Skills shortage prompts construction, engineering pay rises

Skills shortages at the professional/technical job level within the construction and engineering, and manufacturing and technical/trade sectors have led to a rise in wages.

Controlling Attrition in the IT Industry—Dinesh Sharma

The importance of employee engagement in controlling attrition for IT industry scenario: A step-by-step approach

The IT industry is facing a major challenge in the area of employee attrition. Every organization is working on devising new measure to increase retention. This white paper focuses on the importance of employee engagement in controlling attrition. The information would be helpful for all IT managers looking for effective ways to control attrition.

Author: Dinesh Sharma
Review status: Peer reviewed

Survey shows need for centralised contracting

Almost two-thirds of organisations indicate that creating a visible talent pool is the largest contractor workforce related issue, according to a survey conducted by talent management solutions provider PageUp People.

A project management paradigm shift

A fatal assumption prevails that only an individual who understands the technical aspects of a particular discipline can successfully run a project delivering that technical work.

Working with virtual project teams

It has become almost impossible to pick up a newspaper or business magazine and not see a reference to the so-called skills shortage. The war for talent, the void to be created by the retirement of baby boomers, and the falling quality of university graduates have occupied both academics and politicians alike.

High on the list of occupations in shortage are engineers, IT professionals, planners, cost controllers, estimators, programmers and business analysts among other team member roles required to deliver projects.

Project management recruitment today

A vox pop of project management recruiters on the challenges in the field today. Michael Chachaty Associate Director at BlueVisions Management What is the biggest challenge facing project manager recruitment today? The biggest challenge facing project management recruitment is matching the candidate to technical requirements as well as the equally important cultural alignment. Put simply, […]

The basics of project management recruitment

Corporations the world over are always seeking to increase corporate value. Change and project management are key variables in the equation for increasing corporate returns. Business today is changing faster than ever before and with it comes numerous challenges, particularly for the people needed to navigate the business successfully. With the rapid changes in consumer […]

Project management salary review

Project managers have much to celebrate if the 2010 Hays Salary Guide issued by global recruitment firm Hays is anything to go by. According to a survey of more than 1,800 employers across Australia and New Zealand, demand for talent is set to increase. “There is new optimism in the market with 67 percent of […]