Deborah Rothberg

The Programmers Guild, an IT worker interest group, has filed 300 discrimination complaints so far this year against companies alleged to have posted “H-1B visa holders only” ads on job boards. “Abuse of the H-1B program has become so widespread that companies apparently feel free to engage openly in the practice. And we are only […]

Average salaries for all IT positions has remained relatively the same (0.05 percent) over the last year, falling slightly (-0.04 percent) to $75,126 in midsized companies and edging up (1.01 percent) to $81,078 in large ones, according to the June 2006 IT Salary Survey from Janco Associates released June 19. Yet, the survey evidences a […]

There is a ferocious debate among business, employment, technology and urban planning publications of late over the location of the next big U.S. technology hub. Some put their money on the Rocky Mountain region, others point to massive land purchases by Google and Microsoft in potato country, but one of the things almost unanimously agreed […]

Dismissing industry claims to the contrary, a study released on June 14 asserts that the technology market is actually in a “jobless recovery.” The study was released by the CUED (Center for Urban Economic Development) at the University of Illinois, Chicago on behalf of the WashTech/CWA (Washington Alliance of Technology Workers, an affiliate union of […]

CIOs anticipate a “moderate uptick” in the hiring of technology workers in the third quarter of 2006, according to a hiring and skills report released June 14 by Robert Half Technology, a provider of IT professional services, based in Menlo Park, Calif. Although only 13 percent of the executives polled said they plan to add […]

Despite considerable progress, industry leaders and gender advocates make no bones about stating that women are still largely underrepresented in technology, put off by uneven salaries, difficulties balancing home life with the long hours demanded, and a perception that IT is still very much an all boys environment. Yet, much of this is changing as […]

IT employment accelerated in May, according to the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses IT Employment Index, released June 5, just days after the Labor Department’s May 2006 employment numbers failed to meet expectations. In May 2006, according to the NACCB, employment of IT workers increased 24,900 from the previous month to 3,653,200, up 5.6 […]

The risk of losing high-end IT jobs to offshoring is lower than widely believed, argues a report released June 2 by American Sentinel University. “Studies from consulting groups during the stagnant job growth years of 2002 to 2004 stoked very pessimistic views of the future for IT professionals,” Jeremy Leonard, chief economist at American Sentinel […]

Sometimes, from the view of the help desk, the end of civilization seems near. Very near, indeed. This is one explanation for interactions such as the following: “My computer is running real slow. The process ‘System Idle Process’ takes like 90-100 percent of the CPU! And I can’t shut it off! I’ve tried everything!” “Hi, […]

U.S. high-tech employment increased 1 percent in 2005, bringing the nationwide total to 5.6 million, with the greatest gains in the electronic manufacturing, software, and engineering and tech services segments, according to the Cyberstates 2006 report released April 18 by the American Electronics Association, a nationwide trade association representing the technology industry. High-tech employment boasted […]

Tech job postings have risen 26.3 percent in the last year, according to a monthly report released by Dice.com, a technology jobs and skills board. The survey also found that while demand for all technology positions continues to grow, demand for contract positions outpace that for permanent positions, 30.3 to 22.9 percent. Technology professionals in […]

Although mean compensation for all IT professionals has remained flat in the last year, CIO salaries have fallen slightly, while the salaries of those who report to the CIO have increased, finds an IT compensation study released by Janco Associates. “We’re starting to see a shift in the hiring infrastructure in IT organization,” Victor Janulaitis, […]