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• The CIO Job Market: More Opportunity, Competition

  By Meridith Levinson | 13 January, 2010 06:46

  As bad as 2009 was for employment in the U.S.--and it was truly terrible--the CIO job market picked up during the latter half of the year, according to executive recruiters who believe the increase in CIO job openings and search activity is a positive sign of what's to come in 2010.

• Independent contractors fairing well despite GFC: report

  By Tim Lohman | 01 September, 2009 15:51

  Despite the severity of the current financial crisis, only one in four Australian contractors, have been required to take a pay cut to stay in employment, a new report has found.

• Largest retailer has world's most underpaid CIO

  By Thomas Wailgum | 28 August, 2009 05:46

  I tend to equate the salaries of celebrity CIOs (an oxymoron, I know) with the compensation packages of today's professional athletes: They're all seemingly excessive and incomprehensible to most salt-of-the-earth people. HP CIO Randy Mott, for instance, took home more than US$28 million in compensation in 2008, while New York Yankees' slugger Alex Rodriguez earns $15,856 every time he sees a pitch, according to The Wall Street Journal.

• How to manage layoff survivor syndrome

  By Kristin Burnham | 27 August, 2009 07:30

  Chances are, if you've survived a round of layoffs in your career, you've probably experienced a pang of longing for lost colleagues, a lack of motivation and a decrease in productivity. According to a report by The Conference Board, an independent membership organization, such reactions can be described as "survivor's syndrome."

• Employee stress, workloads, insecurity up in the recession: Hudson

  By Tim Lohman | 26 August, 2009 10:09

  A new report from recruitment company Hudson has reinforced what most of us take for granted: recessions make staff nervous.

• Job search tips: addressing job hopping on a resume

  By Meridith Levinson | 07 August, 2009 05:30

  Call it "The Job Hopper's Dilemma." It's the fear, uncertainty and doubt that overcomes IT professionals who've held multiple jobs during a short span of time when they need to apply for a new job. They worry that their job hopping will hamper their job searches, but they don't know how to mitigate the issue.

• IT consultants still in demand in June: SEEK

  By CIO Staff | 15 July, 2009 11:05

  The growing rate of unemployment in Australia may be stabilising, according to the findings of the latest SEEK Employment Index (SEI).

• IT job seekers: Can you answer 12 gotcha questions?

  By Meridith Levinson | 15 July, 2009 03:57

  There's a dozen interview questions that fluster IT job seekers at all career levels. Give a surprised or weak answer to any of them, and red flags fly. Hiring managers may conclude that a candidate is ill-prepared, and thus the job seeker can look forward to more months of firing off résumés in the worst job market in years.

• How to stop e-mail from ruining your holiday

  By Luis Suarez | 15 July, 2009 05:54

  Does your holiday checklist include sifting through hundreds of e-mails the day before you return to the office? Will your BlackBerry be as essential as your swimsuit? Do you fear your "staycation" will turn into writing e-mails each day?

• Three Tips for Hearing about Jobs from Recruiters

  By Mark Polansky | 30 June, 2009 01:29

  Help!

• Job seekers: get ready for the 'character' interview

  By Meridith Levinson | 26 June, 2009 07:07

  As laid-off executives flood the labor pool, some employers are seizing the opportunity to "upgrade" their management teams, say executive recruiters. In this job market, employers realize they might be able to recruit more experienced leaders -- possibly at lower salaries -- now than in the past.

• ACS: NSW budget lacks ICT jobs incentives

  By CIO Staff | 24 June, 2009 08:34

  Australian Computer Society (ACS) has scolded the NSW government, criticising its recent budget for a lack of incentives to attract ICT investment in NSW as a means of creating jobs and improving the economic prosperity for the state.