Peoplebank IT&T Salary & Contract Rate Index - September 2011
Our latest IT&T Salary & Contract Rate Indexes for September 2011 have just been released!
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Global market turmoil points to project delays
Appeared in: The Australian
Link: www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/global-market-turmoil-points-to-project-delays/story-e6frgakx-1226119998592
Author: Jennifer Foreshew
Date: 23 August, 2011
GLOBAL economic turmoil has heightened caution in Australia, with recruiters warning that new IT projects could be deferred.
While many recruiters and technology chiefs expect hiring to remain steady until the end of the year, market uncertainty is top of mind.
Working with HR (Part 2)
Appeared in: CIO
Link: www.cio.com.au/author/1064092513/tim-mendham/articles
Author: Tim Mendham
Date: 17 August, 2011
Planning for the future
Stephanie Christopher, national director of SHL Australia New Zealand, a company which assists companies — including recruitment firms — in their recruitment activities, says that for the more technical positions HR has to fill, “it would lean toward the line manager for advice; it would be the line manager who would have final say”.
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.”
IT jobs stable amid economic uncertainty
Appeared in: ZDNet.com.au
Author: Josh Taylor
Date: 13th of September 2011
Amid global economic fears, IT workers were in top demand in the last quarter but bosses weren’t willing to cough up much extra cash, according to the latest survey by IT recruiter Peoplebank.
The latest in the company’s quarterly survey of 50 IT roles in Australian capital cities found that in the last quarter to the beginning of this month, pay rises in those roles were in line or just slightly better than the CPI (consumer price index). Peoplebank noted that the pay rises tended to be in roles that had not had a pay rise in the last year, and were most common in Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and Adelaide.