CIOs no longer a 'jack of all trades'

In the past, CIO had to be tech wizards to keep their jobs. That was then: It is now very different. In an article in the Journal of New England Technology, experts say that CIOs also have to know more than a little bit about business. Recruiters and experts say that experience in specific business verticals is especially valued. What's more, experience in Asia is widely sought-after. Manufacturing and supply-chain expertise are also hot commodities.

Experience in the finance sector is currently a liability, experts say, in the wake of last year's economic meltdown. "If you got jettisoned from Lehman or Citi, you're going to have a hard time making those skills transfer," said Charles Polachi Jr., a partner at Polachi Co.

The job market has become far more complicated in the wake of the recession. The days of jumping from $100,000 to $140,000 a year are over, says one expert. It looks like the CIO has to be a very good jack of one trade. But just what that trade is varies depending on the specific CIO opening.

For more on the changing CIO:
- check out this MassHighTech.com article

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