ZapForum Podcast for February 25, 2007 features

Guest Expert Jordan Haberfield, Managing Director, Excel Partner.

Listen to this Podcast and you will:

• Gain perspective on the current state of the job market for Architects with SOA experience
• Learn which industries are experiencing the greatest demand for Enterprise Architects (EAs)
• Understand the current “speed bumps” affecting the EA marketplace

Setting the Stage: ZapThink Analysts

ZapThink analysts Jason Bloomberg and Ron Schmelzer set the stage by discussing the increasingly severe shortage of architects with SOA expertise.

Next, Jordan Habefield presents his perspective on the current state of the EA job market. Jordan also provides tactical advice on hiring architects, and warns employers about the challenges in identifying and qualifying architect candidates. Jordan also discusses the economics of hiring architects in today’s tight job market.

Featured Guest Expert: Jordan Haberfield

Managing Director, Excel Partner.

Jordan Haberfield has been serving as the Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Excel Partner, Ltd. since 1995. Jordan joined Excel Partner as its second employee and has helped it grow from a staff augmentation organization into a company focused on providing end-to-end enterprise application solutions to such clients as Deutsche Bank, Colgate Palmolive and Norwegian Cruise Lines.

Prior to joining Excel Partner, Mr. Haberfield was a manager in the Human Resources Department of HCIA, Inc, a publicly-held health care information provider. Before joining HCIA, Inc., Mr. Haberfield was a Senior Marketing Analyst in the National Distribution Division of IBM Corporation in Montvale, NJ.

Jordan has a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from Franklin and Marshall College and lives with his family in Tenafly, NJ.

This ZapForum Podcast is presented as a 10.5 MB mp3 file. Running time: 22:58.Download File