The Redfish Monthly Newsletter

Nationwide Recruiters in IT and Clean Tech

IN THIS ISSUE

Staffing & Employment News

IT Trends - Technology Investment Creates Jobs, Prosperity

Green Trends - The Winds of Change

Resume Review: Your 15-Second Sell

'Tis the Season ... For Quitting Your Job?

Hot Opportunities

FEATURED PLACEMENT

Mohan Bhan,
Chief Technology Officer - Ultra Thin Film Solar Energy

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QUICK LINKS

UPCOMING CONFERENCES

Software Engineering and Applications
Dec 14 - 16, 2011
Dallas, TX

International CES

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POWER-GEN International 2011
Dec 13 -15, 2011
Las Vegas, NV

REDFISH MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

December 2011

Greetings!

Happy Holidays!

Our final newsletter of the year discusses the recruiting forecast (which is positive!), IT hiring and salary projections (also positive) and takes a look at trends in the Wind industry. We also hear from veteran executive recruiter Joanna (Edwards) Bradley on how your resume can seize the attention of a hiring manager in 15 seconds. And we have a new guest contributor whose article "'Tis the Season..." looks at both career management and retention strategy.

Enjoy! The Redfish Team Present

STAFFING & EMPLOYMENT NEWS

Gains made ... Here's the Recruiting Forecast

Recruiters and hiring managers forecast modest job gains in early 2012, according to a national survey conducted by Dice Holdings Inc. released on November 28. In fact, almost half (47%) of hiring managers and recruiters surveyed said they plan additional hiring during the first half of the year. 43% of hiring professionals said that despite the economy, hiring plans have not changed; 21% are increasing hiring, and 30% are revising hiring plans downward.

"With so much uncertainty in the air when it comes to the economy and job creation, it's a surprisingly positive sign that nearly half of respondents are optimistic about hiring at the start of 2012," said Scot Melland, chairman, president and CEO of Dice Holdings. "Although modest in size, we've added private-sector jobs for 20 months now, and that modest job growth looks set to continue. We need to focus on removing any hurdles that impede companies from investing in America's talent."

Read the employment report numbers & confidence survey results.

TECH TRENDS

Hiring and Salaries Projected to Increase in 2012 by Major Research Firms.

The newly published Robert Half 2012 Technology Salary Guide provides projected average starting salary ranges for more than 70 IT positions and features the five mid- and senior-level tech professionals that are highest in demand. Mobile media is the main impetus for the highest growth technology, as smartphone use and tablet adoption continues to grow.

Average starting salaries for 2012 are predicted to go up over 2011 levels across the board. The Senior Management increases range from 3.0% to 3.9%, Applications Development functions between 2.0% for technical writers and 9.1% for mobile applications developers.

The tech industry paid an annual average wage of $86,800 in 2010, 93 percent more than the average private sector wage of $45,000 according to CyberStates 2011.

RHT forecasts that tech firms top hiring priorities (and starting salary ranges) in 2012 will be:

1. Systems Engineers ($70,250 - $102,000) and Networking Engineers ($75,000 - $107,750)

2. Developers ($70,000 - $111,000 for Software Developers)

3. Quality Assurance Professionals and Business Analysts ($71,750 - $103,250)

4. Data Warehousing ($88,000 135,750) and Business Intelligence Professionals ($87,750 - $123,500)

5. Security Professionals ($85,000 - $143,500)

GREEN TECH TRENDS

The Winds of Change

Jobs

There are 20,000 jobs in Wind according to reports by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) as of 2010. These are people employed directly and indirectly in wind turbine manufacturing. Compare this to 2,500 in 2004, i.e. an eight-fold increase. There are additionally 55,000 U.S. workers employed in other parts of the wind industry such as construction and services.

Installations

The size of the U.S. wind turbine market has grown from approximately $2.7 billion in 2005 to $12.5 billion in 2009 (463%). And 2010 demonstrated unprecedented growth with the installation of nearly 3,000 new wind turbines, almost half of the number as installed in the 5 preceding years. By the end of last year the U.S. had over 35,600 wind turbines installed domestically.

Read about Capacity, Cost, Government Subsidies and Justin Wu's vision.

RESUME REVIEW: YOUR 15-SECOND SELL

By Joanna Bradley, IT Sales & Marketing Recruitment Manager

Joanna Bradley

The perfect resume may exist, luckily there is a whole lot of variety in the way we can craft a resume. No matter how you slice it, the key objectives are the same however. Your goal is to seize the average 15 seconds that a recruiter or hiring manager will accord your resume, and be the one he/she calls. How do you do that?

The goal of a resume is to get an interview and ultimately a job. The perfect resume will do this like an advertisement that spurs the consumer to action. You must brand and differentiate yourself, and show the value and skills you bring to the job in question - demonstrate how your employment would solve the company's challenges and meet their goals.

Read Joanna's article.

'TIS THE SEASON ... FOR QUITTING YOUR JOB?
By Jonyt Meyer , Veteran CIO and IT Professional

Jonyt Meyer

Each year as the Holiday season approached, I would sit down and create a Pros/Cons list. Managing a career job can be like managing a business. It takes constant effort, and you only get out of it what you put into it. This is also a great exercise to do with employees, ask them annually: "What are the key concerns you have about your position?" Addressing issues that end up on the con side of the list can help create a better work environment and higher retention rate for the entire company.