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Australia: IT sector warned about skill choices
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THE IT sector has seen a rise of new job titles that did not exist 24 months ago such as cloud solution architects, big data analysts and mobility specialists, according to a study.
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Australia: Job ads up 3.3% in February
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Job advertisements in newspapers and on the internet in Australia rose 3.3% in February, a second successive month of gains. This is according to a report from the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group.
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Australia: Financial Services Loses its Appetite for Recruitment
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The financial services industry is slowly losing its recruitment drive as economic and regulatory uncertainties linger. However, while some find it difficult to grow, others seem to be rapidly increasing headcount.
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Australia: CFOs optimistic about economy in 2012
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Finance directors are optimistic about growth and the Australian economy in 2012 despite the gloomy global backdrop, a new survey has found.
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Australia: Demand strong for hi-tech key-position recruits
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HI-TECH employers are more likely than those in other sectors to undertake “restricted hiring” over the next 12 months, a survey shows.
The data, gathered by Launch Recruitment, shows restricted hiring, or recruiting for key positions, will be undertaken by 46 per cent of IT&T employers and 39 per cent in other industries.
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Australia: Racism rife in finance and IT hiring
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ALMOST three-quarters of finance and information technology workers say racism exists in Australian hiring practices, a survey shows.
The survey of 895 workers, which was conducted by Balance Recruitment in December last year, also found that 30 per cent of people in the IT and finance sectors had first-hand experiences of racism.
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Australia: IT jobs confidence surges
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The information technology sector is Australias third most confident market for permanent hiring in the next three months, data released today finds.
Recruitment firm Hudson found 48.1 per cent of employers intend to increase the number of permanent employees in the sector in the first quarter.
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Australia: At risk of white-collar recession
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There are warnings that Australia is on the verge of a white-collar recession, with thousands of jobs at risk in the finance sector.
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Global: Retail Bank IT Spending to Increase by $3.6 Billion Globally in 2012
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U.K. analysts Ovum also predict that banks in emerging economies in the Asia-Pacific region will grow at the fastest rate.
IT spending by retail banks globally will increase by $3.6 billion in 2012, according to U.K. analyst firm Ovum.
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Kiwi may rise to record high against euro
No comments · Posted by Bernadette in Accounting and Finance, Australia, Europe, HR, IT, Law, Marketing and Communications, NZ, NZ Inspiration, NZ News, NZ Research, UK, UK Inspiration, UK News, UK Research
The New Zealand dollar may set a record high against the euro this week as further bad news ignites warnings the region’s leaders are far from finding a solution to the debt crisis and US data shows the market strengthening.
The kiwi dollar recently traded at 61.38 euro cents, up from 61.05 cents on Friday at 5pm. It is expected to break through its high of early August, 2011, of 61.70 euro cents, according to four out of the six analysts in a BusinessDesksurvey. The kiwi may trade in a range of 59.75 euro cents to 62 cents this week, they say
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