News (6)

Contract your Oracle skills for big bucks

If you have Oracle skills, 2008 could be something of a jackpot year, with contractors in short supply as demand ramps up over the next 12 months, IT recruitment company Technojobs has said. Read more »

Techies take shares over salary in Web 2.0 world

The majority of people looking to work for Web 2.0 startup companies are prepared to sacrifice pay in exchange for shares in the venture they're joining. Read more »

IT salaries stable: Survey

Remuneration packages for technology professionals have remained steady over the last 12 months despite a shortfall in certain specialised IT areas, a new study has shown. Read more »

Gender gap not crossed in IT pay

The pay gap between male and female tech professionals has narrowed but striking differences remain, according to the latest UK government research. Read more »

Strike vote fuels IBM Australia debate

A potential impending strike action at one of IBM Australia's Sydney facilities has sparked debate about whether it was still worth striving to work at one of the largest and most prestigious technology firms in Australia and the world. Read more »

IBM to pour US$6 billion into India

IBM plans to invest nearly US$6 billion in India over three years, underscoring the country's ever-increasing importance as a global hub for IT outsourcing and expertise. Read more »

Features (11)

Working with contract tech writers for documentation needs

Documentation is a key to success for many IT projects, but budgeting for the effort and hiring resources can be challenging. Use these tips as a guideline when hiring technical writers to handle the job. Read more »

Should a freelance developer sacrifice freedom for a regular paycheque?

A freelance Web developer has an offer to become a full-time employee--but should they take it? Career guru Molly Joss offers some advice. Read more »

Do I have a future in software development?

Recent IT industry trends have some programmers wondering about their careers. Is specialisation the road to success or to ruin? Read more »

Top 10 reasons to avoid IT salespeople

Like the rest of us, salespeople and consultants are only doing their job -- but why do they have to be quite so annoying? Read more »

Think carefully before moving into a consulting career

The grass may seem greener over in the consulting field, but as a longtime consultant notes, IT managers should consider multiple issues before changing career tracks. Read more »

What are you worth?

What are the skills you need to keep in demand? We asked employers, recruitment agencies and training companies what skills will be in demand for 2006 and beyond. Read more »

ICT skills shortage still a myth

The Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association believes Australia needs to hire more foreigners to fill the shortage in ICT skills. But there's no solid evidence to back up its claim. Read more »

Does CSS provide higher ROI than straight HTML?

In this article developer Shawn Morton, revisits the issue of HTML vs. CSS by performing an ROI analysis. Read more »

Listen to brash young talents or lose them

There's no doubt that brash young tech talent can drive you crazy, not only because they always seem to be in your hair but also because you instinctively feel a little threatened by someone who challenges your ideas. But, if you have to manage through it; here's how. Read more »

Six "must haves" for the creation of highly productive software teams

An Inc. 500 profile from the SoftwareCEO Web site: Performance Software CEO Tim Bigelow shares his six "must-haves" for the creation of highly productive software teams. Read more »

More Contract, Salary Features Results

Log in


Sign up | Forgot your password?

Blogs

RSS feed

  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Brendon Chase Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

What's on?