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Senior IT positions seen as ‘under threat’
What to do if you are made redundant
By Leo King | Computerworld UK | Published 14:20, 28 July 09
The jobs of senior IT professionals are considered under serious threat in the recession, according to a new survey.
Four in 10 respondents said the senior positions were at a higher risk of redundancy, rather than the more easily outsourced, non-managerial roles.
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* Take the time to re-skill
* Consider changing career paths
* Stay positive
* Brush up on interview techniques
* Make sure your CV is up-to-date
* Keep in touch with old work colleagues and networks
* Pinpoint the organisations you would like to work for and phone them
* Consider volunteering to utilise your skills
Source: IT Job Board
Thirty nine percent also said they felt project managers’ roles were at risk, according the survey by the IT Job Board, an online IT employment site.
IT staff are concerned that out of those who become redundant, half spend up to nine months out of work. Anything over half a year was “too long” to be without a job, 63 percent stated.
Teresa Sperti, head of international marketing at the IT Job Board, said the senior cuts “could be due to IT departments putting large projects on hold during the recession”.
But she predicted those roles “are more likely to be hired first when the market picks up”.
A Technology Manifesto, launched last week by industry and politicians, called for 250,000 new IT jobs to be created within eight to ten years in order to help lift the country out of the recession.
By increasing the “IP-rich” technology industry workforce, the manifesto argues, a large contribution would be made to the national GDP.
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