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Cultivating Tech Talent for the Future. COVITS 2019 John Guo, Ph.D. Associate Professor in Computer Information Systems. The Now & Then In-Demand Skills (JMU CIS). Host-based Web-based Function-based. 15+ Years Ago C/C++ VB/VBA COBOL HTML/CSS/Java. 5-10 Years Ago Java
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Cultivating Tech Talent for the Future COVITS 2019 John Guo, Ph.D. Associate Professor in Computer Information Systems
The Now & Then In-Demand Skills (JMU CIS) Host-based Web-based Function-based 15+ Years Ago C/C++ VB/VBA COBOL HTML/CSS/Java 5-10 Years Ago Java VS.NET (C#) SQL Open Source Today Cloud/AI Cybersecurity Analytics & BI (Visualization) Python/C#/Java Soft Skills
Beyond the Come-and-Go Edges • Core attributes that produce performance differences: • Curiosity • Adaptability • Creativity • Passion • Vision • Stamina
The Future Challenges and Opportunities • Changing demand: Quick shifts in the demand for skills. • The rise of the “open talent economy.” People are supporting and maintain your product without working for you. (Github?) • Diversity in tech talent.
Federal Government Turns to College Talents • Hacking for Defense (H4D) is an education initiative that was developed at Stanford University. • Leverage business startup techniques and solve real problems using various technologies.
JMU H4D • Partners: The United States Army, The Marine Corps, TSA, The Asymmetric Warfare Group and many others. • Minimum Viable Product (MVP) being the major deliverable.
Women in Technology • Women filled approx. 30 percent of tech positions.
WIT, CAPWIC, and More… • 2019 CAPWIC focuses on: • High school students networking with women at multiple levels. • Recruitment, retention and progression of women in computing related fields. • WIT @ JMU invite all majors and minors and both men and women to join us in networking with technological firms.
Cyber Day • Meet rising needs from recruiters. • Highest earners come from: Computer Science and Computer Information Systems. • Invite 30-40 middle/high school students to campus for a one-day field trip. • STEM • Teamwork collaboration • Innovation • Diversity oriented.
Some Takeaways for Stakeholders • Be the change. Sparks interests and curiosity among the next generation tech force. Monitor churn rate. • Success requires equal parts tech knowledge and innate traits. • Act now.
Other Concerns • The presence of State government at the Commonwealth colleges for tech recruitment. • User experience is key. • The talent pool is becoming borderless. Good & Bad. • Did I mention the enrollment cliff?
Rapid Rise of International STEM Talents • China and India’s strikingly rapid expansion of their STEM workforce continues.
Competing for Global Tech Talent • A war for global talent has been raging for decades. • Economic globalization: financial flow, product flow, information flow, talent flow. • Attracting bright minds around the world is aligned with our strategic interests.
More Takeaways • Get out. • Engage. • Innovate
A Short Message • My research interest lies in behavioral cybersecurity (e.g., insider threat). • Seeking partners for conducting behavioral research and data analysis. • Please contact me if you would like me to follow up on my research agenda. John Guo - guocx@jmu.edu