Technologist Talk

Technologist Talk


Latest Episodes

Chapter 35 – Tales Told: 5 Reasons to Launch a Tech Career Today from an IT-Ready Technical Support Class
May 21, 2020

Per ’s research, the IT industry continues to hire despite pandemic conditions, with one of every 10 positions posted online being a tech job. But why even consider launching a technology career during this time of crisis? Listen as graduates of a...

Chapter 34 – Podcast Flashback: IT-Ready Technical Support Grads Celebrate Their Dreams
May 12, 2020

To celebrate the formal launch of the , we offer a podcast flashback, with an episode from our “In the Field with Technologists” series. A happy group of graduates share their dreams and express the passion they have for pursuing them. ...

Episode 28 – Talking Tech Careers: Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Launching a Technology Career
May 06, 2020

Is a national pandemic a bad time for changing careers? The answer depends on the individual considering a change, the reasons motivating a change and the industry on the other side of that change. Listen as Val Haskell, Chair of CompTIA's Advancing...

Episode 27 – Talking Workforce: Why the Technology Sector Still Adds Jobs Amid Economic Crisis
April 22, 2020

As economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic swept the country in March, the U.S. information technology sector still . Why? Because technology is playing a vital role now – and will continue to be crucial – as our nation copes with the current...

Episode 26 – Talking Training: How IT Training Can Make the Most of Economic Stimulus Dollars
April 17, 2020

Congress is considering putting more than $15 billion in the next COVID-19 stimulus package for our nation’s workforce development system. group as an investment in getting “Americans working again” by sharpening their tech skills. How? Listen...

E25: Talking Workforce: How CompTIA Tech Addresses Tomorrow’s Tech Talent Shortage, Today
March 18, 2020

The National Science Foundation predicts that, in just two years, there will be more than three million unfilled skilled technical jobs. How do we start shrinking this looming shortage of technical talent? Listen as award-winning author and social inno...

E24: Talking Training- Why IT Training Remains a Strong Investment for Your Talent Development Dollars
March 11, 2020

In today’s trying times, many people for varied reasons are considering their career options more closely than ever. Just as many organizations spread across diverse industries are weighing best ways to spend talent development dollars more heavily...

E23: How the Tech Industry Should Be Talking to the Industry Teaching Tech
March 04, 2020

What are “employability skills?” How are they related to what often are called business “soft skills?” And what’s “situational awareness?” Great technologists have all three. But how – and where -- do they learn them? Listen as CompTIA’s Amy Kardel...

E22: Why It Takes an Industry to Raise a Technologist
February 26, 2020

Ever hear the ancient African proverb “It takes a village to raise a child?” Well, this principle applies to filling our nation’s tech skills gap, too. Listen as ’s , VP of strategic workforce relationships, and , VP of strategic academic...

E21: Why Everyday Technologists Are More Important than Tech “Rock Stars”
January 31, 2020

Are you – or another aspiring technologist in your life – the next incarnation of Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates or Steve Jobs? Probably not, says CEO, award-winning author and social innovator . And that’s just the way it should be. In this...