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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

A question that I am frequently asked by individuals who wish to enter the CIS and IT job market is: What skills should I develop?

You are probably aware that even within the CIS and IT professions there are many sub-fields that one can specialize in. While generalists do exists, having a specialty or two can give you a competitive advantage. But what area should you focus on once you have your computer information systems degree?

There are two approaches that can be taken here:

1. Select a field or specialty that interests you the most or
2. Look at where the job demand is for the variety of IT specialties

Read ComputerWorld’s report on the nine hot skills to have in 2012. Interestingly enough, programming and application development ranked #1 on ComputerWorld’s list.

Allied American University's online computer information systems degree programs help you develop both programming and application development skills. With monthly course starts and individualized attention there hasn’t been a better time than now to embark on a journey into the CIS field.

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Timothy Perez is a seasoned technologist and a passionate educator. He has expertise in a wide variety of technical areas and holds various IT certifications from Microsoft, CompTIA and CIW. He is a doctoral candidate in Information Systems with Dakota State University, and holds an MS in Information Systems from National University, and a BS in Computer Information Systems from Chapman University.

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