12 IT skills that employers can't say no to

By Mary Brandel , Computerworld , 07/11/2007

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Comments (21)

Don't forget the ability to fix printersBy Anonymous on July 13, 2007, 1:04 pmWhat about the guy who can fix the printer? I have seen many an office come to their knees when they can't print! Re: 12 IT skills that employers can't say no...

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Outsourcing!By Anonymous on July 13, 2007, 5:01 pmDo you mean the guy who will actually get his hands dirty making critical but unsexy technology work? Outsourcing, is my guess.

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What about the ability to write a legitimate email?By s_hamons on July 13, 2007, 8:53 pmI'm the CIO at a hospital, and I find staff who very often are technically adept, but have absolutely no common sense. I recently had an Master's prepared candidate...

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IT Skills in demandBy Anonymous on July 17, 2007, 11:23 amOne IT and engineering job that will will always be in demand is "writer". With notable exceptions such as the staff at Network World, IT and technical specialists...

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Great list.By hpv on July 18, 2007, 3:18 pmThanks for the list. Very informative. Will help with some ANAL retentive bosses.

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Digg readers take noteBy Paul McNamara on July 18, 2007, 5:17 pmThis Buzzblog post from yesterday has nothing to do with IT skills, but since it involves you (to one degree or another) and Digg, I thought I'd point it out:...

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