Arizona Technology Council Launches Its Tech Talent Repository.Program Designed to Attract Top IT Talent to Arizona's Growing Business Community; in Response to Shortage of High-Tech high-tech also hi-tech adj. Informal Of, relating to, or resembling high technology. high-tech Adjective same as hi-tech Adj. 1. Workers TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). Technology Council announced today the launch of its TechTalent Repository (1) A database of information about applications software that includes author, data elements, inputs, processes, outputs and interrelationships. A repository is used in a CASE or application development system in order to identify objects and business rules for reuse. (TTR TTR Transthyretin TTR Ticket To Ride (World Snowboard Tour) TTR Transformer Turns Ratio (electric power transmission and distribution) TTR Time To Repair TTR Time to Read ), designed to help Arizona-based companies attract top IT talent from across the nation. The web-based job bank, created in association with IdealHire, was developed in response to the growing demand among Arizona businesses for a talented workforce. The Tech Talent Repository leverages The PowerMatch[TM] Talent Acquisition and Management process that was developed by IdealHire Technologies Inc., which links employee skills with employer skill needs through simple and cost effective means. "Talent is the single most critical element of growth for most of our members and those who are looking to bring their technology companies to Arizona," said Donna Kent, former CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of The Arizona Technology Council. "The Tech Talent Repository project is one way to support the specific needs of the business community that are focused on attracting IT experts to our state." Recently, the AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association The American Electronics Association (now known as AeA) is a nationwide non-profit trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry in the United States. ) released its Cyberstate Report that announced Arizona's high-tech industry has added 800 jobs to its economy that are high paying, with the average Arizona technology worker earning $67,600 in 2005. As the number of job openings continues to rise, it becomes even more difficult for companies to find the skill set needed from employees because of the shortage of qualified technology workers. "Companies of all sizes continue to have problems recruiting highly qualified and educated individuals to work for them, whether those individuals are foreign or domestic. This was reflected in the 2.5 percent unemployment rate for computer scientists and the below 2 percent unemployment rate for engineers in 2006," stated William William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack T. Archey, president and CEO of AeA. To submit a profile or for more information visit www.techtalentrepository.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. . About The Arizona Technology Council The Arizona Technology Council is the largest member-driven technology association in the state. The AZ Tech Council represents the interests of over 235,000 employees across more than 500 of the leading technology companies, their support firms, educational institutions and state-wide economic development groups that collectively form Arizona's technology community. Along with the Tech Council Staff, the organization is led by chairman of the board Michael Berens, an appointed executive committee and a board of directors comprised of a cross-section of academic, private and public sector professionals. For more information, visit http://www.aztechcouncil.org. |
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