Feb. 12, 2015

IT Staffing Report

The H-1B filing season is nearing, and the cap could again be reached within one week. Here's more on the program.

H-1B filing season is around the corner: Is your firm ready?

11 February 2015

The H-1B filing season is nearing, and the cap could again be reached within one week. Here's more on the program.


Recruit Holdings acquires Australian providers of IT staffing

11 February 2015

Recruit Holdings is acquiring Australian IT recruitment firm Peoplebank and Australian staffing provider Chandler Macleod.


Kforce technology revenue rises 10%

11 February 2015

Kforce Inc. (NASD: KFRC) reported fourth-quarter technology staffing revenue rose 9.9% to $217.2 million.


Robert Half reports technology revenue up 11%

11 February 2015

Professional staffing firm Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) reported technology revenue rose 11.4% in the fourth quarter.


Volt revenue falls 19%, net income rises, CFO steps down

11 February 2015

Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI) reported net revenue fell 18.6% to $429.7 million in its fiscal fourth quarter ended Nov. 3.


Mastech Q4 revenue edges up, net income slips

11 February 2015

Mastech Holdings Inc. (NYSE MKT: MHH) reported fourth-quarter revenue edged up 0.2%, but net income fell 18.6%.


US adds 129,500 tech jobs, total is almost 6% of private sector workforce

11 February 2015

The US technology industry added 129,600 jobs in 2014 when compared to 2013 for a total of 6.5 billion jobs, according to a new report released by CompTIA. 


IT workers’ confidence slips in Q4 after record Q3

11 February 2015

The Randstad Technologies Employee Confidence Index of US information technology workers fell to a reading of 57.4 in the Q4.


Report says 59% of IT employers to add temps/contract workers

11 February 2015

More than half, 59%, of IT employers plan to add temporary or contract workers this year, according to CareerBuilder’s IT forecast.


Board rewrites IC classification rules — Staffing Stream

11 February 2015

The NLRB created a new test to determine whether a worker is an independent contractor, writes Y. Douglas Yang in The Staffing Stream.