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Study: Six Fields in Top 20 Recession-Proof Professions

Computerworld (07/15/08) Weiss, Todd R.

Networking and systems administration, testing and quality assurance, software design and development, software implementation analysis, database administration, and IT management with mobile IT and Web 2.0 proficiencies are six IT fields identified by JobFox.com as being recession-proof in a new study of the 20 most recession-proof professions. "Everybody is trying to improve the ways they do business, to streamline in a tough economy," says JobFox.com's Barry Lawrence, which makes workers in these professions highly desirable. People with skills in software design and development were ranked fourth in July's monthly listing of the most wanted job candidates. Networking and systems administration, database administration, software implementation analysis, and testing/quality assurance professionals were ranked 10th, 18th, 19th, and 20th, respectively. The JobFox.com studies "hit a number of jobs that will be in strong demand," says outplacement consultant John Challenger. "They are all core functions that most companies need."

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