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As reported by Marcia Pounds in the Sun-Sentinel: Alex Funkhouser, president of Sherlock Tech Staffing in South Florida, said those with hot IT skills will get snapped up. But others with skills specific to their former employer have skills that are “not very transferable.”

Employment in South Florida’s technology sector can be a roller-coaster experience, with workers riding the ups and downs of changing businesses and technologies.

When companies shrink, affecting the local market, it’s “a little frustrating sometimes,” said David Coddington, vice president of business development for the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance. “It’s just a fast-changing industry,” he said.

Just before the recession, the region’s employment got a big boost from international technology companies locating here.

Motorola was already in South Florida and in downsizing mode as it moved from two-way radios and cellphones to public safety communication devices and other specialized products. But in 2008, the Chicago-based company still employed 2,500 people in Plantation.

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