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Skills Survey 2007: CIOs getting less cash?
News IT chiefs are rolling in slightly less filthy lucre than last year, according to the 2007 exclusive silicon.com Skills Survey. For software/web developers there has been a small jump in average earnings - perhaps reflecting industry demand for... [14 Aug 2007]
Trade, Skills and Persistence of Gender Gap: A Theoretical Framework for Policy Discussion
White Paper Derivations from the Hecksher-Ohlin theory of international trade suggest that greater trade openness can cause inter-country differences in skills to expand. Combining this trade perspective with the evidence of the increasing feminization of the... [26 May 2005]
Skills Survey 2007: Offshoring still a hot potato
News Offshoring is viewed with increasing ambivalence in the IT industry, according to the exclusive silicon.com 2007 Skills Survey. More than two-fifths of software/web developers responding to the silicon.com Skills Survey agree or strongly agree... [21 Aug 2007]
The Bloor Perspective: Paying for web content, skills and future '192' services
Comment A quick scan around the job adverts in the UK shows the number of vacancies appears to be dropping dramatically by the day - yet we are still being told about a skills shortage in the IT industry. So which skills, exactly, are we short of? [19 Oct 2001]
Skills Survey 2007: Banks hardest hit by staff crisis
News The IT skills shortage is hitting the financial services industry hardest. According to results from the exclusive 2007 silicon.com Skills Survey, FS companies are finding it most difficult to fill IT vacancies in their organisations, compared to... [28 Aug 2007]
Skills Survey 2005: 'Steady as she goes'
Comment That old adage is the theme of silicon.com's seventh annual Skills Survey. In 2005 the skills in greatest demand - and the salaries workers make - are largely in line with what we've seen in recent years. [29 Apr 2005]
Skills gap rears its ugly head
Comment Yet the dreaded 'skills gap' has reared its head, as certain types of jobs, such as IT and sales, are becoming harder to fill. Shaun Tyson, professor of human resources at Cranfield School of Management, offered an explanation for why the UK... [21 Apr 2005]
Skills shortage hits Indian CIOs
News Indian CIOs must consider offshoring as the country is hit by an IT skills shortage. As businesses demand more from their IT departments, Indian CIOs need to increasingly offshore IT roles to manage the skills shortage, according to Gartner. [11 Jun 2007]
Knowledge Matters: Skills and Learning for Canadians
White Paper The paper looks at what one can do to strengthen skills and learning in Canada, to develop people's talent and to provide the opportunity for all to contribute to and benefit from the new economy. This paper recognizes that people are a country's... [22 Jun 2005]
Skills Survey 2007: Techies don't fear offshoring
News Fears of tech jobs being offshored appear to be over-hyped, according to preliminary results from the exclusive silicon.com 2007 Skills Survey. The survey also sheds light on a perennial debate - whether it's business or technical skills that are... [20 Jul 2007]
Skills crisis over - at least in Silicon Valley
Comment And - despite the obvious bad news of continued layoffs - many will view any kind of let-up in the skills shortage as a welcome breath of fresh air. This is because while all the IT vendors and dot-coms are letting the axe fall with chilling... [30 Apr 2001]
Skills shortage boosts IT salaries
News IT salaries are set to rise by up to 15 per cent over the next three years with ERP, security and database skills most in demand. Maria Schafer, senior programme director at Meta Group, told silicon.com there is strong demand for SAP, PeopleSoft... [14 Oct 2004]
Skills Survey 2003: The full UK results
News The full results of silicon.com's fifth annual skills survey are out. Which non-IT skills are in shortest supply at your workplace? Which IT skills are in shortest supply at your workplace? The skills shortage has resulted in me considering using... [27 Mar 2003]
Part One of Two: Skills Based Routing Benefits and Challenges
White Paper Skills-based routing, done right, can help minimize overhead expenses, build an orderly career path for agents and improve customer service. When skills-based routing was a new concept, design complexity and technology limitations posed major... [27 Mar 2008]
The silicon.com Skills Survey 2004: Contracting is back in fashion
News Contracting is once again back in fashion, with more and more permanent staff eyeing up a move to freelancing, according to silicon.com's sixth annual Skills Survey. From a permanent employee's point of view, it seems, contracting is the place to be. [28 Apr 2004]
