Currently, companies operating in the country could hire more than 3 people immediately. information technology specialists, and their demand in the market will increase by 83 percent in the next three years. Therefore, during the National Career Week organized by the "būšiu__" initiative in the country for the fourth time, specialists in this field are specially invited to come to schools and introduce schoolchildren to career opportunities.
"Information technology has been among the most attractive career fields for several years in a row. However, many students find this field difficult, and not everyone sees career opportunities in it easily. In order to best introduce future specialists to the field of information technologies, as well as other promising professions, we invite representatives of various professions to join our initiative and participate in the National Career Week", said Rūta Radzevičiūtė, head of the "būsiu__" initiative.
Currently, more than 31 thousand people work in the information technology sector in Lithuania. specialists. In the next three years, an additional 14 jobs will be created. of new jobs in this field, according to the agencies "Invest in Lithuania"data. In the near future, there will be a shortage of programmers, and the need for testers, interface developers, digital graphic designers, consultants, network engineers, and user interface developers will also grow.
According to market data, specialists working in the field of information technology can expect a much higher salary than the national average. For example, the salary of beginner programmers is about 500-700 euros, after gaining several years of experience it can reach about 1 euros. At that time, specialists who have the necessary skills and accumulated work experience can expect a reward of 000-1 euros.
Despite high prevailing wages and attractive working conditions offered by employers, the number of IT professionals available to fill vacancies is increasing too slowly. By joining the "I'll be __" initiative and coming to schools to talk about their experiences, information technology professionals can inspire more young people to choose this promising field by example.
National career week under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite and sponsored by the bank "Swedbank", will be held on April 25-28 this year.
All those who wish to join the National Career Week are invited to register on the "I will be __" website at www.busiu.eu.