Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
A new survey of the IT employment marketplace released this week indicates that some job listings and wages are beginning to return as the economy begins to recover. However, the survey, by Janco Associates, found that work opportunities and compensation are not rebounding across the board. Bigger, it turns out, is better. “Even though many…
The third quarter figures to be a good one for skilled IT workers as CIOs begin to shake off some of the IT hiring rust that’s accumulated over the past three or four years and expand their staffs to take on key strategic projects put off during the recession. While it’s too early to declare…
Running an IT organization is very much about optimizing cost and risk: What is the lowest cost way to deliver each service without risking the required service level? What must be developed or managed internally and what should be outsourced? Once you get clear on that, how do you then think about the ROI for…
Do your company’s computers still use floppy disk drives or take 20 minutes to boot up? Probably not but, if you are (or even if it just feels like you are), a new survey shows you might be alone. Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of CIOs interviewed by Robert Half Technology (RHT) said IT staffing (or…
Currently, there are over 21,000 jobs on IT Job Board, this represents a 16% increase quarter over quarter. In Q1 of this year, IT manager and IT support roles represented the highest proportion of jobs on site. The main skills in demand continue to be IT managers, IT support, project managers, SQL and software engineers….
Women in IT is not quite an oxymoron in Europe, but not enough is being done to encourage more women to enter the field, according to a survey just released by the The IT Job Board, a UK IT recruitment site. Only about a third (35 percent) of IT staff in Europe are women, according…
Chief information officers (CIOs) expect an uptick in IT staffing in the second quarter, according to the latest Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report. Nine percent (9%) of technology executives plan to hire additional IT staff and 4% anticipate personnel reductions. The net 5% increase is up two points from the first…
With competition for open positions fierce, the pressure is on for job seekers to have flawless interview skills. Sometimes that pressure can cause candidates to make unusual, and sometimes unfavorable, interview mistakes. A new CareerBuilder survey of more than 2,700 hiring managers reveals the outrageous and common mistakes that some candidates have made in job…
At 10% unemployment, the job market is a major topic of conversation around the country. Yet there are some emerging employment trends that may not have gained much attention but are valuable for executives to understand. Robert Half International and CareerBuilder recently issued the 2009 Employment Dynamics and Growth Expectations (EDGE) Report, which provides an…
I heard a story about a CIO who got such great personal service at a Ritz Carlton hotel that he ended up sending his entire IT staff to Ritz Carlton hotel staff customer service training. That is taking the concept of IT being a service organization to a new level! On the other end of…