Downsizing

Recession-related layoffs, hiring freezes, and offshore outsourcing will continue to affect the American jobs market as a whole. But despite a macroeconomic slowdown now taking us into recession, job market growth will continue in technology, according to an American Electronics Association Cybercities 2008 and Cyberstates 2008 Reports, and The National Association of Computer Consulting Businesses (NACCB).

To position yourself for existing and new IT jobs:

• go to the right companies and agencies to get hired,

• take the right credentials in hand, and

• build experience from there to get top dollar on your next IT next job.

A new breed of IT services and solutions firms provides opportunity for you to position yourself. These IT Staffing and Solutions firms and their employees are creating a new paradigm for the flexible workforce driving the 21st Century economy. These firms provide IT project management, IT staff augmentation, IT solutions, and IT consulting services to America's businesses. Electronic downloads from our website give you lists of these companies in every U.S. State and City.

How to go about applying for a groundswell of tech jobs in U.S. Federal, State and City tech jobs is covered in detail in Government Jobs in Information Technology and Information Technology Jobs in America (shown below).Electronic downloads show you IT job titles available in each U.S. State, City, and Federal government, with related salaries.

Jobs will cluster around four specialties (Applications, LAN, WAN, Database). The more experience, the greater the salary. Experience may be defined as years or as responsibilities. Related salaries typical in the Northeast-Mid-Atlantic, are as follows:

• Certified IT Developer (Applications) Level I-IV: $77,000 - $122,000
• Certified IT Administrator (WAN) Level I-IV: $77,000 - $122,000
• Certified IT Administrator (LAN) Level I-IV: $77,000 - $122,000
• Certified IT Administrator (Database) Level I-IV: $77,000 - $122,000

Obtain a FREE list of Acceptable Vendor/Professional Certificates for Certified IT Developer (Applications); Certified IT Administrator (WAN), Certified IT Administrator (LAN), Certified IT Administrator (Database) accepted by most employers also at http://www.infotechemployment.com/.