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IT Hiring To Rebound?
As the economy slowly but hopefully starts to recover this year, how do things look for the IT job market? A December survey of chief information officers by Robert Half sees some increase in hiring as early as the first quarter of 2010. Read More
What Does The Job Market Have In Store For 2010?
Everyone knows that 2009 was challenging for workers. And despite some initial signs that the economy may be turning around, 2010 looks to be another difficult year. But not everything is doom and gloom. Research conducted for the “Robert Half Technology 2010 Salary Guide” suggests that bright spots do exist for IT professionals. Here’s a look at the IT job market for the coming year. Read More
Adults Go Back To the Future At School
Motivated by the desire for career change or career advancement, adults are going back to the classroom in droves. Between one-third and nearly one-half of the students at some colleges are 25 or older. Read more.
ThirdForce Teams With TechSkills to Offer a New Class of Career-Advancement e-Learning Solutions
DUBLIN and NEW YORK, March 16, 2009 - ThirdForce, plc, an Ireland-based provider of technology-enabled learning solutions and services, today announced a three-year deal with TechSkills, a prominent training and certification company with more than 30 campus locations across the U.S. Under the terms of the deal, ThirdForce will equip TechSkills with a vast portfolio of e-learning solutions, custom-designed to empower more than 20,000 TechSkills students with new skills that can help advance their careers.
Redmond’s 13th Annual IT Salary Survey
Survey respondents this year report that their base salaries -- sans raises and bonuses, at $78,087 -- have risen a bit more than 8 percent from 2007. Read More.
TechSkills’ Charlotte Campus Approved to Offer Title IV Funds
Charlotte, NC – August 21, 2008 – TechSkills, LLC announced that its Charlotte campus has been approved by the US Department of Education to offer Title IV funds to qualified students in TechSkills’ Information Technology vocational training programs. Title IV funds include but are not limited to Pell Grants and Guaranteed Stafford Loans.
Report shows high-skilled IT workers in demand
In a new survey, 53 percent of information technology and human resources managers expect to hire IT staff this year, while only 4 percent expect to decrease such staff, according to Boston-based staffing services firm Veritude. However, at the same time, the company said 73 percent of the respondents are having trouble finding candidates for higher level business intelligence and enterprise solutions support positions. Overall, 53 percent are having trouble finding qualified candidates for all information technology jobs and 40 percent say they have hard time finding candidates with specific skills. Of those employers who anticipate increasing their IT staff, 77 percent say they will make permanent hires. Demand for contract or temporary workers remains significant at 45 percent. According to the survey, only 27 percent plan to increase temporary-to-permanent staff. The most in-demand positions named in the report were project managers (31 percent), database administrators (30 percent), system administrators (28 percent), enterprise architects (27 percent), software engineers (27 percent), network engineers (25 percent) and systems analysts (20 percent).
TechSkills’ Columbus Campus Approved to Offer Title IV Funds
Columbus, OH – June 16, 2008 – TechSkills, LLC announced that its Columbus campus has been approved by the US Department of Education to offer Title IV funds to qualified students in TechSkills’ vocational training programs. Title IV funds include but are not limited to Pell Grants and Guaranteed Stafford Loans.
TechSkills’ Indianapolis Campus Approved to Offer Title IV Funds
Indianapolis, IN – June 3, 2008 – TechSkills, LLC announced that its Indianapolis campus has been approved by the US Department of Education to offer Title IV funds to qualified students in TechSkills’ vocational training programs. Title IV funds include but are not limited to Pell Grants and Guaranteed Stafford Loans. “Being able to offer Title IV financial aid to our students is an important achievement for TechSkills. The availability of additional grant and student loan options will enable more students to attend TechSkills, and build the skills they need to begin or advance their careers,” stated Kevin Paulsen, President and CEO of TechSkills. TechSkills continues to work with the US Department of Education to bring Title IV financial aid options to more of its campuses nationwide.
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