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September 30th, 2011

Peoplebank IT&T Salary & Contract Rate Index - September 2011

Our latest IT&T Salary & Contract Rate Indexes for September 2011 have just been released!

Click on the links below for the index of your choice…

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August 17th, 2011

Working with HR (Part 1)

Appeared in: CIO
Link: www.cio.com.au/author/1064092513/tim-mendham/articles
Author: Tim Mendham
Date: 17 August, 2011

It’s time for CIOs and HR to recognise their similarities and plan for the next generation of leaders

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: “Managers aspire to be strategic, but they are required to fulfill their duties as a functional expert.”

August 2nd, 2011

10-year IT refresh projects strengthen hiring

Author: Chloe Herrick (Computerworld)
Date: 02 August, 2011

It’s been a decade since Y2K and the GST’s introduction and major banks and enterprises are conducting major core upgrades, boosting ICT hiring

ICT employment has dodged the negative effects of a soft economy due to banks and enterprises taking on 10-year technology refresh projects, according to Peoplebank chief executive, Peter Acheson.

July 26th, 2011

Contract pay for top project managers soars to pre-GFC levels

Author: Jennifer Foreshew
Appeared in: The Australian
Date: July 26, 2011

Peter Acheson

Peoplebank CEO Peter Acheson.

TOP-end project managers and .net developers are among the in-demand skills that have raked in rate rises of up to $200 a day in the past six to 12-months, according to recruiters.

A highly experienced project manager in a contracting role can earn about $1200 a day, which equates to earnings of almost $300,000 a year.

July 13th, 2011

Celebrations in the national capital!

Our Canberra team went in search of snow last Friday but returned without spotting any of the white stuff. Going to Plan B they travelled to Parliament House to celebrate our inclusion into the Million Dollar Memo’s Top 20.

On-site police were a little confused thinking it was perhaps a demonstration about Global Warming, so the team  was more than happy to spread the word about the MDM and how much they want to come to Queensland… sure beats a 2 degree day in Canberra!

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