techies
RSS techiesIT grads worst hit by recession
News However those budding techies that are able to secure a job are likely to be at the high end when it comes to pay packet, enjoying a median starting salary of £28k, according to the report. When it comes to landing their... [06 Jul 2009]
Quarter of techies can use own iPhone for work
News A quarter of techies can use their own iPhone for work with their employer's blessing, a new silicon.com reader poll has found. The latest incarnation of Apple's touchscreen smartphone - the iPhone 3G S - launched... [29 Jun 2009]
Take the silicon.com 2009 Skills Survey
News Offshoring too was a hot topic, with almost half of respondents agreeing that offshoring is undermining the skillsets of UK techies. How is the UK's IT workforce faring in today's economic climate? silicon.com's annual... [25 Jun 2009]
Most job-seeking techies 'finding work in months'
News Half of job-seeking IT pros are finding work within three months despite the economic downturn, a new survey has found. However the survey of 350 job seekers, commissioned by IT recruitment company First Point, also revealed a... [10 Jun 2009]
A new media world: Napster's 10-year anniversary
Comment Consumer expectations regarding portability and being able to control the programming of their media experiences were taking shape the minute the first set of non-techies figured out how to program the VCR and how to rip... [03 Jun 2009]
Virgin Atlantic integrates IT and finance depts
News Virgin Atlantic Airlines is integrating its IT and finance departments, with IT director Mike Cope leaving the company as a result. The airline told silicon.com: "Virgin Atlantic is integrating the activities of its IT and Finance... [03 Jun 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 01.05.09
Round-Up And three-quarters of techies feel their chances of climbing the career ladder could be affected by having dodgy choppers, claims the research. The theory being - if the IT department can't provide an application, end... [01 May 2009]
Techies urged to "bed down" in jobs
News IT professionals should "bed down" in their jobs due to continuing uncertainty in the economy, according to the government-licensed IT skills organisation e-skills. While demand for IT professionals has fallen in the past quarter, the... [27 Apr 2009]
Tech workers ignite Indian elections
Comment A new, vocal group of voters - outsourcing workers, many from India's tech hub Bangalore - are shaping the country's upcoming elections, says Saritha Rai. Vandana Prasad, a 29-year-old team leader at the Bangalore-based outsourcing arm... [21 Apr 2009]
When IT security becomes a gothic horror story
Comment The RSA Conference unveiled a programme to offer passes to the San Francisco event for 25 unemployed security pros, showing that the recession is hitting all classes of techies. The RSA Conference in San Francisco, the... [21 Apr 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 17.04.09
Round-Up Any tips for other beleaguered techies considering a switch of career to comedy? Q: How many computer programmers does it take to change a light bulb? A: None, it's a hardware problem. Ahem. Technology and humour are... [17 Apr 2009]
From IT sales to stand-up comedy
Comment Gags about techies - the IT Crowd aside - aren't exactly common. Did you hear the one about the CIO who thought going green was something to do with Scottish football? Or the one about the techie and his unusual second... [14 Apr 2009]
Techies 'more in demand than engineers and accountants'
News The demand for IT staff in the UK has fallen sharply since 2007, according to a report commissioned by KPMG and the Recruitment & Employment Confederation. The Report on Jobs for March uses a points system, in which 50 indicates no... [09 Apr 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.04.09
Round-Up Strangely toasters also got a mention in another spoof, which suggests an emerging segment of toast-loving techies out there, as the BBC's marketing men might put it, with the Symbian Foundation pretending to unveil the... [03 Apr 2009]
Ten ways to make your boss love you
Comment Recession making techies do more unpaid overtime Software, systems techies 'have least stressful jobs going' Techies still hunting new jobs despite recession Worried about job security?... [30 Mar 2009]
