Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
Would you describe your own team as creative? Do your employees help set industry trends, or do they just follow them? With everyone focused intently on the day-to-day aspects of their jobs, your staff simply may not be thinking about developing new ideas or recommendations. As a leader, you can change that by setting the…
Technology executives expect continued IT hiring in the second quarter of 2012, albeit at a slower pace than three months ago, according to the just-released Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report. In the latest quarterly survey, eight percent of CIOs said they plan to expand their IT departments, and five percent expect…
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…
CIOs Reveal Q4 Hiring Plans Technology executives expect information technology (IT) hiring to continue in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the just-released Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report. In the latest quarterly survey, 12 percent of CIOs said they plan to expand their IT departments, and 6 percent expect cutbacks…
Workplace Communication will Favor Real-Time Tools Email may soon become the new snail mail, a new Robert Half Technology survey suggests. More than half of CIOs interviewed recently said real-time workplace communication tools will surpass traditional email in popularity within the next five years. CIOs were asked, “In the next five years, do you think…
Technology executives forecast continued IT hiring in the second quarter of 2011, according to the just-released Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report. In the latest quarterly survey, 9 percent of CIOs said they plan to expand their IT departments, and just 2 percent expect cutbacks, for a net 7 percent increase in…
While the high unemployment rate might suggest it’s easy to find skilled applicants today, that’s not always the case with technology professionals. In fact, according to the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report for the first quarter of 2011, 54 percent of CIOs said it is very or somewhat challenging to find…
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…
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…
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…