Demand for employees in the information technology (IT) industry, including network engineers, is soaring while the supply of candidates is running low. In fact, according to Forbes1, in 2015, the job postings in IT went up 74 percent over the previous five years and there were over 200,000 current job vacancies in the industry. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics2 (BLS) reports that just over three-quarters of those job vacancies were for network engineering positions. So, you can see that there simply aren’t enough qualified candidates to fill the increasing need, giving candidates more and better choices when it comes to employment.
Network Engineers are In DemandOrganizations are looking for network engineers because today’s networks and systems have become increasingly complex as technology advances. Depending upon the specific position and company you work for, some of the projects you may work on as a network engineer are.
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