items tagged with Jobs
IT people: Uncle Sam Needs You!
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-10-03 18:23:49
Ovum says the US is facing a 20 million shortfall in skilled IT staff as 25 million baby boomers retire over the next 12 years.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-10-03 18:23:49
Ovum says the US is facing a 20 million shortfall in skilled IT staff as 25 million baby boomers retire over the next 12 years.
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NASA’s Right Stuff era ends, when will it begin again?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-09-13 13:43:08
A NASA engineer states that “NASA officially ended the ‘right stuff era’ with the launch of STS-5”. I don’t think this engineer is criticizing NASA but, instead, is writing about ways to improve NASA in the future. Will NASA accept his good-intentioned comments?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-09-13 13:43:08
A NASA engineer states that “NASA officially ended the ‘right stuff era’ with the launch of STS-5”. I don’t think this engineer is criticizing NASA but, instead, is writing about ways to improve NASA in the future. Will NASA accept his good-intentioned comments?
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Constructing an effective Resume
Written By: Paul Hosking
Section: Technology people
Category: JobsWire
2007-09-11 00:02:21
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Written By: Paul Hosking
Section: Technology people
Category: JobsWire
2007-09-11 00:02:21
Introduction to Resumes
As an introduction believe it important to discuss the reasons behind your resume and the viability of cover notes.
Two questions I’m commonly asked are: what is the real purpose of my resume? And what should I be looking to achieve from it?
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IT executives jobs demand drops in July
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2007-08-09 05:34:27
Demand for IT executives has fallen for the second month in a row according to a monthly survey of the major top-end employment sectors.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2007-08-09 05:34:27
Demand for IT executives has fallen for the second month in a row according to a monthly survey of the major top-end employment sectors.
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U.S. Congress approves America Competes Act
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-08-04 10:48:52
On Thursday, August 2, 2007, the U.S. Congress approved legislation to encourage people to study and teach mathematics and science, along with supporting research into emerging technologies and increasing funds for federal science-based organizations.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-08-04 10:48:52
On Thursday, August 2, 2007, the U.S. Congress approved legislation to encourage people to study and teach mathematics and science, along with supporting research into emerging technologies and increasing funds for federal science-based organizations.
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Employers urged to take home-grown approach to solving skills crisis
Written By: Ian Grayson
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2007-07-19 22:04:22
Employers battling to fill vacant positions in their IT departments are being urged to look closer to home for a solution.
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Written By: Ian Grayson
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2007-07-19 22:04:22
Employers battling to fill vacant positions in their IT departments are being urged to look closer to home for a solution.
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Retiring baby boomers creating high tech talent crisis
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2007-07-01 21:29:08
"Where have all the baby boomers gone?...Into retirement every one," to paraphrase the old Pete Seeger anti-war song. That's the story to emerge from Deloitte's survey global survey of the CEOs of the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 - the fastest growing high tech companies around the world.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2007-07-01 21:29:08
"Where have all the baby boomers gone?...Into retirement every one," to paraphrase the old Pete Seeger anti-war song. That's the story to emerge from Deloitte's survey global survey of the CEOs of the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 - the fastest growing high tech companies around the world.
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Steve Jobs a browser duopolist?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-06-19 00:04:32
As an avid Firefox user for nearly three years, I can say it is the best web browser available, closely followed by the also very good Opera (although Opera fans will disagree). Comparing IE7 to FF is like comparing a lumbering ass to a race horse. As for Apple's Safari, well I never liked using it on the Mac and I certainly can't see any reason to use it on Windows.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-06-19 00:04:32
As an avid Firefox user for nearly three years, I can say it is the best web browser available, closely followed by the also very good Opera (although Opera fans will disagree). Comparing IE7 to FF is like comparing a lumbering ass to a race horse. As for Apple's Safari, well I never liked using it on the Mac and I certainly can't see any reason to use it on Windows.
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Contractor demand predicted to surge in Q4 2007
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2007-06-07 07:35:15
A supply crunch of ICT professionals will hit the Australian market in the final quarter of 2007, resulting in an explosion of demand for contractors. This is the prediction of John McVicker, managing director of recruiter Best International, which publishes the monthly IT Talent Index report.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2007-06-07 07:35:15
A supply crunch of ICT professionals will hit the Australian market in the final quarter of 2007, resulting in an explosion of demand for contractors. This is the prediction of John McVicker, managing director of recruiter Best International, which publishes the monthly IT Talent Index report.
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Employers not addressing business analyst skills shortage
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2007-06-06 07:36:49
Andrew Williams is one of the most senior account managers for first tier Australian technology recruiter Paxus. He says employers are still not taking the steadily worsening ICT skills shortage seriously, especially in a climate of red hot demand for business analyst roles.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2007-06-06 07:36:49
Andrew Williams is one of the most senior account managers for first tier Australian technology recruiter Paxus. He says employers are still not taking the steadily worsening ICT skills shortage seriously, especially in a climate of red hot demand for business analyst roles.
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MessageLabs appoints SMB sales director APAC
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - People
2007-06-05 06:30:21
Messaging and web security provider, MessageLabs, has appointed Tim Bentley as Small and Medium Business Sales Director for Australia and New Zealand. Bentley has held various roles with MessageLabs since joining the company in 2002. He initially started as Corporate Account Manager in the UK office and was selected to move to Australia the following year as MessageLabs expanded into international markets. Prior to his current appointment, Bentley held the position of Enterprise Sales Executive in the Australian office. Prior to joining MessageLabs UK, Bentley held UK-based sales roles at Cable & Wireless, MCI Worldcom and Royal & Sun Alliance.
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - People
2007-06-05 06:30:21
Messaging and web security provider, MessageLabs, has appointed Tim Bentley as Small and Medium Business Sales Director for Australia and New Zealand. Bentley has held various roles with MessageLabs since joining the company in 2002. He initially started as Corporate Account Manager in the UK office and was selected to move to Australia the following year as MessageLabs expanded into international markets. Prior to his current appointment, Bentley held the position of Enterprise Sales Executive in the Australian office. Prior to joining MessageLabs UK, Bentley held UK-based sales roles at Cable & Wireless, MCI Worldcom and Royal & Sun Alliance.
Demand for ICT staff up 13.75% amid growing skills shortage
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2007-06-05 00:17:05
As a nationwide technology skills shortage continues to bite deeper, a new report reveals that demand for ICT workers skyrocketed by 13.75% in May. The news follows on the heels of another report released yesterday by recruiter Ambition Technology showing ICT salaries shot up 10% for the same month.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2007-06-05 00:17:05
As a nationwide technology skills shortage continues to bite deeper, a new report reveals that demand for ICT workers skyrocketed by 13.75% in May. The news follows on the heels of another report released yesterday by recruiter Ambition Technology showing ICT salaries shot up 10% for the same month.
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IT salaries jump 10% with development-led jobs demand: report
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2007-06-03 20:39:25
IT salaries in Australia jumped 10% in May, as a shortfall in local technology skills continues to put upward pressure on pay rates, according to a new report. Areas and skills most in demand include project management, application development and J2SE.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2007-06-03 20:39:25
IT salaries in Australia jumped 10% in May, as a shortfall in local technology skills continues to put upward pressure on pay rates, according to a new report. Areas and skills most in demand include project management, application development and J2SE.
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IT skills shortage to drive margins and pay explosion: Peoplebank boss
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters
2007-05-31 23:26:44
The boss of one of Australia's biggest IT recruitment agencies has hinted that margins for recruiters and pay rates for IT workers are set to explode in the face of an increasingly tight skills market.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters
2007-05-31 23:26:44
The boss of one of Australia's biggest IT recruitment agencies has hinted that margins for recruiters and pay rates for IT workers are set to explode in the face of an increasingly tight skills market.
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Asian ICT jobs market exploding: consultant
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters
2007-05-28 23:47:15
An exploding ICT jobs market in Asia has prompted newly merged Australian recruiter TRA Group to set up offices in Hong Kong, Hyderabad and Singapore. TRA, with revenues of $120 million and 72 consultants, aims to focus on providing local technology professionals opportunities to work on major projects in places like China and India.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters
2007-05-28 23:47:15
An exploding ICT jobs market in Asia has prompted newly merged Australian recruiter TRA Group to set up offices in Hong Kong, Hyderabad and Singapore. TRA, with revenues of $120 million and 72 consultants, aims to focus on providing local technology professionals opportunities to work on major projects in places like China and India.
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Peoplebank acquires leading WA recruiter
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters
2007-05-23 07:48:30
ASX listed specialist technology recruiter Peoplebank Australia Limited (ASX:PBA), has acquired WA-based IT&T recruitment firm, Gryphon Consultants, for $3.15 million with a further incentive payment for growth over the next 12 months. The acquisition will be earnings accretive from the outset and will be funded using existing debt facilities, according to a Peoplebank statement.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters
2007-05-23 07:48:30
ASX listed specialist technology recruiter Peoplebank Australia Limited (ASX:PBA), has acquired WA-based IT&T recruitment firm, Gryphon Consultants, for $3.15 million with a further incentive payment for growth over the next 12 months. The acquisition will be earnings accretive from the outset and will be funded using existing debt facilities, according to a Peoplebank statement.
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IT recruiters reveal hottest skills in demand
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-05-22 07:45:30
The IT recruiters have spoken and revealed the hottest skills with the highest demand in the market right now. According to iTWire's unique skills-tags barometer, which lets viewers see at a glance which are the most sought after skills, demand is white hot for .NET, C++, C#, Active Directory, solutions architects, anything to do with Java, Linux, Unix, SAP, HTML, XML, ITIL, Oracle, Networking and Cisco engineers, among others.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-05-22 07:45:30
The IT recruiters have spoken and revealed the hottest skills with the highest demand in the market right now. According to iTWire's unique skills-tags barometer, which lets viewers see at a glance which are the most sought after skills, demand is white hot for .NET, C++, C#, Active Directory, solutions architects, anything to do with Java, Linux, Unix, SAP, HTML, XML, ITIL, Oracle, Networking and Cisco engineers, among others.
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iTWire expands jobs business with new technology
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-05-22 03:15:02
iTWire has upped the ante in technology recruitment with a significant expansion of its jobs and recruitment business, JobsWire, including the integration of innovative technology in the company’s new jobs board. The new enhancements include a unique skills based search facility with additional new services soon to come online. Further information about this exciting new development in the jobs space can be found here.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-05-22 03:15:02
iTWire has upped the ante in technology recruitment with a significant expansion of its jobs and recruitment business, JobsWire, including the integration of innovative technology in the company’s new jobs board. The new enhancements include a unique skills based search facility with additional new services soon to come online. Further information about this exciting new development in the jobs space can be found here.
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IT employers have 'retention deficit disorder', and telcos are even worse
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2007-05-22 00:57:58
Employment retention consultancy, BSI People, says that employers need to do more to empower their staff and create environments that are more likely to deter them from seeking alternative employment.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2007-05-22 00:57:58
Employment retention consultancy, BSI People, says that employers need to do more to empower their staff and create environments that are more likely to deter them from seeking alternative employment.
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ACS supports NICTIA strategy
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-05-21 03:15:56
The Australian Computer Society has come out in favour of the National ICT Alliance's ten year vision.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-05-21 03:15:56
The Australian Computer Society has come out in favour of the National ICT Alliance's ten year vision.
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