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Learn About The Top 5 Tech Skills For Information Technology

Perspectives | Mar 30, 2022
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These Important Tech Skills Can Help Support Your Career Development In The Information Technology Field

 

Technology skills are applicable across a wide variety of professional sectors, and having a background in key technology skills is especially relevant in the field that generates many of our new advances… information technology (IT)! Keeping your technology skills current for the workplace can be a key component of advancing both your career preparations while in high school, and your overall career trajectory once you enter the working world.

 

Having some of the top technology skills present on your resume can also help you to stand out from other job applicants, and learning these critical skills in a career prep program can also aid you in getting started on an exciting path in information technology. In addition, these skills can also assist you in attaining leadership positions, while you do management training on the job.

 

Our research partner, Emsi Burning Glass, has compiled data to pinpoint the top five technology skills in the information technology field (with both current statistics and a focus on the five-year growth rates in mind), for those seeking a strong career start that is also critically-current and future-ready. Let’s take a look at what the data reveals: 

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With targeted career prep learning during high school, and the benefits of focusing on these important technology skills for IT, jobs are typically available for those looking to start their careers right away. So, let’s take an even closer look at each of the tech skills on this list.

 

ServiceNow: For those interested in cloud-computing as a central focus of their IT studies, this tech skill is a fantastic place to start with that learning. ServiceNow is a cloud computing platform that is designed to help companies manage digital workflows for enterprise operations. As many employees continue to work from home, computing platforms like ServiceNow continue to gain prominence and importance in IT.

 

Python: For those who may need a basic overview of this in-demand tech skill, Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability, with the use of significant indentation. Its language constructs and object-oriented approach aim to help programmers write clear, logical code for both small and large-scale projects. Because of its ability to help sort data in a streamlined manner, the use of Python is projected to expand strongly and rapidly, in the area of data science.

 

Git:  For those seeking a career in IT who also want to focus on tracking data changes over time, and extrapolating meaning in those changes, focusing on Git can lead to a strong start in the professional field. Git is software that is specially designed for tracking changes in any set of files, usually used for coordinating work among programmers who are collaboratively developing source code during software development. Its goals include speed, data integrity, and support for distributed, non-linear workflows.

 

Scrum:  Interested in the larger picture of how IT teams work? Are you also the kind of person who has a drive for helping teams to work better together? If so, then you may be interested in studying Scrum, as part of your career development plan for information technology. Scrum is essentially a framework that helps teams work together. It is often thought of as an agile project management framework, as Scrum describes a set of meetings, tools, and roles that work in concert to help teams structure and manage their work.

 

Salesforce: This is a large and highly-utilized customer relationship management (CRM) platform, and it is applicable in the field of information technology, as well. Salesforce is often used in IT endeavors because it can help office, commerce, service, and (of course) IT teams work as one cohesive unit. This not only boosts the experience and efficiency of working teams, but its use is also motivated by a positive experience on the consumer end. Familiarity with Salesforce is a key technology skill for the information technology field that you will want to consider focusing on, during career prep efforts in high school and your continued education.

 

It’s through hands-on, project-based learning, and online classes and programs, that Stride Career Prep students can develop key skills in information technology, while also continuing their high school experience. Working on career prep now, and striving for progressive (and future-focused) IT skill sets while moving forward, can help students graduate and be prepared to immediately launch into rewarding careers in information technology.

 

No matter what future you choose to have, as information technology options come into focus, career prep courses with Stride help you begin your own journey towards success! Stride Insights also has more information about Technical Skills And Career Readiness For High School Students, too!

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