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• Tech managers aren't doing a good job developing IT talent: survey

  By Ann Bednarz | 16 May, 2012 05:35

  Tech managers need to do a better job developing talent, IT pros say. There's too much judgment and not enough instruction, according to new poll data from Dice.com.

• Hottest IT skill? Cybersecurity

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 04 May, 2012 00:33

  Embattled by hactivists, cybercriminals and foreign rivals seeking to steal proprietary information, U.S. corporations are ramping up their hiring of cybersecurity experts, with open jobs reaching an all-time high in April.

• IT salaries rise, bonuses get bigger

  By Ann Bednarz | 03 February, 2012 07:34

  After two straight years of flat wages, tech pros finally got a bump in 2011.

• IT contract not checked for value: NSW A-G

  By AAP | 01 February, 2012 14:56

  There has been a cost blowout in IT contracts to two state government agencies because they failed to review whether taxpayers were getting value for money, Auditor-General Peter Achterstraat says.

• IT pros lament: Low pay, no perks

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 05 January, 2012 04:28

  Non-competitive pay is the main reason for high turnover rates among IT pros in their 20s and early 30s.

• Killer resumes for techies

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 15 December, 2011 03:12

  If you have tech skills and experience, odds are you're going to get a call from an IT recruiter in 2012. That's because IT departments are ramping up hiring at the same time that more IT professionals are ready to leave behind employers offering flat salaries, limited flexibility and aging technology.

• Entry-level IT jobs will be plentiful in 2012, experts predict

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 14 December, 2011 22:35

  Here is good news for college seniors with technology skills: The entry-level job market for IT workers looks solid in 2012.

• 2012 looking ripe for disgruntled IT pros to switch jobs

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 14 December, 2011 22:35

  Are you underpaid, underappreciated and overworked in your IT department? Cheer up, because 2012 looks like an opportune time for IT professionals to look for new, higher-paying jobs.

• Internet job ads fall 4.2 per cent in October

  By AAP | 16 November, 2011 12:16

  Job advertisements on the internet fell by 4.2 per cent in October compared to a month earlier, national data shows.

• 5 reasons IT pros should be paranoid

  By Dan Tynan | 17 August, 2010 02:04

  IT organizations have a lot on their plates, and keeping the data center humming is only part of the equation. Factor in the threats coming at IT from every direction, and you can see why IT pros have ample reason to be paranoid. The invasion of consumer devices into the workplace, the rush toward cloud computing, the constant vigilance to prevent data spills, all while managing a meager budget in an era when your career can be cut short at any time can cause even the most level-headed IT pro to start looking over his shoulder.

• CEO payday: What tech's top execs made in '09

  By Ann Bednarz | 30 March, 2010 07:43

  The recession took its toll on tech CEOs' compensation in 2009, but not everyone lost.

• IT adds 25,000-plus jobs in 2010

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 09 March, 2010 06:26

  IT employment grew by 0.37%, or 14,000 jobs, in February, one of the strongest month-to-month gains since 2008, according to the TechServe Alliance, an IT services industry group that analyzes U.S. Labor Department unemployment data.

• Obama's jobs push arrives as engineers leave IT

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 27 January, 2010 12:02

  On the eve of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Wednesday, a speech that's expected to focus on the need for jobs, the nation's largest engineering association is warning that the latest jobs data is "discouraging" for engineering.

• Forecast 2010: 6 hottest skills for 2010

  By Mary Brandel | 30 December, 2009 04:13

  Pent-up demand for new projects. Veteran employees leaving the company. Who could complain about such pressures in the waning months of 2009, when the year was spent under a cloud of economic misery?

• Too much experience could be hurting your IT job search

  By Denise Dubie | 13 May, 2009 07:27

  IT professionals with more than five years experience on the job could have a more difficult time finding work during the recession than those with less experience, according to research from online career resource Beyond.com.