Overall, U.S. colleges produce twice the number of STEM graduates annually as find jobs in those fields... Claiming there is a
skills shortage by denying the strength of the U.S. STEM workforce supply is possible only by ignoring the most
obvious and direct evidence and obscuring the issue with statistical smokescreens — especially when the Census Bureau reports that only about one in four STEM bachelor's degree holders has a STEM job, and Microsoft plans to downsize by 18,000 workers over the
next year.»
If there is no
obvious next certification that would take you to the
next career level, consider talking to a manager or mentor about the types of
skills and training that would make you more marketable in the future.