Economic Climate news from FierceCIO
NewsSurvey: Project work is a stepping stone to full-time job
You may feel like you are standing on your head these days, as you try to find a new job. But there are some tricks to help you get in the door and stay there. A new survey of more than 1,400 CIOs, Read more...
Forget about a raise this year
It's a rough year everywhere, so rough in fact that the typical IT staffer isn't getting a raise this year. In Washington, IT workers did get a tiny hike--less than 3 percent. In biotech, IT pay is Read more...
Tech sector poised to grow again
The economic climate may still be gloomy, but experts say that the tech sector is in far better shape than other U.S. industries such as autos, financial services and real estate. Unlike the dot-com Read more...
Microsoft cuts contractor pay by 10 percent
Microsoft is definitely in a cost-cutting mood. In its latest effort, the company announced that it is cutting current contractor pay by 10 percent and future contractor pay by 15 percent, reports Read more...
Intel saves 7,000 U.S. jobs
Intel Corp. just announced a plan to spend $7 billion to upgrade its manufacturing in the United States, a move that could retain or create about 7,000 jobs. That's welcome news in an economic Read more...
Times are tough: Get used to it
By now you know we're in a recession, and we've been in one for a year. That's probably not really news to most people in business who have been seeing customers drop out, receipts drop down, budgets Read more...
CIOs face a tough new year
Booz & Co., a leading management consulting company, is predicting that CIOs will be less powerful as the economic climate gets tougher for their companies. In order to retain their leadership Read more...
Mistakes managers can avoid
In this economic climate, IT executives are under the gun to do better and save more money. Yet there are plenty of mistakes that IT professionals make when trying to make the best of a bad Read more...
CIO workloads on the rise
Jobs are being cut, budgets are shrinking and CIOs are feeling the pressure. A new survey from Robert Half Technology has found that 36 percent of chief information officers interviewed say rising Read more...
Lenders say credit still available for tech spending
The financial panic on Wall Street and problems in the banking industry have sent shock waves through the credit Read more...
| Press ReleasesPROACTIS: "Act Now to Analyse and Minimise Supplier Risk Before Your Next Crisis"WETHERBY, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The number of suppliers in crisis is on the rise as a result of the credit crunch and general economic weakness. Companies are advised to take immediate action Read more >> DMI Named to the Inc. 5000 for Its Fifth Consecutive YearAggressive Hiring Underway to Support Continuing Rapid GrowthBETHESDA, Md., Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DMI (http://www.DMInc.com), a leading IT solutions and business strategy consulting firm, was Read more >> TAG FinTech Announces Date for FinTech Georgia 2011Second Annual Symposium Includes Discussions on Monetizing Financial Data and Recognizes Peter J. Kight for contributions to Financial Technology --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- TAG FinTech: WHAT: FinTech Read more >> Colleges Value for Money Immeasurable Due To Poor Management, Report PerspectiveLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A committee of MP’s has recently claimed that poor college management is responsible for wasting government funding and hampering its ability to intervene when value for Read more >> Verdiem Unveils New Platform with Surveyor 6Platform Enables New Business Intelligence and Analytics, Enabling the Enterprise to Optimize Energy Savings and Make Better IT Operating Cost DecisionsSEATTLE, Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verdiem, Read more >> |
