Jan. 4, 2018

IT Staffing Report

Against the backdrop of improving US GDP growth, IT staffing may have trended more positively as we approached the close of 2017.

Latest round of earnings offers mixed results with ingredients of brewing momentum

30 December 2017

Against the backdrop of improving US GDP growth, IT staffing may have trended more positively as we approached the close of 2017.


IT hiring to rise in first half of year, Robert Half CIO survey finds

30 December 2017

Chief information officers in the US plan more hiring in the first half of 2018 than a year ago, according to the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report.


More than half of IT leaders expect overall staff salaries to increase, TEKsystems finds

30 December 2017

More than half of IT leaders expect overall IT staff salaries to increase this year despite declining budget expectations, according to TEKsystems’ annual IT Forecast research.


ALKU acquires healthcare IT services firm

30 December 2017

Staffing firm ALKU acquired Holland Square Group, a healthcare IT consulting services provider based in Franklin, Tenn.


React tops CyberCoders’ list of top IT skills

30 December 2017

Professional staffing firm CyberCoders, part of On Assignment Inc. (NYSE: ASGN), listed its most in-demand skills for professionals in the IT vertical in the fourth quarter.


Contractors tap flexible work to boost careers, joint report by Adecco Group and LinkedIn finds

30 December 2017

Professionals who take on flexible work are embracing it as an avenue to pursue their own goals, according to the report, Flexible Working: A Career and Lifestyle Pathway, released by the Adecco Group and LinkedIn.


India’s Quess Corp buys stake in firm for smart city projects

30 December 2017

Quess Corp (QUESS:NSI), a Bengaluru, India-based staffing firm, on Dec. 17 acquired a 51% stake in Trimax Smart Infraprojects Private limited.


Trudeau’s new visa program for high-skilled workers more successful than predicted (The Economic Times)

30 December 2017

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new fast-track visa program for high-skilled workers is taking off in Canada, The Economic Times reports.