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• Take part in Computerworld Australia's 2010 Salary Survey

  Amidst government workforce reforms, the economic downturn and an influx of IT positions on the market, the question still remains: how are IT workers coping?

• Hitoshi Ishihara appointed managing director of Hitachi Australia

  Hitachi Australia has appointed Mr Hitoshi Ishihara as its new managing director.

• Government launches Gershon-inspired ICT workforce strategy

  The Australian Government has released an ICT workforce strategy in an effort to fight an ageing workforce and promote new hires amongst government departments over the next three years. The plan is the latest in a spate of whole-of-government IT reforms initiated by the release of the Gershon report, and are expected to aid major government projects including the National Broadband Network, Service Delivery Reform and the Government 2.0 Taskforce reforms.

• What are you saying?

  A quick run down of what you, the <i>Computerworld Australia</i> readers, have been talking about.

• Permanent IT employee numbers set to rise

  Over 40 per cent of employers are likely to increase their number of permanent IT employees during the second quarter of 2010, according to the latest Hudson report.

• Want a job? Get a computer science degree

  Here's a tip for incoming and current college students: If you want to have a high-paying job on graduation day, study computer science.

• Financial crisis forces back office IT rollout delay for Skilled

  The global financial crisis has forced labour and workforce provider, Skilled Group (ASX: SKE), to delay a major rollout of its back office IT system. Skilled posted financial results for the first half of the 2010 financial year, a decline in the jobs market putting a major dent in the profitability of the company. Revenue was down 4 per cent to $844.5 million compared to the second half of the 2009 financial year and down 21 per cent on the previous comparative period (1H FY09).

• Yahoo sells HotJobs to Monster for $225 million

  Job-hunting service provider Monster Worldwide is to buy Yahoo's HotJobs Web site for US$225 million under an agreement announced between the companies on Wednesday.

• IT and telco industry confidence skyrockets

  The IT and telecommunications sectors have reported one of the most solid quarterly increases in employer confidence, according to the latest statistics from recruitment firm, Hudson.

• Sun to cut 3,000 jobs as Oracle awaits approval for deal

  Sun Microsystems will lay off up to 3,000 workers over the next 12 months as Oracle awaits approval from European regulators for its acquisition of the company.

• Microsoft now hiring for its retail stores

  Microsoft Corp. on Thursday began hiring employees for its coming retail stores in California and Arizona by posting a list on the Web of the six different positions available.

• Government jobs portal ups search facility

  If you’re looking for a job in an Australian government department the Australian Public Service jobs portal, APSjobs, now offers a 12-field search facility to better connect agency personnel requirements with job seekers.

• Study finds big rise in job cuts planned at IT shops

  Forty-six percent of North American IT shops are planning to cut positions this year, up from 24 percent last year, with one-quarter planning to slash staff by 10 percent or more, according to a newly released study by Computer Economics.

• Recruiter flags IT opportunities amid downturn

  New research by recruitment firm Randstad indicates that while the economy is in a downturn more than half of employers believe there remains a skills shortage that will lead to job opportunities.

• Study: Tech's six-figure salaries are shrinking

  The salaries of IT managers are retreating, and most affected by the trend are managers running technology operations at mid-sized companies with less than $500 million in annual revenue, according to a semi-annual study from Janco Associates Inc.