Q3 IT Jobs Outlook Stable to Good

Technology executives forecast continued hiring activity in the third quarter of 2011, according to the just-released Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report . In the latest quarterly survey, 7 percent of CIOs said they plan to expand their IT departments, and 3 percent expect cutbacks, for a net 4 percent projected increase…

IT Employees Less Happy, Working Less Hard

The recession caused plenty of disruption in the overall U.S. workforce and the IT ranks were not an exception. According to a new survey by the Corporate Executive Board, the percentage of IT employees making “high discretionary effort” plummeted in the first half of 2009 to 4.6%, part of a longer-term downward spiral affecting the…