The number of specialist IT workers heading to the United States for work is expected to rise over the next few months. Just recently, it was revealed that some 12,000 places were still available on the H1B Visa scheme, more than 12 months after ...
The Indian government is set to request that the cap on skilled workers being issued visas for work in the United States be raised so as to benefit bilateral trade. With the Asian country continuing to produce thousands of IT specialists a year, ...
More than five million new IT jobs will be created around the world in the next four years, new research has claimed. Microsoft commissioned International Data Corporation (IDC) to conduct a study into the sector, which suggested that global IT ...
The US technology industry has weathered the global economic storm better than most other sectors, according to an independent body. TechAmerica Foundation has conducted a report based on government statistics revealing that the technology industry ...
Australian IT employment is showing primary signs of recovery, according to new data released by Peoplebank. The technology human resources specialist revealed that a rise in contractor hiring across the country's private and public sectors ...
The launch of Microsoft's latest operating system will drive the recovery of the international IT industry. That is according to a report conducted by the technology analyst IDC, which suggested that the release of Windows 7 will benefit European ...
The declines in employment witnessed within the US IT industry continued to slow in June, according to the latest figures. TechServe Alliance has revealed that employment within the North American country's technology sector has fallen to ...
Employment in the IT industry in the US continued to fall last month, new research has indicated. According to a study conducted by TechServe Alliance, the industry lost nine per cent of its jobs (34,800) in May. IT employment was 3,849,100 last ...
India's IT companies are looking to create jobs in the US in an effort to acquire the labor market's best talent, according to an outsourcing expert. The chairman of the South Asian state's National Association of Software and Services Companies is ...
Employment levels throughout the US technology sector increased in 2008 by 1.3 per cent, according to new figures released by TechAmerica. The lobbying group, which is made up 1,500 US businesses, disclosed that the industry employed 5.9 million ...
Microsoft has announced further plans to expand its IT vocational training program worldwide, as it looks to plug an international skills gap. The US computer corporation has extended the number of students on its DreamSpark initiative and the ...
The recession may be having an adverse effect on employment across the world, but it appears that some sectors stand a better chance of weathering the financial storm than others. According to a new report from TechAmerica, the US technology ...
Microsoft has reasserted its commitment to the IT sector in Thailand, promising to help 15,000 people find employment in the region over the next three years. The international technology corporation, which is headquartered in the US state of ...
South Africa's Department of Communications is launching a new IT training program to address the country's skills shortage in this industry. Designed to produce workplace-ready graduates, the National e-Skills Dialogue Initiative will develop ...
IT employment in North America is outperforming the general job market, according to new figures. The National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB) has published employment figures for the first quarter of 2009, which disclosed ...
Leixlip could become a hub for Europeans seeking IT jobs in Ireland, following the announcement of a new investment by Hewlett Packard. The IT hardware manufacturer is creating 300 posts for bilingual workers at its Irish campus. In total, 500 ...
A new initiative between two educational establishments in Ireland could create thousands of jobs, it has been claimed. University College Dublin and Trinity College have announced details of a partnership that will enable the development of 300 ...
Employment activity within the IT industry shows that the demand for software developers remains strong in Europe, it has been claimed. Computer Weekly reports that one firm, Trayport, has noted that competition among IT firms to recruit software ...
Workers who received an accidental surplus of funds in their severance packages from their former employer Microsoft have been told that they do not have to pay back the extra money. Some of the redundant workers who previously held IT jobs in the ...
IT jobs in the US are defying the current recession, with employment in the sector remaining relatively strong, it has been claimed. According to David Foote, chief executive officer and chief research officer of IT consultancy Foote Partners, ...