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• Would you hire a liar?

  ​Nobody likes a liar. Except if you are hiring for sales-orientated jobs, a pilot study by researchers at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business has indicated.

• Want to attract top tech talent? Have a corporate scandal

  Just under a quarter of technology workers say they are particularly drawn to jobs at companies that have been embroiled in a scandal such as privacy breaches or sexual harassment allegations.

• How NOT to interview a system administrator

  ​In a Reddit group for system administrators last month, a user posted a question: What's the hardest you've ever noped out of an interview?

• Don’t blame Facebook, blame industry bias

  Why the tech industry must tackle gender diversity at the point of recruitment.

• "Every toxic quality of tech" found in job ad for Sydney-based role

  A job ad for a Sydney-based cloud consultant and platform architect role posted on LinkedIn has been roundly criticised on social media for featuring "every toxic quality of tech"​.

• Amazon set to hatch new fulfilment centre in South West Sydney

  Amazon is set to open a new fulfillment centre later this year in Moorebank, South West Sydney that will create faster shipping to millions more customers, and increase item selection.

• States step out to woo Google HQ

  After the NSW government scuppered Google’s plan to establish a headquarters in Sydney CBD, politicians from other states are stepping out to woo the tech giant.

• Standing at your desk? ‘Sucker!’ suggests University of Sydney study

  ​You’ve read the articles. You’ve seen the studies. It’s now common knowledge that too much sitting down isn’t good for you, linked to everything from heart disease, susceptibility to cancer and premature death.

• Cyber security's image problem has created a diversity nightmare

  ​The cyber security industry has an image problem which is turning off capable candidates from pursuing careers in the profession.

• Tech skills shortage sparks changes in recruitment styles

  ​Fierce competition for talented technology professionals means firms are changing their recruitment practices, says specialist recruiting group Hays.

• ABC CIO Ken Gallacher departs broadcaster after seven years

  ​The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s long-serving CIO Ken Gallacher is leaving the organisation after more than seven years in the role.

• Reborn QLD construction regulator seeking CIO

  ​Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) is seeking a chief information officer.

• National Gallery seeks first CIO

  The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) – home to 166,000 works of art from Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles, to Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly series, and the largest collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imagery in the world – is seeking its first CIO.

• A business case for diversity in the heart of ‘Brotown’

  ​Silicon Valley is not known for its diversity. And its ‘brotown’ image is not helped by the too-frequent horror stories that come out of the companies based there.

• University of Melbourne trials blockchain micro-credentials for lecturers

  ​There’s more to being a good educator than having a teaching qualification hung on the wall. A myriad of skills – like the ability to facilitate brainstorming, check students’ understanding or resolve classroom conflicts – are also required.