Hypertext Markup language (HTML)
  6. Microsoft SQL Server
  7. Javascript
  8. Microsoft OFfice
  9. Extensible markup language (XML)
  10. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  11. .NET Framework
  12. Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
  13. Microsoft PowerPoint
  14. Active Server Pages (ASP)
  15. Microsoft Office Visio
  1. Oracle Java
  2. Linux
  3. Structured query language (SQL)
  4. UNIX
  5. Javascript
  6. Python
  7. HTML
  8. Practical Extraction and Reporting Language (Perl)
  9. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  10. Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
  11. My SQL
  12. VMware Software
  13. Android
  14. AJAX
  15. Ruby

 

Many of the skills needed to work in New York and the Silicon Valley are the same, but in a different order of demand. However, in New York, potential candidates are most often required to have knowledge of Microsoft programs – specifically PowerPoint and Visio. In comparison, Python, Perl, VMware, Android, AJAX, and Ruby are more commonly required in the Silicon Valley than in New York.

 

Next, we’ll look at the most commonly required certifications in each area:

 

10 Most Commonly Required Tech Certifications
- New York		 10 Most Commonly Required Tech Certifications
- Silicon Valley
  1. Project Management Professional (PMP)
  2. Certified Information Systems Secuirty Professional (CISSP)
  3. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
  4. Project Management Institute (PMI)
  5. Cisco Network Associate (CCNA)
  6. Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
  7. Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  8. Business Process Management (BPM)
  9. IBM Rational Unified Process (RUP)
  10. Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
  1. Project Management Professional (PMP)
  2. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  3. Cisco Network Associate (CCNA)
  4. Cisco CCIE Voice
  5. Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
  6. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
  7. Project Management Institute (PMI)
  8. Software Testing Professional
  9. Business Solutions Delivery (BSD)
  10. Business Process Management (BPM)

 

Again, many of the certifications are required in both New York and the Silicon Valley. However, in New York, it is more common to see candidates need Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Manager (CISM) and Rational Unified Process (RUP) training. In the Silicon Valley, Business Solutions Delivery (BSD), Cisco CCIE and Software Testing Professional certifications  are more commonly required.

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