A chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO) would join the ranks of the traditional C-level execs: CIO, CFO, CTO and CEO. Should Your Next Big Hire Be a Chief AI Officer?Īs companies increasingly turn to artificial intelligence to run their businesses better, some are now thinking about hiring a chief A.I. A capable individual with a generalized background can be trained overtime to fill specialized requirements in the company. Hiring entry-level workers with generalized degrees is more attractive to employers because it's an investment. Only 17% of hiring managers said that degrees in data analysis, human-computer interaction, AI and game development are valuable for entry-level workers. Hiring managers overwhelmingly (83%) said that generalized or traditional degrees, such as CIS, computer science and software engineering, are more valuable than specialized degrees. Other popular entry-level IT jobs include network or systems administrator (39%), network or systems engineer (37%), data base administrator (35%) and quality assurance engineer (27%). Other jobs that rated highly include technical support (54%), business or systems analyst (52%) and web developer (48%).

Applications developer emerged as the best job for entry-level job seekers, according to 60% of hiring managers.

However, new graduates should still expect to be offered the types of junior or entry-level roles where they're primarily being asked to maintain, update or fix currently deployed software programs. That's according to a new survey of 250 IT hiring managers across the U.S.

Evaluating Computer Science Undergraduate Teachingįor recent graduates looking for entry-level IT jobs, the industry is still a seller's market and provides a target-rich environment.

3 Things Millennials Want From Employers.

Women in IT: Better Educated, Paid Less.

Cybersecurity Has a Serious Talent Shortage: Here's How to Fix It.

5 Ways Your Company Can Find and Retain More Tech Talent.

Should Your Next Big Hire Be a Chief AI Officer?.

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ACM CareerNews for Tuesday, May 09, 2017ĪCM CareerNews is intended as an objective career news digest for busy IT professionals.

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