] Hiring in the information technology field is expected to ] remain soft through 2003--despite any recovery waiting in ] the wings, according to a survey released Monday by an IT ] trade group. ] ] Sixty-seven percent of hiring managers surveyed ] anticipate hiring demands to remain the same or decline ] during the next 12 months, according to the Information ] Technology Association of America. The ITAA surveyed 400 ] hiring managers from technology and nontechnology ] companies between March 27 and April 14. ] ] The managers surveyed are expecting to hire a cumulative ] total of 493,000 IT workers over the next 12 months, ] compared with 1.1 million positions anticipated over the ] same period when the survey was conducted early last ] year. ] ] ] Of the IT positions that companies plan to fill, a number ] will be for jobs overseas, according to the survey. An ] increasing number of companies, including Hewlett-Packard ] and IBM, are moving work offshore, where labor is ] cheaper. I love my job... I love my job... I love my job... Just gotta keep saying it, and maybe I'll believe it... |