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Victoria is likely to be the state hardest hit by the National Australia Bank’s plans to cut up to 4000 jobs from its operations nationally over the next three years.

An increasing number of women joining the workforce in Australia has led to larger gains for women across overall employment, full-time employment and also part-time employment, according to a newly published study.

ICT was one of the business and industry sectors offering the most job opportunities in September, as Australia’s employment market continues to trend upwards with job advertising on SEEK growing by 12% over the month.

Employment demand for ICT executives slumped by 6% in September, with the Queensland tech sector showing the best results compared to other states, according to the latest job index.

Employment demand for executives in Australia’s technology sector plunged by 6% in September despite an increase in demand across most other industry sectors, according to the latest executive employment report.

Australia’s small businesses are booming, according to a new report which reveals that there has been a 7.67% increase in employee headcount over the past 12 months.

The employment prospects for IT contractors are on the improve with a new recruitment survey revealing that the overall majority of Australian chief information officers are planning to increase their contract IT headcount by an average of 21% over the next 12 months.

Global ICT solutions and services provider Dimension Data and Deakin University are partnering in an initiative designed to further build Australia’s cyber security capabilities and boost the stocks of security professionals to meet future demands.

There is a talent mismatch between the skills jobseekers possess and those employers want, according to a new report showing that despite an existing pool of labour, Australian employers in high-skill industries still find it difficult to fill jobs that require highly-skilled professionals.

Australian jobseekers have been caught lying on their CVs when applying for a job, according to a new recruitment survey which reveals that more than two in three (68%) hiring managers have eliminated a job candidate from consideration after discovering dishonest or exaggerated information on their CV.

The Information and Communications Technology sector has delivered a second consecutive monthly rise in demand for executives in August, with demand jumping by 4% for the month.

The ICT industry continues to lead the way in job advertising, with a newly published report revealing the sector — along with Trades & Services and the Healthcare & Medical industries — offered the most job opportunities in August.

Job vacancies in the IT Industry in Australia increased 12% in the past month and 8% over the past year, rising to 7471 total job vacancies – with the IT sector the highest paid industry, according to a new report from one IT recruitment firm.

Australia enjoyed improving business conditions, healthy employment numbers and a stronger economy in July with the ICT sector doing well with a rise of 11% in executive job demand, according to a new study.

Automation of Australia’s workforce may not have such a negative effect on jobs and employment, according to new research which shows that more jobs are expected to be created — especially in finance — by automation.

Counteroffers to employees in a bid to retain them are generally ineffective in the competitive employment market in Australia, according to one recruiter.

iTWire has formed a jobseeker focused jobsite — JobZilla — bringing together 10 years of experience and business relationships gained through its personalised Job Board, offering a wide range of employment opportunities for contractors, freelancers and permanent IT professionals across Australia.

Jobs advertising for the ICT industry topped the list of advertising in all job sectors in New South Wales and Victoria in June, according to a newly published report.

UK-based IoT M2M council has started a new interactive jobs board that “already contains close to 1000” IoT-specific jobs, but none are listed in Australia.

A South Australian software developer has won the contract to build the state’s new Dogs and Cats Online system – a one-stop online service for all registration payments, microchipping and breeder information.