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What are you worth? ICT salaries
Michael Page Recruitment has conducted a salary survey looking at average salaries, job by job, state by state.
News about jobs
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HP to cut up to 9,000 jobs in global restructure
HP has announced a restructure plan that will see its global headcount reduced by up to 9,000 employees.
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More than 700 Telstra workers face job losses
Telstra is about to let 752 workers go around the country as it continues with its plans to slash 8,000 jobs by 2022.
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Dollar lands at SA Human Services
Departing chief information officer of the Northern Territory’s Department of Primary Industry and Resources (DPIR), Rowan Dollar, has been appointed CIO of South Australia’s Department of Human Services (DHS).
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Australian robotics champion joins CSIRO’s Data61
CSIRO’s Data61 has appointed Dr Sue Keay to lead its Cyber Physical Systems program, which is focused on the “connection of digital devices to the physical environment”.
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Infosys to boost ANZ headcount with 1200 new IT jobs
The 1200 new jobs will significantly increase the company’s local headcount, which currently stands at 4400.
Features about jobs
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Computerworld Australia's hot jobs round-up: 26 July 2010
A look at the hot IT jobs and certifications around Australia this week
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Computerworld Australia's hot jobs round-up: 7 June 2010
HP's looming job cuts to its enterprise services division hasn't been the most comforting news of the past week, but an inevitably impending sign of IT skills shifting in the market to take advantage of new automation technologies and other technological trends.
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Computerworld Australia's hot jobs round-up: 17 May 2010
Last week's Budget saw little in the way of support for IT skills and education, from both the Federal Government and the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott's budget reply. State governments are still finding it hard to get enough skilled workers, though the job ad deficit seems to be continuing both in the public and private sectors.
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Independent contractors fairing well despite GFC: report
Despite the severity of the current financial crisis, only one in four Australian contractors, have been required to take a pay cut to stay in employment, a new report has found.
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How to manage layoff survivor syndrome
Chances are, if you've survived a round of layoffs in your career, you've probably experienced a pang of longing for lost colleagues, a lack of motivation and a decrease in productivity. According to a report by The Conference Board, an independent membership organization, such reactions can be described as "survivor's syndrome."