News

• It Pays to Say You're Sorry

  When you think about important leadership qualities, vulnerability doesn't spring to mind.

• IT workers stick to their guns through GFC: survey

  The global financial crisis may have left many people uncertain about their job security, but IT professionals remained stoic and refused to consider an alternative career throughout the downturn, according to new research.

• Shared services test maturity of CIO role: report

  A new report from research firm, Ovum, aims to provide a model for assessing the maturity of CIO functions in the context of an increasing move towards shared services strategies.

• Women in Tech gets new president, preps CIO program

  The Women in Technology (WiT) association has elected a new president and is preparing to launch its CIO Pathways Program after a successful trial last year.

• Try project management for a 'fun' career

  A forty-year veteran of engineering and project management says more people should consider the career as it is fun job that yields tangible results.

• Generate Revenue and Forget About Offshoring, Advises ex-CIO

  A former CIO who now runs an Australian services firm has urged in-house IT staff to promote more revenue generating opportunities to help change the view of IT as solely a cost centre.

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  Solving the IT graduate's dilemma

  A soon to be launched global IT education-focused body within the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has called for greater dialogue between the IT industry and universities.

• Where not to find an IT job

  IT job seekers shouldn't waste their time with help wanted ads or career fairs, according to recent research that shows those employment resources rank as least effective among human resource executives.