May 7, 2020 IT Staffing Report Explore 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 Shweta Palekar | May 5, 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. It further explores the prominence of VMS, statement-of-work engagements and client vertical market demand.The results complement other surveys produced by SIA to help clients benchmark their firms' financial and operational performance relative to competitors.Click to find out more Cognizant to acquire Collaborative Solutions, a Workday consulting firm May 5, 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.The deal is set to close this quarter and is subject to closing conditions and regulatory clearance.Click to find out more Concerns over H-1B visa holders' legal status May 5, 2020 More than a quarter million legal immigrants 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."The Covid-19 pandemic is spreading and will - it likely has already - put the economy into recession. Our immigration system is poorly designed for immigrants to weather this kind of crisis," Neufeld wrote.Click to find out more Further losses expected after IT jobs decrease in March May 5, 2020 IT employment ticked down by 0.03% in March to approximately 5.35 million jobs, but jobs losses are expected to grow, according to the TechServe Alliance, a trade association of the IT and engineering staffing and solutions industry.The relatively small loss in jobs was attributed to when the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' data was collected; the TechServe Alliance bases its calculations on that data."Despite the modest decline in the March IT Index, I fully anticipate we will see far more signiClick to find out more TSR receives $6.7 million Paycheck Protection Program loan May 5, 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.TSR received the loan through JPMorgan Chase Bank.Click to find out more World’s largest staffing firms form industry alliance for safe return to work May 5, 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.The three firms wrote an open letter and published a white paper that includes industry recommendations on what is needed to prepare for the new normal in the workplace in the wake of Covid-19.The alliance aims to share best practices on health and safety protocols, which will need tClick to find out more Ransomware attack hits Cognizant May 5, 2020 IT services giant Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: CTSH) on April 18 confirmed a ransomware attack on its internal systems that caused service disruptions for some clients.Cognizant said its internal security teams, along with cyber defense firms, are taking steps to contain the incident.Click to find out more Looking for developers? Why Argentina is primed for companies seeking programming talent — The Staffing Stream May 5, 2020Click to find out more Microsoft cuts recruitment, Google freezes hiring (Business Today) May 5, 2020 Tech-giant Microsoft reduced job openings by 46% in a three-week period - from about 5,580 openings on March 22 to 3,028 by April 20, Business Today reported. And Google, which hired 20,000 employees last year, has decided to freeze hiring for the rest of 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Click to find out more Staffing firms seek opportunities amid changing landscape May 5, 2020Click to find out more