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• Yahoo sells HotJobs to Monster for $225 million

  Job-hunting service provider Monster Worldwide is to buy Yahoo's HotJobs Web site for US$225 million under an agreement announced between the companies on Wednesday.

• Sun to cut 3,000 jobs as Oracle awaits approval for deal

  Sun Microsystems will lay off up to 3,000 workers over the next 12 months as Oracle awaits approval from European regulators for its acquisition of the company.

• Pacific Brands defends plan to halt onshore manufacturing

  The decision to stop clothing manufacturing in Australia and New Zealand will cost 1,200 jobs.

• How to manage hourly paid work

  There are two common ways to pay workers in America: give them a salary or hourly wages.

• Hot Jobs: Java Developer

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• Government jobs portal ups search facility

  If you’re looking for a job in an Australian government department the Australian Public Service jobs portal, APSjobs, now offers a 12-field search facility to better connect agency personnel requirements with job seekers.

• 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.

• Study: Tech's six-figure salaries are shrinking

  The salaries of IT managers are retreating, and most affected by the trend are managers running technology operations at mid-sized companies with less than $500 million in annual revenue, according to a semi-annual study from Janco Associates Inc.

• Market for Executive Jobs Loosens Up in April

  ExecuNet's Recruiter Confidence Index ticked slightly higher in April, 2009, indicating that the market for executive jobs is showing signs of growth after bottoming out in November, 2008.

• Some IT skills see pay hikes during downturn

  Budget dollars may be tight for most companies, but that doesn't mean enterprise IT departments can do without the technology skills, talent and certifications they need to better navigate a down economy.

• Twitter's ecosystem builds with job search app

  The social media phenomenon that is Twitter continues to attract third-party developers with the London-based WorkDigital developing TwitterJobSearch, a job search engine for the microblogging service now available online (in beta, of course).

• Hiring levels show local security industry resilient to recession

  If employee headcount is any indicator, security is one industry which the recession is having no impact on. In fact, according to several vendors in Australia, the need for organisations to stay secure, regardless of the economic climate, is leading to an increase in staff numbers.

• 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.

• More IT budget, staff cuts expected in first half of 2009

  The number of IT professionals expecting to see budget and head-count cuts grew significantly between October and December, CDW reports, as more large-business decision-makers turn to cost-cutting measures for 2009.