Wanted: Siebel developers for CRM

Growing demand for staff able to use Siebel software to build customer relationship management systems (CRMS) is resulting in a skill shortage for many companies, according to a recent study by IT recruiter Candle Australia.

Growing demand for staff able to use Siebel software to build customer relationship management systems (CRMS) is resulting in a skill shortage for many companies, according to a recent study by IT recruiter Candle Australia. The study found that developers experienced in Siebel were in most in demand, followed by.Net developers, desktop and helpdesk support workers, Java developers and business analysts. Candle said the demand has resulted from a growing focus on rebuilding company systems to deliver better results for customers and to allow tracking of customer movements.

mycareer.com.au launches new search technology

mycareer.com.au, the employment website of the f2 network, recently announced a number of search engine improvements and new features for jobseekers. Using Microsoft .net technology, mycareer.com.au has introduced features such as a recommendation engine, job thesaurus, pin-point keyword search and salary search. The new developments are the culmination of 18 months work, and are expected to benefit recruitment advertisers by curbing the volume of irrelevant applications, according to general manager of mycareer.com.au, Mike Game.

Engineers Australia partners with Hudson

Global recruitment and HR consulting firm Hudson recently partnered with professional engineering association Engineers Australia to provide its members with a web-based career management tool. ‘Career move’ is a self-assessment tool that provides information on career options and members with online exercises designed to enable them to better understand personal skills, motivators and preferences. Engineers Australia will make Career move available to members for a fee through their existing internet site, Engineer Career.