Participation
Assignment No. 2
GIS
as a Job Growth Area for IT Professionals
World
of Computer Science and Information Technology Journal (WCSIT)
ISSN:
2221-0741
Vol.
5, No. 6, 98-111, 2015
This
study focuses on GIS as a job growth opportunity as companies take advantage of
the benefits of geospatial data. Careers
in the field of GIS require knowledge of geography, cartography, and information
technology (“IT”). In addition,
geospatial data requires storage, management, analysis, and dissemination. These skills provide opportunities for IT
personnel in the GIS industry as network, database, cloud computing, and development
technologies change and grow.
The
GIS field has not been known as a growth area to IT professionals, in part because
job postings do not clearly match the skills of IT professionals with the skills
required for GIS job openings. This
study evaluates job postings in Monster.com, Indeed.com, CareeBuilder.com,
GJC.org, and GISJobs.com for four positions in the GIS field. The postings were rated and compared to similar
postings in other job boards.
The
results varied significantly even among similar job postings. The inconsistency on job postings may mislead
prospective candidates into thinking they don’t have the skills required for
the position when they often do. This
study highlights the need for the industry to set standard job descriptions and
requirements for positions in the GIS field to help those seeking to match
their skills set with the job opportunities.
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