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Hiring of Technology Professionals Has Been on The Upswing
Jul 10, 2013Hiring of technology professionals has been on the upswing in the first half of this year, with new IT hires accounting for about 10% of all the job growth in the U.S. in June, according to two independent assessments. Total tech ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, economy
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There Are More IT Managers Working Today Than Two Years Ago
Apr 10, 2013There are more IT managers working today than two years ago, but their unemployment rate is rising as well. It's a paradox of government data, but there are theories for the apparent discrepancy. The government reported that the ...
Tags: Computer Products, IT
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Tech Employment Posted a Large Increase Last Month
Feb 5, 2013Tech employment posted a large increase last month, despite a generally soft employment gain overall, according to two separate reports. The U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs in January, but IT accounted for 22,100 of those jobs, according ...
Tags: Tech employment, company news
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ISACA Is a Non-Profit Organisation Which Provides IT Skills Through Four Certifications
Dec 26, 2012Two ISACA qualifications have been named as the two highest-paying IT certifications by Foote Partners' IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index (ITSCPI). The certified information security manager (CISM) and certified in risk and ...
Tags: ISACA, IT certifications, CISM, CRISC, IT skills
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Ken Stephens Tried to Hire a Product Manager From IBM Recently
Dec 21, 2012When 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 ...
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IT Employment Dipped Last Month After a Long Stretch of Gains
Dec 20, 2012One month does not make a trend, but IT employment dipped last month after a long stretch of gains. Analysts can only speculate as to the reasons for the decline. It may be an indication of market volatility, a short pause in hiring, or ...
Tags: IT, employment, September
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The IT Job Market Is Difficult for Anyone Who Is Seeking a Job or Hiring
Dec 18, 2012The IT job market is either hot or lackluster, but mostly it is difficult for anyone who is seeking a job or hiring. There are plenty of companies searching for employees, but jobs are nonetheless elusive for many. It's a job market of ...
Tags: IT job market, job, hiring
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TechAmerica Has Released Its Latest Job Report Which Showed Job Gains
Dec 18, 2012TechAmerica has released its latest job report which showed job gains in 16 of the last 18 months. In that time, IT jobs have grown from 5.8 million to 6 million, or 3.3 percent. “The technology industry is adding jobs as ...
Tags: employment, IT, jobs, TechAmerica, technology industry
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The IT Industry Lost 1,700 Jobs in September
Dec 17, 2012Although last week’s jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics showed better-than-expected results, the IT industry, was a big disappointment. After sustained growth – including 36,300 jobs added in July and August ...
Tags: employment, Foote Partners, IT, IT jobs, Labour
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If There Is One Word That Has Defined This Year, It's "Uncertainty"
Nov 6, 2012If there is one word that has defined this year, it's "uncertainty." It has been hanging over almost every economic and job growth analysis related to IT. Blame the elections, the fiscal cliff and Europe. But with less than two months to ...
Tags: economic, job growth, IT employment, IT services, Microsoft
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Meg Whitman Is Telling The Company's India Workers
Aug 13, 2012Computerworld - HP CEO Meg Whitman is telling the company's India workers that they won't be hit by HP's plans to cuts its global workforce. In India, Whitman was interviewed by the Economic Times, and said this: "We are not reducing our ...
Tags: HP, Protection, India, layoffs