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• IT pros staying put, expecting raises

  There's cause for contentment among IT pros, many of whom are staying put at their current jobs due to a combination of lingering economic concerns and improving conditions at work.

• 5 tech pros companies want to hire

  Seasoned networking pros are in an enviable position, according to Robert Half Technology. The tech staffing firm includes systems and networking engineers among the top five tech professionals that companies are currently looking to hire.

• Microsoft .Net skills in demand, job site reports

  Many IT pros in the past have shied away from specializing in .Net application development, out of fear of choosing too narrow a specialty and limiting future job opportunities. Now that it's clear the Microsoft development platform is sticking around, there's a shortage of .Net talent in every area of the U.S., according to Dice.com.

• What are you worth? ICT salaries

  Michael Page Recruitment has conducted a salary survey looking at average salaries, job by job, state by state.

• IT recruiting a casualty of the recession

  In the face of a lousy economy, hiring freezes and expense cuts, many companies have decimated their recruiting teams. But as IT staffs ramp up efforts to fill open positions and compete for key talent, this lack of recruiting resources could hurt them.

• 5 surprising IT skills that hiring managers want now

  Ever wonder which up-and-coming tech skills are catching the attention of IT hiring managers? Careers site Dice.com keeps track of the most popular terms that employers search for, and it also notes when emerging skills start appearing in keyword searches with greater frequency.

• Why CIOs should hire interns for IT jobs

  Tempting though it may be, you can't put off hiring young people forever. As IT budgets expand, the pressure on you to innovate increases while your current workforce ages and retires. Eventually, adding some energy, enthusiasm and newer skills from the entry-level talent pool will be critical to your business.

• A consultant responds to '7 dirty consultant tricks'

  With more than 30 years in technology consulting, I feel I can safely make a few observations about the field. The first is, alas, I'm growing old with the industry. The second is that I've had quite a lot of experience with customer/consulting relationships over the years, both good and bad, from my early days in statistical consulting to my current position in professional services management at OpenBI.

• Employers look to address skills shortage

  Ongoing investment in software and infrastructure projects by enterprise is fuelling demand for program managers, according to the [[xref: www.hays.com.au/report|April-June quarterly report]] by recruiting group, Hays.
  

• Why IT jobs are never coming back

  The combination of more automation, increased offshoring, and better global IT infrastructure has taken its toll on the U.S. IT profession, resulting in a net loss of 1.5 million corporate IT jobs over the last decade, according to recent research from IT consultancy and benchmarking provider The Hackett Group.

• 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.
  

• IT career guide: Advice for IT professionals

  Is an IT career a good idea right now?

• IT job seekers get personal: survey

  IT professionals are more likely to rely on personal and word of mouth-based referrals when searching for a new role rather than turning to social networking sites, according to new research.

• IT résumés: Think twice about the advice you've been given

  Recruiters, professional résumé writers and other career experts give out tons of advice on how best to write a résumé that will stand out from the competition. Their intentions are noble - they want to help people land jobs - but the problem with their advice is that it doesn't always apply to IT professionals and the nature of the work they do, says Shana Westerman, a recruiting manager with IT staffing firm Sapphire Technologies.