offshoring shortage
"Boring" school IT curriculum slammed
News The offshoring of entry level IT jobs has exacerbated the skills shortage by making it increasingly difficult for IT workers to gain the necessary experience to boost their skill level, he added. Because we are not employing at entry level... [17 Jun 2008]
China key to Indian IT growth
News AS Murthy, head of human resources for Satyam, highlighted the shortage of skills among the 300,000 Indian students who graduate in engineering each year, saying only 25 per cent of these are employable. [21 Apr 2008]
Bored and underpaid? You're not alone…
News Robert Chapman, CEO of Firebrand Training, said the new year is traditionally a time for employees to consider their careers, adding in a statement: "It's no surprise people are taking the IT plunge - the skills shortage means that there are a... [17 Jan 2008]
Top 10 skills stories of the year
News Age-old debates turning up the volume this year include the IT skills shortage and the threat it poses to the UK's future economy; the ongoing lack of female techies; how technology is impacting work/life balance; ageist recruitment attitudes; and... [17 Dec 2007]
Top 10 financial services stories of the year
News Other issues that dominated the channel were an IT skills shortage within the financial services (FS) sector, offshoring and faster payments - or the lack of it. Half the readers responding to silicon.com's Skills Survey from the FS sector said... [17 Dec 2007]
IT skills 'vital for UK's future'
News UK governments have let slip opportunities to narrow the shortage in IT skills, according to a prominent Labour peer. Karen Price, the chief executive officer of e-skills UK, speaking at the Westminster event, said the IT skills shortage is in part... [29 Oct 2007]
Sharp rise in demand for helpdesk staff
News Stokes said: "There still seems to be a high demand for these applications, and the combination of continued demand plus the lengthy implementation schedules mean there's a real shortage of candidates with these skills in the market. [23 Oct 2007]
Project management skills in short supply
News Almost half of UK tech departments are suffering from a shortage of project management skills. However, a breakdown of those figures reveals the technical skills shortage is not universal across all organisations, with larger companies suffering... [16 Oct 2007]
Skills crisis? What skills crisis?
News For the prosecution, TripleIC CEO David Butler, argued that despite the potential for offshoring IT, there is still a need for homegrown talent. The UK is not heading for a tech skills crisis, despite fears to the contrary, according to CIOs and... [15 Oct 2007]
UK tech skills crisis 'exaggerated'
News Graham Yellowley, director of technology services at investment bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International, said there are always periods of both skills shortage and surplus but, in his view, there is no crisis in the UK. [11 Oct 2007]
Dear silicon.com... wi-fi CCTV, BBC iPlayer, skills shortage, robots...
Comment Techie shortage costing us billions, says Europe I would suggest that there is no Skills shortage, I have been trying to find a position but I'm allways "Binned" due to my age (52), if companies employed people for thier skills rather than dismiss... [13 Sep 2007]
Women deserting tech industry
News Val Lawson, chairwoman of the Women in Management Network, added that the increase in resignations is concerning as it could have an impact on the current skills shortage. ¦ How the staffing crisis is deepening¦ How techie salaries are faring... [04 Sep 2007]
iPhone to fuel contractor shortage
News The increase is due to the shortage of software engineers experienced in developing for platforms such as Windows Mobile, and Atsco predicts this pressure will increase with the launch of the Apple iPhone in the UK and Europe later this year. [28 Aug 2007]
Skills Survey 2007: Banks hardest hit by staff crisis
News The IT skills shortage is hitting the financial services industry hardest. How the staffing crisis is deepening& How techie salaries are faring& Offshoring still a hot potato Skills Survey 2007: Offshoring still a hot potato [28 Aug 2007]
"Rife" ageism causing IT skills crisis?
News An unemployed reader from Virginia, US, said: "When are companies going to wake up and see the correlation between a shortage of skilled talent and their own discrimination against hiring anyone over 45? [21 Aug 2007]
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