Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
Career website Dice.com is out with its annual Linux Jobs market report and once again demand is growing. The report is sponsored by the Linux Foundation, which does of course have its own particular bias when it comes to Linux, though there are still a few surprises in it. “Based on our work with the…
by Shawn Edmondson, VP of Product Strategy, rPath According to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, IT professionals have very little to worry about when it comes to job security. Aside from healthcare-related services, IT ranks at the very top of nearly every list with respect to long-term job prospects. Macro vs. micro – a…
Technology executives expect IT hiring to continue in the first quarter of 2012, according to the just-released Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report. In the latest quarterly survey, 20 percent of CIOs said they plan to expand their IT departments, and 10 percent expect cutbacks, for a net 10 percent projected increase…
In an industry that has seen thousands of jobs leave for foreign shores and cheaper labor, it is understandable there is much wringing of the hands over how many more IT jobs might be lost to the cloud. “I have an acquaintance that calls it the ‘Corp Tech Pocalypse,’” laughed Steven Savage, a technical project…
The convergence of economics and technical advances increasingly make telework a necessity instead of a wish-list item for businesses today. It’s my belief that those organizations not using available technology to enable and expand their own virtual work force are leaving a windfall unclaimed. I came to Logicalis from an organization where nearly everyone worked…
You work hard to attract and secure the best talent, but do you invest the same amount of effort into integrating those recent hires into your team? If you’re short-staffed and busier than ever, new employee orientation might get little attention. At some firms, the welcome is merely a stack of paperwork and instructions to…
According to the salary guides just released from Robert Half, 11 roles representing several fields — including accounting and finance, technology, creative, legal and administrative services — show increases in starting salaries and growing demand among employers. “The common thread among the jobs highlighted in our research is that they help businesses improve efficiency and…
WASHINGTON — Official pronouncements from economists that the recession is officially over may have done little to lift the national mood while unemployment remains perilously high. But in one field, cybersecurity, the supply-demand imbalance of the broader labor market is upside down, with government agencies and private-sector firms aggressively recruiting and hiring experts in the…
CIOs at leading technology companies are planning to increase their headcount in the fourth quarter, but not at a rate that suggests the industry is anywhere near ready for bounds of prodigious proportions. According to a survey of executives by employment staffing and consulting services firm Robert Half International, tech companies will hire new employees…
The tech employment market is improving — albeit gradually – according to the latest data cobbled together by TechServe Alliance, a national trade association representing the IT services industry. In July, the IT sector added 9,700 jobs in the U.S., a 1 percent improvement from the same month last year, to a total of 3,875,000…