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  • Android apps, HTML5 heat up freelance job market

    The growth in freelance jobs for the Android mobile platform is outpacing the venerable iPhone and iPad, and HTML5 demand is snowballing at more than 30 per cent, according to skills marketplace Freelancer.com.

    Written by Rodney Gedda11 July 11 10:17
  • ICT hiring taking longer, candidates reducing: ICTRA

    The average ICT employee recruitment timeframe has risen by six days in the past year, while the number of candidates has declined, according to one ICT industry group.

    Written by Chloe Herrick24 May 11 10:36
  • Skills shortage as Aussie gaming industry booms

    Australians are expected to spend $5.8 billion on computer and online games over the next four years however a lack of locally available skills available to the country's gaming industry could see it miss out on this boom.

    Written by Chloe Herrick18 May 11 10:59
  • 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.

    Written by Georgina Swan05 April 11 15:39
  • Updated: Telstra won't backdate postponed pay increases

    Telstra will not backdate any pay increases awarded to employees in its Consumer and Country Wide divisions following a six month postponement of remuneration reviews last October.

    Written by Chloe Herrick10 March 11 17:00
  • Seek CIO resigns

    Recruitment company Seek (ASX:SEK) has confirmed the impending resignation of its CIO, Carey Eaton, effective mid July of this year.

    Written by Chloe Herrick08 March 11 12:28
  • SEEK CIO to resign in July

    Online job classifieds and services company SEEK (ASX:SEK) said its CIO, Carey Eaton, plans to step down in July

    Written by Dylan Bushell-Embling07 March 11 21:30
  • IT salaries increase in 2011

    Australia’s IT industry has experienced a number of salary increases this year, despite slower than usual hiring activity over the December-January period caused by major issues including the floods in Victoria and Queensland and Cyclone Yasi, according to recruitment firm Peoplebank.

    Written by Chloe Herrick07 March 11 16:50
  • Telstra denies report 1200 jobs to be outsourced

    Telecommunications incumbent Telstra (ASX: TLS) has refuted a report that up to 1200 back office jobs will be outsourced overseas as part of a restructuring proposal carried out under it renewal initiative, Project New.

    Written by Hamish Barwick03 March 11 11:13
  • Apple's iPad 2 one more thing

    Apple said earlier this week that it will hold an event on March 2 in San Francisco, with all signs pointing to an iPad 2 unveiling. This lit up the blogosphere with predictions about what might be in the iPad 2, whether or not Steve Jobs will be presenting, and, of course, what might be the "one more thing" Apple is famous for at these events.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige25 Feb. 11 09:20
  • IT employers seeking specific skill sets in 2011

    Australia’s IT jobs market has experienced a number of peaks and troughs in the last few months, however according to recruitment firm, Randstad, there will be strong demand for certain skills in the coming year.

    Written by Chloe Herrick24 Jan. 11 12:42
  • IT jobs market slumps over Christmas

    The IT jobs market has significantly slumped over the holiday period, falling further than the wider jobs market, which itself experienced the largest fall in job ads in 18 months, according to recruitment firm, Advantage Professional.

    Written by Chloe Herrick10 Jan. 11 16:44
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