Are public speaking skills a cheat code for IT career success? [Video]

In a global and often competitive tech job market — where recruiters can be inundated with thousands of applications for a single open position — knowing which skills are in demand and improving your knowledge and confidence in key areas can help job applicants stand out from the crowd.

But which business skills are most important for a successful career in tech? That’s the question Spiceworks and Aberdeen Strategy & Research (both part of the Ziff Davis family, like ZDNET) recently posed to 800+ IT professionals who work in roles ranging from the server room to the board room. The Spiceworks State of IT report is an annual study, published since 2011, which covers key business insights on tech spending, adoption of emerging solutions, and the IT job market.

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While it should come as no surprise that most IT professionals …