Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Sunday August 26, 2007, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 weeks moving average in parantheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 3,170 (3,146), +SAP 495 (530), +Microsoft 528 (506)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 1,489 (1,573), +SAP 84 ( 140), +Microsoft 397 (422)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 1,943 (1,566), +SAP 216 (188), +Microsoft 493 (412)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 1,364 (1,267), +SAP 251 (217), +Microsoft 209 (210)

Video Resumes Continue to Gain Traction

The idea of the "video resume" is catching on, and employers seem to be warming up to it. With YouTube as an obvious destination for hosting your video resume, now other specialized services like WorkBlast and JobMatchPro are coming online to carry the momentum forward into their business models. Even CareerBuilder has jumped into the fray with their own Video Resume service, and Monster is testing the waters in India. Here are some pros and cons and helpful tips for creating a video resume of your own:

• Video Resumes: The Pros and Cons for Job-Seekers by Meridith Levinson of CIO.com
• Seven Tips for Creating an Effective Video Resume by Nick Murphy, CEO of WorkBlast

For IT people in Philly looking for work, I think it is a wonderful differentiator (for now), as it gives you an opportunity to connect with your potential employer in a way a plain text resume just cannot.

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Sunday August 19, 2007, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 weeks moving average in parantheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 3,170 (3,147), +SAP 502 (546), +Microsoft 543 (494)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 1,502 (1,615), +SAP 90 (167), +Microsoft 419 (430)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 1,440 (1,576), +SAP 180 (190), +Microsoft 390 (407)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 1,389 (1,200), +SAP 246 (203), +Microsoft 228 (198)

Philly.com Partners with Yahoo Advertising

This could create an interesting cocktail of conflicting interests for Monster.com, the existing provider of online Job classified listings at Philly.com, and the newly partnered Yahoo, whose HotJobs brand is working to boost it's own presence in the battle for online job-board supremecy. It was only July/August of 2006 when Monster.com replaced CareerBuilder.com as the engine behind its help-wanted ads for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News.

The Future of Work

For an eye-opening glimpse at the future of work according to the Aug.20 edition of Business Week magazine, try getting through these two articles without a pang of anxiety:

• The End Of Work As You Know It
• Which Way To The Future?

Many new doors will be opening, as others close. What is undeniable, no matter which side of the swinging door you choose to position yourself, is that the pace of change in the workplace and it's associated complexities are continually increasing, creating unprecedented opportunities and challenges along the way. Do you know the way to your future?

Wages for IT Pros Remain Near Peak in 2007

According to the quarterly Yoh Index of Technology Wages, highly-skilled technology professionals continue to earn hourly wages that surpass those recorded in 2006, and are only very slightly behind record wages reported last quarter which were the highest since the index was created in 2001.

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Sunday August 12, 2007, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 weeks moving average in parantheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 3,178 (3,140), +SAP 535 (543), +Microsoft 497 (491)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 1,539 (1,646), +SAP 97 (186), +Microsoft 421 (440)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 1,894 (1,476), +SAP 200 (186), +Microsoft 494 (381)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 1,149 (1,256), +SAP 199 (214), +Microsoft 205 (196)

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Sunday August 5, 2007, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 weeks moving average in parantheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 3,123 (3,107), +SAP 538 (539), +Microsoft 476 (487)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 1,652 (1,636), +SAP 193 (170), +Microsoft 426 (454)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 1,452 (1,489), +SAP 187 (189), +Microsoft 383 (382)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 1,378 (1,245), +SAP 230 (216), +Microsoft 219 (189)