Tag Archive | "In the news"

Time is ripe for seasoned professionals

January 12, 2009 View Comments

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 [...]

ARN – Horror year for IT jobs

January 6, 2009 View Comments

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 [...]

An employer out of the box!

November 15, 2008 View Comments

Was thrilled to read this news item from a caring employer in the US. A good news story hopefully to counteract the doom and gloom that pervades the news. If only there were more of them! The news item extracts are below: IDAHO FALLS – Eastern Idaho’s largest private employer made a big announcement Wednesday [...]

Article: CIOs can expect restructuring

October 16, 2008 View Comments

This article is referenced in my video chat with you today. Quotation from the article: Tactics your CEOs are considering and how to help CEOs tell Gartner they cannot write off assets fast enough — debts that won’t recover, investors who won’t play ball, projects that are not performing, employees. They want to clean financial [...]

Taking it way too far

September 26, 2008 View Comments

http://searchwarp.com/swa332960.htm  Taking it way too far, this article provides some seriously “outside the square” thinking for interviewing job seekers. His suggestions include checking out the applicant’s wallet to see if all the cash faces the same way, sniffing for cologne and perfume, checking out his or her car, threatening the job applicant, and making them [...]