On Tuesday January 24, President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union Address in front of a packed house of lawmakers. With many experts questioning the very need for the address in the weeks leading up to the event, the president took steps to propose concrete solutions to a number of problems that are currently facing the nation.
One of the central themes of the president's speech was job creation, as he stressed the need for sweeping changes to the tax code. In particular, he indicated that he would seek to change the current structure, which allows businesses that move jobs overseas to net the biggest tax breaks when filing their annual returns.
"We can't bring every job back that's left our shore. But right now, it's getting more expensive to do business in places like China," Obama said in his speech. "Meanwhile, America is more productive."
The president went on to cite an anecdote about the CEO of Master Lock, a provider of security products, who indicated to Obama that for the first time in years, it makes better business sense to bring jobs back to America.
The IT sector is one that has consistently seen jobs outsourced, as many of the top candidates for these positions reside in foreign countries. As such, those who want to compete for some of the most lucrative and widely available IT positions in 2012 may benefit by taking steps to ensure their resumes help convince employers to reverse these previous trends.
Americans who want to compete for the top IT jobs in the United States may benefit by pursuing any industry appropriate accreditation, whether its an Oracle certification, Cisco certification or more focused online course, such as one focused on Microsoft InfoPath 2010 training.