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IT&T jobs continue death spiral in November
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing

2008-12-07 22:28:19
The IT&T jobs market continued its free fall across Australia in November, with the two largest eastern states, NSW and Victoria suffering large reductions in the number of jobs on offer, according to a new report. The November figures add to what has been a dismal 2008 for IT&T on the employment front with an end to the decline still nowhere in sight.


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Finite relocates to larger Canberra office
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters

2008-12-01 22:20:56
National ICT recruiter Finite IT Recruitment is not letting Federal Government razor gang sentiments dampen its business outlook for the Australian Capital Territory, announcing that the company has relocated to new, larger, state of the art offices in Canberra.


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Ericsson to shed 100 staff in Australia and NZ
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Industry

2008-12-01 21:35:02
Ericsson is to shed about 100 staff and 200 contractors in Australia and New Zealand over the next six months, but says this represents the local implementation of a global cost cutting programme announced in February -  and impending project completions -rather than a consequence of the current global economic troubles.


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IT skills shortage? Yes, but you've got more chance as a chef
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing

2008-11-30 23:30:01
A new national IT skills index developed by Clarius, the parent of ICT recruiter Candle, in conjunction with KPMG Econtech shows demand for skilled IT people outstripping supply by 9000 in the September quarter. However, ICT ranked only seventh of the skills surveyed. The most severe shortfall is for chefs.


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Recruiters must innovate or die says tech supplier
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters

2008-11-24 18:30:30
The IT and wider recruitment industry is in a downward spiral along with the rest of economy and the only way to arrest the slide is to try something new, including technology. These are the findings of new research.


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Major projects beckon in 2009 says Finite
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing

2008-11-23 07:02:31
While a number of pundits are talking doom and gloom about jobs because of the economic downturn, the message from one of Australia's largest IT recruiters is surprisingly upbeat. Finite IT Recruitment says a number of huge projects are due to come online in early 2009.


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17,500 jobs slashed at BT, Sun and Yahoo!
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2008-11-16 05:49:43
File under: this has been a bad week for technology workers. As the economy continues to squeeze technology companies, staff are set to get crunched by swathing job cuts at BT, Sun and Yahoo! 


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IT&T jobs fall off a cliff, graduates hit hardest
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing

2008-10-31 00:51:37
Jobs in the IT and Telecoms space are disappearing at an ever increasing rate with figures for October capping off the worst year for the sector since the dot com bust, according to a new report.


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IT professionals: UC needs you!
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Industry

2008-10-30 19:13:29
Frost & Sullivan says there is a shortage of systems integrators with the skills needed to implement unified communications in enterprises and training provider Dimension Data Learning Solutions reports a sharp uptake in people taking its UC courses.


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SAP Australia New Zealand appoints new COO
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - People

2008-10-20 03:22:34
SAP Australia New Zealand has Ian Black as Chief Operating Officer, SAP Australia New Zealand, reporting to Tim Ebbeck, President & CEO SAP Australia New Zealand. Mr Black was previously Managing Director SAP New Zealand.


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eBay becomes fireBay and acquireBay, with 1600 firings!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-10-07 01:45:59
“You’re fired”, says eBay to 1600 workers globally, likely unaware that the world’s biggest and most profitable online auction house was going to put workers on the chopping block, with 18 of those poor souls in eBay’s Australian operations.


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Australia spurns IT postgraduates: bad news for workers?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2008-09-08 01:02:05
Are once standout IT salaries still slack? The latest annual Postgraduate Destinations report from Graduate Careers Australia shows Australian employers are leaving a lot of ICT graduates on the shelf, and consequently salaries are close to the average across all disciplines.


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IT&T jobs in free fall: new report
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing

2008-09-07 22:15:55
New employment figures paint a gloomy picture for the Australian IT&T jobs sector with a leading survey showing a precipitous drop in positions on offer in August. According to the survey, IT&T suffered one of the worst falls of all professional sectors last month and has dropped markedly over the last 12 months.


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IT jobs market plunges in July: report
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing

2008-08-07 06:15:56
The overall IT job market in Australia has decreased by 5.06% in July, according to the latest monthly jobs survey released by recruiter Best International. According to the Best IT Talent Index, which compiled from jobs board statistics, permanent positions on offer were down a significant 6.99%, while this was offset by a 0.76% increase in contract roles.


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iProfile to change the way jobs advertised: ITCRA
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters

2008-08-06 07:08:57
Peak IT recruitment body, the IT Contract and Recruitment Association (ITCRA), will play a key role in the Australian launch of UK developed online resume database iProfile in September and, according to its chief executive, will have representation on the board of the local branch of company when it opens its offices.


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Ross bucks the recruitment market trend
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters

2008-08-05 06:00:20
While the most recent figures show that the IT jobs market has been surprisingly resilient in the face of a softening economy, listed IT recruiters have still been severely punished by the market. However, one recruiter stands out from the rest in terms of its relatively benign treatment on the local bourse.


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IT recruiters: is it good-bye or good buy?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters

2008-08-03 04:23:32
Judging by valuations on the stock market, you would think the bottom had fallen out of the Australian IT recruitment industry and jobless IT workers were lining up at the dole office. Yet publicly listed recruiters are still reporting healthy profits, salaries are increasing and it's still hard to find skilled people to fill jobs. What's going on?


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Peoplebank boss claims all is sweet after share price plummet
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters

2008-07-30 08:37:31
The share price of Australia's largest IT&T recruitment firm Peoplebank may be less than half its  value 12 months ago but managing director Leon Lau claims the company is sound. Mr Lau blames the market's current fear of microcap stocks for Peoplebank's greatly diminished value, but some sources say the $100 million cash acquisition of Ambit in February is responsible.


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Online CVs to be adopted by leading recruiters in $2.1 million deal
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters

2008-07-29 07:44:09
An online CV system invented in the UK is supposedly to become the standard way for Australian technology workers to apply for jobs, after several of the country’s largest IT recruitment companies signed deals worth a total of £1million (AUD$2.1 million). The deal will see the recruiters adopt a system called ‘iProfile’ (www.iprofile.org) as their preferred CV template.


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IT jobs for the picking - degree or not
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing

2008-07-27 05:04:19
Australian employers are so desperate for skilled IT workers that an academic qualification such as a degree is no longer a mandatory requirement, according to a leading recruitment boss. But is the IT sector really bucking a softening overall employment outlook?


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