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China IT firm in U.S / 200 new jobs paying on average $100,000
The largest information technology consulting firm in China said Monday it will plant its new U.S headquarters in Charlotte, bringing 200 jobs with an average salary of $100,000. Pactera Technology International, a Beijing-based firm with 23,000 employees worldwide, will make its U.S. headquarters in SouthPark Towers at 6100 Fairview Road, not far from SouthPark Mall. … Continue reading
Arizona / GM Plans Hiring 1,000 IT Workers at Computer Center
General Motors Co. (GM), amid an overhaul of its information technology operations, plans to hire 1,000 people for a new computer center in the Phoenix area, the fourth so-called innovation center, the company said today. The hiring is part of Detroit-based GM’s plan to add about 7,500 information technology workers over as many as five … Continue reading
Hiring / Employers’ old tech costs talents
The recovering labor market may be facing two new hurdles to faster hiring: smartphones and unsophisticated employers. Highly valued employees are turning to their phones to hunt for jobs, but employers’ outdated tech is throwing a wrench in the process. Some employers’ websites and long applications don’t work well on devices Almost a third of Google … Continue reading
India / IT and Education Top the List of Job Creating Sectors
Amidst global financial crisis and sluggish economic growth that hampered the growth and employment opportunities in the country, there were few sunshine sectors that created huge job opportunities. Here is a list of such sunshine sectors in India that created new job opportunities in the year 2012, as reported by Anumeha Chaturvedi and Shreya Biswas on The … Continue reading
Skills Gap / The Cloud / Almost 1.7 Million Jobs Went Unfilled in 2012
Demand for “cloud-ready” IT workers will grow by 26% annually through 2015, with as many as 7 million new cloud-related jobs to be available worldwide by that time, says a new IDC report sponsored by Microsoft. However, IT hiring managers report that there were 1.7 million open cloud-related positions that opened up over the past … Continue reading
India IT / Skill gap / Only 2.68% engineers meet the skill requirements
Only 2.68% engineers of the five lakh India produces annually meet the skill requirements of the IT products sector, according to a survey by employability assessment firm Aspiring Minds. The national employability survey on engineering graduates by the firm states that nearly 92% of engineering graduates lack computer programming and algorithms skill required for IT … Continue reading
India / IT-BPO sector to add 230,000 jobs in 2012
According to NASSCOM, the Indian IT-BPO sector continues to be an employment generator and is expected to add 230,000 jobs in FY 2012. This implies direct employment to nearly 2.8 million, and indirectly leading to employment of about 8.9 million people. Similarly, 2013 will witness hiring at all levels, right from freshers to highly experienced … Continue reading
Reverse Brain Drain – IT – India / US: Over half of Indian IT professionals returning
“Early April, Corp-Corp conducted a survey among Indian IT professionals. More than 1000 professionals responded to this survey. The results show more than half of the Indian IT professionals are planning to return to India.” writes corp-corp.com on its Blog. Survey Highlights (adapted excerpts) 50.1% of the people said that they will be returning to … Continue reading
IT jobs – Location matters
Investing in an IT career is like investing in real estate: In both cases location matters. While it’s not all about location, location, location, compensation for the same IT job can vary widely — sometimes by $50,000 or more — depending on where you decide to work. But the best paying job may not be … Continue reading
India – 82 percent IT graduates leave Goa for jobs
About 82 percent of the 1,000-odd information technology (IT) graduates from Goa’s technical education institutions have to migrate for jobs, a top official of a leading trade body said Monday. Addressing a press conference in Panaji, Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) president Manguirish Pai Raikar said that a synergy between the state government … Continue reading
Indian IT companies halt lateral hiring
Campus recruitment for entry-level jobs is still on, lateral techhiring seems to have come to a near halt with many IT firms giving fresh instructions to third party … Link: http://bit.ly/KHxXkD
Infosys Delays Hiring of Entry-Level Staff
India’s Infosys said the process of completing the hiring of entry-level employees who have already been offered jobs is likely to be delayed by three months…. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303703004577474130517616906.html Envoyé via Flipboard, votre magazine social pour l’iPad et l’iPhone. Envoyé de mon iPad
India-based Embassy | IT park in Serbia will create 15,000 jobs
An Indian group will build an IT park in Serbia with an estimated investment of 600 million euros ($788 million). Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic and Jitendra Virwani, chairman of the India-based Embassy Group, Thursday broke ground for the construction of the IT park. Cvetkovic said that the 25,000 square meter facility in the town … Continue reading
How technology is fuelling China’s jobs market
The booming Chinese economy means that technology firms – particularly e-commerce companies – are struggling to find skilled candidates and managers to help fuel that growth. The latest Salary and Employment Forecast from international recruitment company Michael Page shows that there is strong growth in demand for technology professionals across sectors such as finance and retail, … Continue reading
Finland | Tieto | After 1300 job cuts
Despite 1300 job cuts globally, Finland’s IT major Tieto Corporation is planning to restructure the business and may exit some unprofitable markets. Tieto will downsize 1,300 jobs including about 500 in Finland and 300 in Sweden. The company is planning to save over 50 million euros in annual costs by cutting these jobs. Speaking to … Continue reading
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