June 7, 2018
Staffing Industry Analysts recently published its Global Staffing Industry Market Estimates and Forecast: May 2018 Update. The report provides market sizing and growth forecasts that can be critical in the strategic planning efforts of global IT staffing operators or for those considering an international expansion.
IT continues to factor prominently among staffing segments in latest update of global market estimates
5 June 2018
Staffing Industry Analysts recently published its Global Staffing Industry Market Estimates and Forecast: May 2018 Update. The report provides market sizing and growth forecasts that can be critical in the strategic planning efforts of global IT staffing operators or for those considering an international... More
Volt exploring alternatives, options include possible sale
5 June 2018
Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI) is evaluating potential strategic alternatives, including the potential sale of the company.
San Francisco tech jobs rise at a rapid pace in Q1, New York and Boston also add digital jobs
5 June 2018
The San Francisco Bay Area increased at a rapid pace in the first quarter, with more than 4,375 new jobs added for a 2.1% employment gain, according to the Digital Jobs Index for the first quarter of 2018 released by executive search firm ON Partners.
Microsoft to buy GitHub in $7.5 billion deal
5 June 2018
Microsoft Corp. (NASD: MSFT) now owns two of the top professional networks (it acquired LinkedIn in 2016) with its $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub.
Private equity firm invests in Motion Recruitment Partners
5 June 2018
Private equity firm Littlejohn & Co. LLC announced an investment in Motion Recruitment Partners, a Boston-based firm that provides IT staffing through its Jobspring Partners and Workbridge Associates brands.
Blockchain tops list of fastest-growing skills on Upwork platform
5 June 2018
Blockchain topped online staffing provider Upwork’s first-quarter list of the 20 fastest-growing skills in the US freelance job market.
CIOs report growing demand for cybersecurity talent: Harvey Nash
5 June 2018
Investment in cybersecurity is the fastest-growing priority of IT leaders — up 23% year over year — as cybercrime threats reach an all-time high, according to the 2018 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey. The skill with the largest year-over-year change in demand is “security and resilience” with... More
Program provides more STEM grads to US, outnumbers H-1B visas (Pew Research)
5 June 2018
The number of foreign graduates from US colleges remaining and working in the US after graduation is growing and more than half are working in STEM fields under the Optional Practical Training Program, or OPT, according to a report by Pew Research.