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• Australia to hit “peak labour” in 2011

  Managing organisational risks related to changing demographics, particularly around aging, will soon become a major focus of management, according to social researcher and futurist, Mark McCrindle.
  

• As IBM cuts jobs in Vermont, others hire

  IBM's shrinking U.S. workforce is particularly worrisome in Burlington Vt., which has long counted on the company to provide many good jobs for area residents.

• SA medical service appoints 34-year-old CIO

  South Australia's Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS), a not-for-profit community healthcare provider, has appointed Jodie Rugless as CIO at the tender age of 34.
  

• Employers made 'too many' layoffs during GFC: report

  A survey of Australian and New Zealand employers found 84 per cent believe they made too many redundancies during the GFC and a skills shortage and lack of IT talent has resulted, according to one survey.

• Google Australia chief promoted to US

  Two and a half years after he left Fairfax Media to lead Google down under, the search giant's Australian chief, Karim Temsamani, has been promoted to be Google's head of Global Mobile Sales in its Mountain View headquarters in the US.

• Communities NSW offers $210-230K for CIO

  Communities NSW is on the hunt for a new Chief Information Officer (CIO) to head up the agency’s ICT strategy, staff, resources and procurement.

• Former CIO fights skills shortage with 'grey army'

  To combat a "chronic" skills shortage, CIOs should look to engage more independent, middle-aged contractors who, while wanting to work on their own terms, are good value and don't come with the artificial demands of Gen-Y workers, says a former CIO turned consultant.

• IT hiring continues to improve, according to surveys

  Hiring for IT jobs continues on the upswing in the U.S. and Canada as recessionary gloom gives way to cautious optimism, according to various recent polls of employers, who cite networking, security, virtualization and database skills as among the most sought-after.

• Candle rebrands for fresh focus on IT

  Recruitment firm Candle has refreshed its corporate focus with a rebranding exercise and a new website.
  

• Ninemsn advertises for chief technology officer

  Ninemsn — the online joint venture with media and entertainment group PBL Media and Microsoft partnership — has advertised for a chief technology officer position on specialist emerging technology and media recruitment firm MitchelLake’s website.

• Analyst Phil Hassey tweets out of Springboard

  Well regarded Sydney-based IT industry analyst, Phil Hassey, has announced being made redundant as vice president of Springboard Research on Twitter and other social networking portals.

• Westpac IT sourcing expert joins NBN Co

  The National Broadband Network Company has scored another hiring coup, as senior talent from Westpac joins the team to bulk out its skills in dealing with technology vendors. Until June this year Roscoe Fay had been Westpac’s head of Commercial Engagement, a position he had held since only November 2009, when he was promoted to a spot as the top-tier bank’s head of IT sourcing and contracts. Westpac, however, has confirmed the executive has now left the business.
  

• IT job seekers get personal: survey

  IT professionals are more likely to rely on personal and word of mouth-based referrals when searching for a new role rather than turning to social networking sites, according to new research.

• Strength-based recruitment to dominate by 2020: experts

  Strength-based recruitment, collaboration and diversity are vital for employee success according to a panel of IT leaders and psychology experts.

• IT employer confidence increases again: report

  IT employer confidence is on the up again for the fifth consecutive quarter with a 0.2 per cent rise in businesses planning to increase permanent staff levels, a new report indicates.