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Post Holiday Blues
The summer holiday season is over, you’re back at work and it seems like there’s nothing to look forward to for months and months. On top of all that the weather has begun to turn and the evenings are rapidly drawing in. Together it’s a recipe for the ‘post holiday blues.’
The IT Talent Crunch – Are Companies To Blame
In order to survive the IT talent crunch, companies need to stop looking for people with particular certifications or technical talents and seek technical people who are willing to learn. According to Patrick Gray; who is the founder and president of Prevoyance Group.
Like a migratory bird that returns to its seasonal nesting grounds on a recurring basis, talk of a skills shortage in the IT industry is once again on the lips of CIOs and industry pundits. Technology titans point at the educational system and lament the lack of new math and engineering students, and fund programs to try and swell their ranks while expressing disgust at the current dearth of “talent.”
Wish You Were Here?
How will you cope with the empty office this summer? Could those empty desks be full of potential?
The Must Read for Anyone Planning to Recruit this Year
Grab talent while it’s hot. Recruit fast and beat the competition.
World Cup Glory or World Cup Woe?
Will employers be greeting the tournament with excited anticipation?
No doubt some will, but the majority will be approaching it with some trepidation. If previous World Cups are anything to go by, it’s widely recognised that staff absence and sickness rises significantly on match days and perhaps more worryingly, on the immediate day after a crucial match.
You Can’t Build a Great Company by Tolerating Mediocrity
The market is picking up and most companies seem to have recruiting plans for the next 12 months, however, although many Managers and IT Professionals are still nervous to move, preferring the safety and security of their current employer, regardless if they are 100% happy or 100% effective in their role.
Why Should Somebody Come and Work For You?
In a market where people don’t move for a job title or a salary increase, it is vital to ask yourself that question.
Want To Cut Costs By More Than 50%?
Optimising application development and maintenance (ADM) can slash operation costs by more than 50%…
Report on IT Jobs: London
London sees sharper rise in permanent staff placements in March
The Beginning of the End for the Biro
We are living in an era where technology and science is moving at an incredible pace. Only last week medical history was made by using 3D printing in surgery, along with the discovery of a new Dwarf Planet inside our solar system. It can be easy to forget about the basic items we use daily that will eventually be extinct.