For developers, the challenge is teaching computers to think like people, improving the artificial-intelligence aspect of software so that it replicates the human elements of job search and recruitment, says Matt Sigelman, CEO of Burning Glass International Inc.

WSJ: Seeking Software Fix for Job-Search Game

In a report recently issued by Burning Glass Technologies, demand for IT security jobs has grown 12 times faster than all other jobs, growing by more than 73% nationally between 2007 and 2012, and as much as a 100% in certain major metropolitan areas.

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