July 10, 2014

IT Staffing Report

IT jobs are projected to outpace overall employment growth through 2022.

IT Employment Projections, 2012-2022

9 July 2014

IT occupations are projected to grow 1.63 times faster than overall employment.


52% of North American IT firms to raise headcount

9 July 2014

More than half of IT organizations are increasing IT staff headcount this year, a study finds.


IT staffing mergers and acquisitions over past month

9 July 2014

Firms announcing acquisitions include Artech, Peoplelink, Judge Group and HireBetter.


Randstad invests in online freelancer platform

9 July 2014

Randstad Holding nv is investing in Berlin-based twago, an online marketplace for freelance work.


Volt’s Q2 revenue falls, but net loss shrinks

9 July 2014

Volt Information Sciences Inc. (OTCBB: VISI) revenue fell 13.1 percent year over year in its fiscal second quarter.


Infosys hires former SAP exec as CEO

9 July 2014

Information technology services firm Infosys Ltd. (NYSE: INFY) named Vishal Sikka as CEO and managing director.


Ciber names new CEO

9 July 2014

Ciber Inc. named Michael Boustridge as president and CEO, replacing Dave Peterschmidt.


Former oDesk CEO joins venture capital firm

9 July 2014

The former CEO of online staffing firm oDesk, Gary Swart, joined venture capital firm Polaris Partners.


News report claims H-1B backlash

9 July 2014

The Associated Press reports there is a backlash among some U.S. workers against use of H-1B workers.