Firms want more IT workers

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: August 22, 2001| Author: BETH KORMANIK | Copyright information

Firms want more IT workers

But today's technology job seekers need to specialize, experts say

By BETH KORMANIK

of the Journal Sentinel staff

Wednesday, August 22, 2001

Rebecca Schleicher shopped around before she found her job as a lead program integrator at GE Medical Systems in Waukesha.

The 23-year-old University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee graduate served internships in three different fields and thought she would work in Web development after graduatio...

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