Despite the fact that technology plays an increasingly important role in the economy, IT wages remain persistently flat. This may be tech's inconvenient truth. The still sluggish U.S. economy gets most of the blame for this wage ...
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Despite the fact that technology is playing an increasingly important role in the U.S. economy, IT wages remain persistently flat. "IT salaries have not really kept pace with inflation," said Victor Janulaitis, CEO of Janco Associates, ...
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When Ken Stephens, a senior vice president of Xerox Cloud Services, tried to hire a product manager from IBM recently, he had quite a shock. "I offered him a 40 percent raise," Stevens said in an interview. "But then IBM came back and gave ...
One look at Ipininder Singh, director-technology, Convergys, and you know little fazes the man. His lithe frame and steely gaze leave little doubt. But then, maybe all he needed was for the right project to come along, a project his own ...
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Engineers working on communications technology were paid a a median salary of $135,087 last year, the highest in the profession, according to new IEEE-USA survey data. The lowest paid engineers, with a median salary of $107,820, ...
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It goes without saying that China has proven it is a true heavyweight global contender. The herculean growth achieved by China over the past two decades is unprecedented in the annals of human history. China has overtaken Japan to become ...
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Operations at New Zim Steel are expected to resume next month after Cabinet guaranteed the investor that the initial deal signed between the Government and Essar Group stands. This brings relief to over 3 000 workers who have gone for ...
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The number of IT contractors expecting growth in public sector job opportunities has doubled since last year, as public sector organisations turn to IT contractors for sudden spikes in workloads. A survey by employment provider Giant ...
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There are about 2.2 million people working as information security professionals today, says Hord Tipton, executive officer for security education and credentialing organization (ISC)2 and former CIO of the U.S. Department of the Interior. ...
Hiring is flat and Europe's economy continues teetering, but IT spending is beating forecasts, says Gartner. Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $3.6 trillion this year, a 3% increase over last year, reports Gartner. The report, ...
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A recent ‘Top Industries in the MENA’ survey conducted by Bayt.com and YouGov, a research and consulting organisation, has revealed that the telecom industry is one of the most satisfying to work in, especially for salary ...
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It's obvious that there are significant cost savings associated with employees using their own smartphones,tablets and laptops for work.However,the downsides are numerous and worth considering says Dominic Jones of Barton ...
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US retailer Save Mart is to hold talks with union officials in a bid to resolve a dispute over cuts being made to staff salaries and health care. Save Mart's offer for discussions follow a union vote in which a majority of members backed ...
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Zouheir Tawil,director of Tawil Group,has responded to our questions and expressed his views on the current state of the scrap markets. Could you share with us your average business volumes in the markets in which you operate? With the ...
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INDIAN firm Essar recently sought clarification from government on whether it would transfer iron ore claims necessary for the finalisation of the takeover of troubled steelmaker, Zisco. The move by Essar came after Mines and Mining ...
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