As a business owner, what are your greatest needs?
Safe to say, many running companies these days still lack all the resources necessary to run their office computers, business website and more.
Whether due to finances or not seeing the bigger picture of how important computer knowledge is to a companyÂs fortunes especially in 2014 and beyond, some business owners need to stop and rethink their approach to technology.
If youÂre running a business where technology is on the back burner, consider the following:
- Not being computer savvy and relevant likely means you are losing potential and even some current customers to competitors;
- You are missing out on chances to promote your company website, interact with consumers on social media and more;
- Your employees are not as useful to you as they could be if you had the latest in computers and approaches to using technology at your disposal. Many people applying for jobs today have computer experience either from school and/or prior jobs, so use that to your companyÂs benefit.
With those three among a number of reasons computer experience is important to your business, how do you go about finding the right people for the job?
Computer Science Backgrounds Pay Off
According to a salary survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), those who graduated college just in the last year with a degree in computer science can expect to make in the area of $60,000, an increase of more than four percent from 2012. Surveyed employers to the tune of a little more than 65 percent indicated they would hire graduates in this major. For those with expertise as senior software engineers, $98,000 is the average income.
As more and more businesses are discovering and addressing, being Internet savvy is not enough in todayÂs world. Taking a mobile approach to promoting your brand and meeting the needs of customers is critical too.
Whether those you hire are in the areas of computer programmers, software developers, computer technicians or even SEO strategists, there must be a sizable degree of computer knowledge involved.
As your business grows its computer operations, make sure those you hire are effective communicators, team members and leaders that bring not only a high degree of computer science knowledge to the table, but also the ability to look to the future. Remember, your business must always be thinking about tomorrow and not yesterday.
Computer science jobs are only likely to increase in the years to come, with more employers coming to the realization that this field is a necessity and not an option in order to compete.
The question then becomes, is your business plugged in to the importance of computer knowledge?
If the answer is no, act today and not tomorrow.
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About the Author: Dave Thomas covers a variety of topics for various websites, among which include small business and technology.