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• IT consultants still in demand in June: SEEK

  The growing rate of unemployment in Australia may be stabilising, according to the findings of the latest SEEK Employment Index (SEI).

• Job seekers: get ready for the 'character' interview

  As laid-off executives flood the labor pool, some employers are seizing the opportunity to "upgrade" their management teams, say executive recruiters. In this job market, employers realize they might be able to recruit more experienced leaders -- possibly at lower salaries -- now than in the past.

• ACS, AIIA promote National ICT Careers Week

  The National ICT Careers Week will again be held this year in an effort to increase the uptake of IT education and training.

• Are you a bear market CIO?

  From 2005 to 2008, my approach to business development was simple. I would walk into my office, put my feet up on my desk, throw open the window and smile as bluebirds flew in with juicy search projects in their beaks. I was a bull market executive recruiter.
  

• IT consultants in demand in May: report

  If as a CIO you are finding it hard to find the mid-level IT skills of late then you are not alone, according to Seek’s latest Employment Indicator report.

• Why IT people's marriages are from Hell

  Recently, I posed the following question to the CIO Forum on LinkedIn: What do you wish your spouse understood about your job?

• 6 Tactics for Today's Job Search

  The days of circling ads in the Sunday newspaper and printing your résumé on fancy stationery may be long past, but many IT professionals still cling to other outdated job-seeking habits that can undermine their efforts. In a competitive job market, fine-tuning your approach to meet present conditions can mean the difference between frustration and success.

• Q&A: Résumés that stand out from the crowd shine in both style and substance

  David F. Noble, the author of 'Gallery of Best Resumes', talks about what it takes for an IT professional's résumé to stand out from the crowd.

• Exec Pay Legislation Could Make Attracting Top Talent More Difficult

  New legislation on executive pay could significantly hurt organisations’ ability to attract talent and get rid of poor performing staff according to legal firm Allens Arthur Robinson.

• Don't sign away your future: Noncompetes done right

  Can signing a standard workplace document derail your career plans? Yes, says Jerry Luftman, executive director of graduate IS Programs at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. He says a former student almost lost out on a big break because he had signed a noncompete agreement, a contract that prohibits employees from doing certain work for a set period of time following the end of their current job.

• Where Personal Finance and Career Management Meet

  Good financial management can help you pursue a more meaningful career and can ultimately liberate you from the rat race. Personal finance expert Robert Kiyosaki explains how to get your money working for you -- instead of working for your money. His message is empowering and inspiring at a time when everyone seems to be struggling with the financial crisis.

• What Google says can make or break your career

  Social media experts, an IT staffing firm and pros at Microsoft, IBM and Dell reveal ways to boost -- or bust -- your reputation

• IT Jobs: How to Re-Skill Yourself for a Higher-Paying One

  It's not easy for IT professionals to make a wholesale switch to a different technical discipline, but it's not impossible, either. You just have to take the initiative.

• The new commodity: Long hours and hard work

  We dread hearing the news that something once considered unique or innovative has turned into a commodity, where the only differentiator is price. We especially don't like it when that transformation happens in our own careers -- when a prized skill becomes so ubiquitous that it can be had for pennies on the dollar. We might as well admit that this shift has happened to another treasured asset: our ability to solve any problem by simply whipping ourselves into a coffee-drenched frenzy and working harder.

• Looking for job security? Try Cobol

  A career as a Cobol programmer might not be as sexy as slinging Java code or scripting in Ruby, but if you buckle down and learn hoary old Cobol, you could land one of the safest, most secure jobs in IT.