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• M&A activity drives IT jobs growth

  The revival of M&A activity is fuelling a growth in demand for business change and transformation specialists, a new jobs report has found.

• UK IT jobs growth continues

  New research says that the IT sector is "on the rebound", as demand for staff continues to grow.

• ICT graduates not work ready: survey

  A recent Australian ICT graduate survey indicates that 70 per cent of respondents wish they had done more hands-on work experience while studying, highlighting the importance employers place on practical industry experience.

• Full time IT jobs remain strong: 2009 ACS survey

  A reduction in the unemployment percentage among IT workers indicates the global financial slowdown has had little impact to date on the proportion of full time professionals, according the 2009 Australian Computer Society ICT employment survey.

• Cautious optimism guides CIO hiring plans

  Industry watchers expect the worst is over in terms of IT layoffs as many companies re-assess current staff levels and begin to slowly fill holes in high-tech skills within their organizations.

• IT staff cuts top list of budget reduction plans

  Companies trying to cut IT budgets are laying off staff and reducing compensation and benefits for remaining employees, new survey results show.

• Where not to find an IT job

  IT job seekers shouldn't waste their time with help wanted ads or career fairs, according to recent research that shows those employment resources rank as least effective among human resource executives.

• US tech grad who can't find job sues to get tuition back

  Job offers for IT graduates are generally down across the board, but that's not stopping a New York woman from suing to get her tuition money back.

• IT hiring spree in sight as contractors lead the way

  While the last three months has seen flat IT employment levels, a rise in contractor hiring across Australia has contributed to very early signs of green shoots of recovery in the sector, according to IT recruitment firm Peoplebank.

• Study finds big rise in job cuts planned at IT shops

  Forty-six percent of North American IT shops are planning to cut positions this year, up from 24 percent last year, with one-quarter planning to slash staff by 10 percent or more, according to a newly released study by Computer Economics.

• Recruiter flags IT opportunities amid downturn

  New research by recruitment firm Randstad indicates that while the economy is in a downturn more than half of employers believe there remains a skills shortage that will lead to job opportunities.

• White House plan to create 600K jobs in 100 days won't help tech

  The real impact of the nearly $800 billion stimulus package on shrinking IT employment remains in the future, despite President Obama's plan, announced today, to expedite hiring of some 600,000 people over the next 100 days. Many of the jobs in this summer boost will be aimed at the construction and education fields and at young people.

• Network skills in demand, pay well in down economy

  IT executives polled separately by IT staffing and consultancy firm Robert Half Technology and staffing firm Bluewolf revealed that the need for specific IT skills doesn't lessen because the economy is bad. Robert Half Technology surveyed 1,400 CIOs about their hiring plans for the second quarter (8 percent intend to add staff) and discovered the skills considered most in demand right now.

• Stimulus could create thousands of IT jobs

  A US federal economic stimulus package expected early this year from the administration of President-elect Barack Obama should boost the job prospects of IT professionals.