May 7, 2020

IT Staffing Report

SIA recently published its fourth annual IT Staffing & Solutions Benchmarking Survey, which provides in-depth analysis of US IT staffing trends by occupation, such as revenue growth and recruiting difficulty. 

IT benchmarking survey showcases trends prior to disruption and possible opportunities

5 May 2020

SIA recently published its fourth annual IT Staffing & Solutions Benchmarking Survey. This survey provides in-depth analysis of US IT staffing trends by occupation, such as revenue growth and recruiting difficulty. 


Cognizant to acquire Collaborative Solutions, a Workday consulting firm

5 May 2020

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) struck a deal to acquire Collaborative Solutions, a consulting firm specialized in Workday enterprise cloud applications for finance and human cloud resources.


Concerns over H-1B visa holders' legal status

5 May 2020

More than a quarter million legal immigrants — including H-1B visa holders — may lose status and have to leave the US by the end of June, according to a report by Jeremy Neufeld, immigration policy analyst at the Niskanen Center.


Further losses expected after IT jobs decrease in March

5 May 2020

IT employment ticked down by 0.03% in March to approximately 5.35 million jobs, but jobs losses are expected to be grow, according to the TechServe Alliance, a trade association of the IT and engineering staffing and solutions industry.


TSR receives $6.7 million Paycheck Protection Program loan

5 May 2020

TSR Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRI) reported it received a loan of almost $6.7 million under the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, that Congress approved under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.


World’s largest staffing firms form industry alliance for safe return to work

5 May 2020

The CEOs of the three largest global staffing firms — The Adecco Group, Randstad and ManpowerGroup — formed an HR services industry alliance to help companies and workers return to work safely when the time is right.


Ransomware attack hits Cognizant

5 May 2020

IT services giant Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: CTSH) confirmed a ransomware attack on its internal systems that caused service disruptions for some clients.


Microsoft cuts recruitment, Google freezes hiring (Business Today)

5 May 2020

Tech-giant Microsoft reduced job openings by 46% in three weeks and Google decided to freeze hiring for the rest of 2020, Business Today reported.