Synthesizing IT job skills identified in academic studies, practitioner publications and job ads

Authors:
Haiyan Huang;Lynette Kvasny;K. D. Joshi;Eileen M. Trauth;Jan Mahar
Affiliations:
Purdue University, Hammond, IN, USA;Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA;Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA;Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA;Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Venue:
Proceedings of the special interest group on management information system's 47th annual conference on Computer personnel research
Year:
2009

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Abstract

This research examines IT job skills across three genres of texts: scholarly articles, practitioner literature, and online job ads. The job skills are organized in three broad categories: technical, humanistic and business skills. Findings suggest that the online advertisements list a strong mix of skills in these three categories, while practitioner literature tends to focus heavily on technical skills. The most recent practitioner literature, however, notes that CIOs are increasingly demanding business acumen as well as technical skills. Project management, financial analysis, and communication skills are the most frequently cited business skills. The scholarly literature tends to lag behind in terms of specific technical skills, but reports the richest set of IT job skills across the three categories.