Certifications & Exams. Big Data, Big Jobs? CIO. By Tam Harbert September 20, 2012 06:00 AM ET Computerworld - As big data gathers momentum, there's a big career opportunity building as well -- for professionals with the right qualifications, that is.
According to a report published last year by McKinsey & Co., the U.S. could face a shortage by 2018 of 140,000 to 190,000 people with "deep analytical talent" and of 1.5 million people capable of analyzing data in ways that enable business decisions. Companies are, and will continue to be, looking for employees with a complex set of skills to tap big data's promise of competitive advantage, market watchers say. "There's no question that the number one requirement [for] enterprises that are serious about gaining a competitive advantage using data and analytics is going to be the talent to run that program," says Jack Phillips, CEO of the International Institute for Analytics (IIA), a research firm. AIIM - The Global Community of Information Professionals.