via Predictions 2009: The year ahead in tech | Australian IT. EVERYONE in the Australian IT business agrees this year is going to be a grinder. Business bracing for a rough ride The year ahead will be tough as the global financial crisis plays out, according to Australian IT’s Predictions 2009 report All the chief [...]
Talent Talk: Conversation with résumé expert Gayle Howard | Destination Talent I’ve been interviewed by Phillip Tusing of Destination Talent about writing your own resume, lying on resumes, video resumes, and more. Here’s the text or click above to see the actual article. Résumés have a special place in the recruitment industry. Databases are created [...]
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A boutique executive headhunting firm in Melbourne has reported a distinct shift in multinational hiring practices. The representative reports that “In the past, employers created roles and provided the brief to the headhunter to find the talent to fit. In the last six months, employers have been providing an open brief for say, ‘technology executives’ [...]
Jobspeed Salary Survey 2009. Australian salary survey for IT workers has been posted. Seems a little low in some areas to me—particularly around the CIO, executive area. Could it be the global downturn?
http://tinyurl.com/9ee87k Only those who have seen it all before need apply for top IT jobs this year, as nervous Chief Executives look for strong governance skills and shy away from taking a punt on promising young talent. Key Points * Young guns are likely to be passed over for top IT jobs. * Companies are [...]
Job ads at recession level January 12, 2009 – 11:30AM The number of jobs advertised dropped by nearly a third last year, putting the number of new positions added by businesses at “recession levels.” The ANZ job advertisement survey showed that for the year to December the total number of job ads fell 30%. For [...]
Olivier Job Index reports 6.8 per cent drop in IT&T job advertisements in December by Trevor Clarke The horror year for jobs in the Australian IT&T sector continued through December with a 6.8 per cent drop in job advertisements, bringing the decline over 12 months to 37 per cent, according to the Olivier Job Index [...]
Very interesting presentation here http://www.cio.com.au/article/268106/state_australian_cio on the breakdown of the Australian CIO. Top salaries appear to be in construction, architecturing and engineeering, followed closely by the mining industry and next financial services. Seems those who make the most dollars are business strategy focused leaders (average $236K), followed by functional heads (average $201K) and finally transformational [...]
Here’s the document to read the whole story in PDF format. Used with permission from Thomas Shaw at http://www.shortlist.net.au According to Thomas Shaw, Freelance IT consultant and the voice behind the new Recruitment Directory, the recruitment industry is in denial over being at risk of losing clients and candidates, breaching privacy laws and damaging the [...]