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• Tech managers aren't doing a good job developing IT talent: survey

  By Ann Bednarz | 16 May, 2012 05:35

  Tech managers need to do a better job developing talent, IT pros say. There's too much judgment and not enough instruction, according to new poll data from Dice.com.

• Hottest IT skill? Cybersecurity

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 04 May, 2012 00:33

  Embattled by hactivists, cybercriminals and foreign rivals seeking to steal proprietary information, U.S. corporations are ramping up their hiring of cybersecurity experts, with open jobs reaching an all-time high in April.

• Westpac tech job cuts may not be the last

  By Diana Nguyen | 06 March, 2012 13:13

  More IT workers at Westpac may face the axe before the end of the year, according to the bank, which today announced the loss of 119 technology-related jobs within Australia.

• IT salaries rise, bonuses get bigger

  By Ann Bednarz | 03 February, 2012 07:34

  After two straight years of flat wages, tech pros finally got a bump in 2011.

• IT contract not checked for value: NSW A-G

  By AAP | 01 February, 2012 14:56

  There has been a cost blowout in IT contracts to two state government agencies because they failed to review whether taxpayers were getting value for money, Auditor-General Peter Achterstraat says.

• How to get the most out of IT conferences

  By Mary K. Pratt | 13 January, 2012 01:48

  Justin F. Bastin attends just a few conferences a year, but he still manages to parlay these occasional events into crucial career-building sessions.

• IT pros lament: Low pay, no perks

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 05 January, 2012 04:28

  Non-competitive pay is the main reason for high turnover rates among IT pros in their 20s and early 30s.

• Killer resumes for techies

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 15 December, 2011 03:12

  If you have tech skills and experience, odds are you're going to get a call from an IT recruiter in 2012. That's because IT departments are ramping up hiring at the same time that more IT professionals are ready to leave behind employers offering flat salaries, limited flexibility and aging technology.

• Entry-level IT jobs will be plentiful in 2012, experts predict

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 14 December, 2011 22:35

  Here is good news for college seniors with technology skills: The entry-level job market for IT workers looks solid in 2012.

• 2012 looking ripe for disgruntled IT pros to switch jobs

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 14 December, 2011 22:35

  Are you underpaid, underappreciated and overworked in your IT department? Cheer up, because 2012 looks like an opportune time for IT professionals to look for new, higher-paying jobs.

• Internet job ads fall 4.2 per cent in October

  By AAP | 16 November, 2011 12:16

  Job advertisements on the internet fell by 4.2 per cent in October compared to a month earlier, national data shows.

• Almost half of new ICT hires not up to the job

  By Chloe Herrick | 23 August, 2011 14:59

  Enterprises across Australia and New Zealand have suffered significant financial and productivity losses as a result of almost half of their new ICT hires being not up to the job, according to a survey by recruitment firm Hudson.

• Gender of ICT workers determines salary: Recruitment lobby group

  By Chloe Herrick | 20 April, 2011 12:57

  Gender separation across the ICT industry has had a significant impact on salaries in the sector, with women working in technical roles paid up to 28 per cent less than their male counterparts, according to research by the Information Technology and Contract Recruitment Association (ITCRA).

• Public sector restructures fuel CIO movements: Recruiter

  By Georgina Swan | 05 April, 2011 15:39

  Public sector restructures have fuelled movements at the CIO, CTO and general management level of IT, according to the latest The Quarterly report from recruiting group, Hays.

• New Zealand government calls for CIO

  By Lisa Banks | 11 February, 2011 14:22

  A new CIO role in New Zealand’s newest ministry has just opened up, with a job advertisement calling for IT leaders to apply for the position.