Among the numerous board appointments announced over the past week came news of further job cuts at Alcatel-Lucent, signalling an uncertain telecommunications market that seems to have the major players on edge, particularly surrounding the National Broadband Network (NBN).
For those on the lookout for a new job, however, there are still some going:
Hot Jobs
Health organisation - Technical Communicator/Writer
Location: North-west Sydney
Salary: Permanent
Skills required:
- Solid experience working as a technical writer
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate information in a graphical form
- Software expertise: MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite or AuthorIT Content Management.
IT consultancy - Enterprise Architect, GIS Applications
Location: Sydney CBD
Salary: Permanent
Skills required:
- Strong background in analysis within related GIS projects and environment
- Strong background in business process re-engineering and Enterprise Architectutre
- Excellent analysis skills and possible exposure to business case development
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Research focused and highly analytical
Boutique publisher - Web Developer - HTML/PHP
Location: Sydney CBD
Salary: Permanent
Skills required:
- Knowledge of web hosting interfaces such as cPanel
- Knowledge of MySQL admin (phpMyAdmin)
- Good knowledge of HTML coding
- Knowledge of WordPress and how to troubleshoot plugin integration
- Knowledge of Joomla
- Knowledge of Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fireworks
- Basic Graphic design
- understanding of php coding
- Know how to source opensource code (such as Google API's and javascripts)
Hot IT Certification
Various job indices have indicated that companies are mostly on the look-out for Project Managers, business analysts and developers for .NET and Java-based applications. We've covered some of the hottest certifications internationally for the IT industry, but if you're looking for something a little more useful on the local stage, we recommend taking a look at certifications suited specifically to the aforementioned career paths.
Considering the continuing high demand for project managers - particularly among financial institutions - it is important to ensure you have the skills necessary to enter the workforce and gain the experience required. One way to do that is through the PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) course, a three month period which should see you qualified to take on various projects at any institution.