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-Dev Brown
This is a National Science Foundation-funded study that I'm working on with Professor J.W. Harrington. I'm speaking with the major institutions in Raleigh, but wanted to discuss these issues first-hand with programmers. We are investigating and comparing the situation and arrangements for software-developer training and recruitment in Austin, Raleigh-Durham, and Seattle. I have specific questions (listed below), but I'm very interested in hearing in an open-ended fashion the perspectives of on-the-ground programmers and developers.
Some examples of questions we're interested in: Are there enough (or too many)highly trained software developers and programmers in Raleigh? What are the arrangements through which local residents gain the initial and continuing training that IT work requires, and through which trained IT professionals are recruited to Raleigh? Can IT professionals find good employment opportunities locally, or do they conduct national job searches?
We will use the data gathered through the interviews and surveys to characterize and compare the processes of occupational training and attainment in your region to the institutional settings in Seattle and Raleigh-Durham. Our objective is to identify the specific institutional arrangements that contribute to each region’s competitive edge in programming specific occupations. In return for your participation, we will gladly share the findings of this research. These findings will be aggregated to the regional level in order to ensure the confidentiality of all participants.
I'm in Raleigh from the 10th-14th, and would love to gain your insights if possible.
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