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Shortage of expert system personnel in the UK — hype or reality?
Author(s) -
Morris Anne,
Walton Kathryn
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
expert systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1468-0394
pISSN - 0266-4720
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0394.1989.tb00146.x
Subject(s) - economic shortage , expert system , computer science , field (mathematics) , operations research , business , operations management , artificial intelligence , engineering , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics , government (linguistics) , pure mathematics
There is much conjecture in the press about the manpower shortage in the UK expert system field. Is it hype or reality? Presented here are the findings of a three‐month study which investigated the availability of jobs in this field, the types of personnel sought by employers and whether demand is currently being met. The study involved identifying and analysing all national advertisements for expert system posts over a six‐month period and undertaking follow‐up surveys involving the agencies and employers who placed the advertisements. It was concluded that the shortage of expert system personnel in the UK is neither hype nor reality. The reason for this is that although there is not a sizeable demand for expert system personnel (only 134 posts were advertised) some employers are genuinely finding it hard to fill posts.