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Tech and digital salaries continue to steady out but remain strong for key skillsets such as cybersecurity and AI, according to the latest salary guide report from recruitment sector company Talent.

The APAC region has lower unemployment and more vacancies than before the pandemic and, despite unemployment figures in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia dropping to or below pre-pandemic levels, the three countries have seen vacancies increase by 83%, 127% and 111%, respectively, according to a new report.

Jobs board and employment marketplace provider SEEK is using cloud services video provider Brightcove's video technology in a move designed to build a stronger brand and create a “more human connection” between job seekers and organisations.

Finite IT Recruitment Solutions managing director Tracy Thomson has been named a finalist for Recruitment Leader of the Year in the 2016 Seek Annual Recruitment Awards (SARA).

Cloud-based human resources productivity platform provider LiveHire has started trading on the ASX following the successful completion of its IPO which raised $10 million to be used by the company to accelerate its growth and for developing sales and business capabilities.

Internal security threats, provoked by the growing popularity of open plan office spaces, are causing concerns for Australian businesses already worried about the security of data and IT systems, according to newly published research.

Australian tech sector executive IT search and recruitment firm, Halcyon Knights, has expanded its business internationally, with the launch of an office in Auckland, New Zealand.

The chief of one of Australia’s leading ICT recruitment firms has joined the chorus of industry and business leaders hailing the prospects for the growth of an innovative, digital economy under the leadership of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

The CEO of the Information Technology Contract & Recruitment Association (ITCRA), Jule Mills, has been named to the Staffing Industry Analysts’ Global Power 100 — Women in Staffing list.

Australian national recruitment firm Finite IT Recruitment Solutions has been recognised as an ABA100 Winner for Enterprise in The Australian Business Awards for its first international expansion into the New Zealand market.

Is the glass ceiling slowly disappearing from the traditionally male-dominated IT industry in Australia?

A shortage of IT talent is impacting the ICT industry this year, with a warning that the implementation of projects could be delayed by the lack of talent.

Australian IT professionals are seemingly an unsettled lot, with many of them planning to jump ship and look for a new job in the next 12 months, and others prepared to move from their current employer if approached with the right offer.

Despite it being an ineffective staff retention method, “Counter Offering” is increasingly being used as the tool of choice by employers of IT professionals as they struggle to hold onto quality talent in a rebounding market, according to specialist IT recruiter Greythorn.

Finding ICT contractors continues to be a challenge for recruiters, and hourly rates for both contractors and permanent employees have dipped, according to latest to the Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association (ITCRA).

Australia’s Generation Ys – those born during the 1980s and early 1990s – are a ‘freedom loving’ bunch more likely to consider quitting their job to work for themselves, and also claiming that corporate loyalty is an outdated concept.

Technology has had, and continues to have, a profound effect on the business of recruiting.

Businesses have been advised not to ignore the Christmas-New Year holiday period in their search for new employees, with a warning that it could cost them an opportunity to get ahead of their competitors.

Managing employment risk is a critical part of the hiring process and can cost a business both money and reputation if the correct procedures are not followed.

The Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association has strengthened its Certification program with a new reference checking facility.