Entry level salaries up for ICT industry

Peter Dinham
Monday, 05 October 2009 07:19

IT People - Recruitment

Ashworth says this tallies with the importance that prospective employers place on work experience, and a view shared by the ACS Foundation which promotes the concept of mandatory Work Integrated Learning for all ICT students.

And, according to Frank Raydan, director of Approach Recruiting, the ICT industry is going through what is known as ‘the seven year cycle’.
  
“What we are experiencing today is no different to the state of the marketplace seven years ago. IT was struggling post Y2K and dot com and employers tightened their belts and raised expectations.  

“In order to be successful at securing a good job in IT, candidates need to have excellent hands-on skills, the necessary certifications and good people skills.”