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  • Under the pump IT workers want more money: Hudson

    As the pressure to do more with less increases, Australian IT workers are taking on more responsibility in their jobs with almost half indicating they want a pay rise from their employer, according to Hudson’s ICT Salary & Employment Insights 2013 survey.

    Written by Rebecca Merrett01 Feb. 13 11:30
  • Sen. Durbin plans to press for H-1B restrictions

    The comprehensive immigration proposal being fashioned in the U.S. Senate may give new opportunity for H-1B critics to try to impose new restrictions on the visa. Then again, it may not.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau28 Jan. 13 22:41
  • Developers, engineers and analysts in high demand: Hays

    Mobile app developers and network engineers are in high demand in the private sector, driven largely by investment in mobility, virtualization and unified communications, according to recruitment firm Hays.

    Written by Rebecca Merrett22 Jan. 13 16:35
  • 'Bob' outsources tech job to China; watches cat videos at work

    Showing what can happen when companies don't periodically review network logs, a software developer working for a large U.S. critical infrastructure company hired a Chinese firm to do his job so he could spend time surfing Reddit and watching cat videos.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan17 Jan. 13 15:22
  • HP heads to court as Austin IT staffers jump ship and move to GM

    After seeing 18 key IT staffers suddenly quit to take new jobs at General Motors, Hewlett-Packard has asked a Texas court for permission to depose two former managers to find out if employment contracts were violated.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau14 Jan. 13 11:04
  • GM CIO calls HP hiring probe a 'fishing expedition'

    General Motors CIO Randy Mott Thursday said the automaker plans to have the "best jobs in the IT industry" at its four "IT Innovation Centers" in the U.S. At the same time, Mott criticized Hewlett-Packard's move to contest GM's hiring of some HP IT managers to work at the centers.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau10 Jan. 13 21:00
  • IT hiring on the rise, CIOs say

    Nearly twice as many CIOs are planning to expand their IT departments in the coming quarter than were three months ago, according to Robert Half Technology.

    Written by Ann Bednarz14 Dec. 12 15:59
  • If tech is so important, why are IT wages flat?

    Despite information technology's ever increasing role in the economy, IT wages remain persistently flat. This may be tech's inconvenient truth.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau05 Dec. 12 14:18
  • CIO succession: Promote from within vs. hire an outsider

    Tapping an outsider can bring fresh perspective and experience to the CIO's office, but it also can have a negative effect on companies' efforts to develop IT management talent internally

    Written by Ann Bednarz03 Dec. 12 13:14
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