Archive for July, 2012
Managing Extreme Personalities
Appeared in: cio.com.au
Author: Rachel Sullivan
Date: July 2012
We all have our personality quirks that either endear us to others, or drive them to distraction, often simultaneously. But when does a quirk become a liability in the workplace? And how can you minimise the fallout?
Anybody who has spent time in an office environment has stories about the extreme characters they work with, from the loud-mouth who can’t keep a secret if it will get him or her a laugh to the manager who takes credit for his or her employees’ work or who is quite happy to humiliate junior staff in public.
Have IT Skills, Will Travel
Appeared in: SMH IT Pro
Author: Sylvia Pennington
Date: July 2012
IT contractors are facing the prospect of relocation, or a long spell between jobs
Arbitrary rate cuts, mass lay-offs and the prospect of months on the bench if you’re not prepared to ‘go west’ is what IT contractors face this financial year.
Australian ICT Jobs Market Slow But Steady: Peoplebank
Appeared in: Computerworld
Author: Adam Bender
Date: June 2012
Hiring for information and communications technology jobs across Australia is steady but employers are showing caution, said Peoplebank as the major ICT recruiter announced the results of its quarterly salary index for June 2012.
New hires, especially by contract are flat in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia, Peoplebank said. However, hiring has slowed in Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory, it said.
Salaries Stall While Hiring Falls in the ACT and Queensland
Appeared in: The Australian
Author: Jennifer Foreshew
Date: June 2012
TECHNOLOGY salaries have remained almost static and hiring has slowed in several states, with demand in the ACT falling by as much as 40 per cent on a year ago, a survey has found.
Queensland’s IT hiring levels have also fallen by 20 per cent since June last year.
Top 5 IT recruiter gripes
Appeared in: SMH.com.au
Author: Sylvia Pennington
Date: July 2012
On top of economic sluggishness and outsourcing, technology professionals say they have recruiters to contend with.
IT candidates have many gripes when it comes to recruiters. Highly skilled professionals who can marry perfect candidates with perfect jobs – or used car salesmen shopping CVs willy-nilly around their corporate contacts and posting bogus job ads to swell their databases of resumes?