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IT Salary Survey

Join in our January 2010 IT Salary Survey. If you provide us with one data point we will send you the summary as soon as the survey is release. If you provide us with ten (10) or more data points we will send you a full copy of the survey.

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Security Policies & Procedures
Most enterprises face data security breaches because of lost or stolen laptops, PDAs, SmartPhones, and USB storage devices.  Industry experts have found that:  

  • Laptop and mobile device theft is experienced by 50% of security professionals
  • Every 50 seconds a laptop goes missing - and that is just at U.S. airports
  • 85% of privacy and security professionals had at least one reportable breach in the past 12 months
  • The cost of recovering from a single data breach now averages $6.3 million
  • 66% of data breaches involved data the victim did not know was on the system. 


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IT Salaries Fall -- Hiring at All Time Low

As the economy continues to languish, IT salary trends offer little hope to both working and unemployed IT professionals, as companies cut wages and fewer high-tech positions become available due to attrition.

Janco Associates has released data from its 2009 Mid Year IT Salary Survey that proves compensation for high-tech workers isn't improving, but declining as more companies prepare themselves for a long economic recovery.

IT Salaries Fall

"The current economic climate with its cost-cutting mind-sets, business closures and extensive outsourcing has put such a great pressure on the IT job market that overall pay has been impacted," said Victor Janulaitis, CEO of Janco, in a statement. "Added to that, many baby-boomers who had planned on retiring in the next few years are not leaving the job market and you have more potential employees than positions available." 

Enterprises that participate will be sent a summary of the January 2010 IT Salary Survey when it is released.

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Job Descrptions Key to Management of IT Professionals

Job DescriptionsThe Internet and IT Position Descriptions HandiGuide® was completed in 2009 and is over 600 pages; which includes sample organization charts, a job progression matrix, and 220 Internet and IT job descriptions.   The book also addresses Fair Labor Standards, the ADA, and is in a new easier to read format.

Well defined job descriptions help CIOs to to justify how each position supports the enterprise's key objectives.  CIOs can then:

  • Establish quantitative and objective metrics to evaluate job performance 
  • Validate that compensation is competitive, based on current market rates for the position and metro area the job is in 
  • Look at both internal and external candidates for open positions when they need to be filled 
  • Apply a consistent selection process to all candidates 
  • Include key stakeholders in your employee selection process 
  • Train your interviewers in your employee selection process 
  • Give your interviewers guidance to help them probe deeper into a candidate's suitability and compatibility with the culture of your enterprise 
  • Conduct comprehensive reference and background checks on job candidates and validate the information on resumes of all employees
  • Ensure your orientation process helps re-deployed people become productive faster.
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