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

  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

  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.

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

  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

  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

  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

  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.

• October jobs market consistent: Recruiters

  The IT jobs market has seen another month of consistent growth cementing the sector as one of the leading occupations and again outperforming the wider jobs market.
  

• Dataweave makes Queensland, Victoria hires

  Sydney-based IT consultancy firm Dataweave has appointed Graham McCombe as regional manager for Queensland.
  

• Australia to hit “peak labour” in 2011

  Managing organisational risks related to changing demographics, particularly around aging, will soon become a major focus of management, according to social researcher and futurist, Mark McCrindle.
  

• 5 reasons IT pros should be paranoid

  IT organizations have a lot on their plates, and keeping the data center humming is only part of the equation. Factor in the threats coming at IT from every direction, and you can see why IT pros have ample reason to be paranoid. The invasion of consumer devices into the workplace, the rush toward cloud computing, the constant vigilance to prevent data spills, all while managing a meager budget in an era when your career can be cut short at any time can cause even the most level-headed IT pro to start looking over his shoulder.

• eWAY looks for IT manager

  Canberra-based online payments business eWAY is looking to hire an IT manager to assist its chief information officer with a range of IT support tasks.

• US Careers: Demand for SAP, Lotus and DB2 skills declines

  The demand for permanent staff skills in Lotus Applications, CGI, JSP, DB2 and SAP have been falling for two years or more, according to a new jobs report.

• Permanent IT employee numbers set to rise

  Over 40 per cent of employers are likely to increase their number of permanent IT employees during the second quarter of 2010, according to the latest Hudson report.

• Queensland recruits new ICT jobs model

  The Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association (ITCRA) has praised the Queensland Government's new ICT procurement model, calling it a win-win for the Government and ICT contractors.

• Obama's jobs push arrives as engineers leave IT

  On the eve of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Wednesday, a speech that's expected to focus on the need for jobs, the nation's largest engineering association is warning that the latest jobs data is "discouraging" for engineering.