What is the employment outlook for students of programming and software development curriculum?
While employment situations vary from region to region, the worldwide software development industry – whether small businesses or multinational corporations – is in serious need of experienced software programming and engineering professionals. Employers are looking for professionals who know more than just basic programming skills – they require knowledge of software engineering methods, project management, architecture and design, quality assurance and testing, and the ability to easily learn new technologies and programming languages. In the USA, for example, the Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks Computer Software Engineers as the #1 fastest-growing profession through the year 2010. Job websites Monster.com and Dice.com have recently reported the largest number of IT job postings since 2000. iCarnegie students and certificate holders are finding employment and career advancement worldwide. They are working for small businesses, consulting firms, multinationals, government, education,