INGDirect - Huge IT Job Fair - Nov.28

ING DIRECT is hosting their annual IT Career Fair on November 28th from 4-7pm at their Wilmington, Delaware location. See some of their openings below!

- JAVA DEVELOPERS (Senior Level, Technical Lead,Project Lead, Leader)
- UNIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
- DATA WAREHOUSE QA ANALYST
- DATA MODELING TEAM LEADER
- DB ADMIN III – SQL SERVER
- DB LEAD - ORACLE

Visit www.ingdirect.com/jobfair to find out more and get directions. Can't make it? Apply online for openings at www.ingdirect.com/careers.

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Sunday November 18, 2007, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 weeks moving average in parantheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 3,089 (3,206), +SAP 542 (512), +Microsoft 443 (486)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 1,502 (1,635), +SAP 101 (120), +Microsoft 402 (447)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 2,014 (2,124), +SAP 378 (305), +Microsoft 417 (455)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 1,012 (1,228), +SAP 215 (230), +Microsoft 142 (160)

Salaries Going up in 2008 for IT Workers

According to the recently released "Robert Half Technology 2008 Salary Guide", salaries for IT professionals in the U.S. are expected to increase an average of 5.3% in 2008. The financial services, healthcare and commercial construction industries are forecasting particularly strong demand for IT professionals in 2008. For Lead Developers, it is shaping up to be an excellent year with the greatest expected starting salary gains of any job classification in 2008, with base compensation expected to rise 7.6 percent, to between $80,250 and $108,000 annually. This article on TechCareers touches on it too.

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Sunday November 18, 2007, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 weeks moving average in parantheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 3,147 (3,199), +SAP 517 (501), +Microsoft 469 (493)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 1,678 (1,642), +SAP 115 (112), +Microsoft 433 (460)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 2,055 (2,151), +SAP 294 (318), +Microsoft 443 (465)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 1,240 (1,229), +SAP 221 (234), +Microsoft 183 (152)

Eleven Tips to Retain Employees in the Technology Industry

In the October issue of Talent Management magazine, Mike Janis, founder and CEO of HCR Software Solutions, shares 11 tips on how to retain technology employees. Mr.Janis began his technology career in 1966, so there is a good chance you'll find his ideas well worth investigating:

1. Recruit, Recruit, Recruit.
2. Hire Only the Best.
3. Find Your Replacement.
4. Learn From Other Executives and Managers.
5. Purify, Purify, Purify.
6. Provide a Long Leash, but Apply a Quick Trigger.
7. Create a Void versus Keeping Low-Level Performers Onboard.
8. It's a Volunteer Army.
9. Bad News is Like Fish — the Older it Gets, the More it Smells.
10. Create "Raving Fans" From Your Customers.
11. The Monthly Activity Report.

2007 ComputerWorld Salary Survey Results

You can see ComputerWorld's 2007 Salary Survey results for the Mid-Atlantic region here:

CIO / VP of IT: $209,414
Director of IT / IS: $121,579
IT / IS manager: $98,660
Programming / application development manager: $107,020
Project manager: $108,629
Database administrator: $90,860
Help desk / technical support specialist: $49,090
IT / IS technology / business systems analyst: $66,292
Software engineer: $95,042
Systems administrator: $73,167
Systems analyst: $66,911
Senior systems analyst: $90,331

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Sunday November 11, 2007, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 weeks moving average in parantheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 3,255 (3,185), +SAP 525 (483), +Microsoft 507 (490)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 1,661 (1,656), +SAP 113 (111), +Microsoft 447 (481)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 2,108 (2,168), +SAP 272 (338), +Microsoft 459 (470)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 1,228 (1,225), +SAP 226 (239), +Microsoft 165 (150)