Tuesday 26 July 2011

Vertex Brings Good News for IT Professionals


Vertex, a leading UK based global IT recruiter and training provider recently announced that they have formed a specialized department to match highly experienced candidates with key roles in Oracle, Web & Software Development, Business Intelligence and IT Support all over the UK, Europe and the world. This initiative has further strengthened the long standing position of Vertex as a market leader in IT recruitment and training.
The new department will draw on the experience and expertise of Vertex’s successful track record as a IT recruitment agency and training provider and will take measures to ensure that Vertex continues to cater to the significant growth in demand for IT professionals across all industries in UK, Europe and the rest of the World.
The announcement comes at a perfect time since the European Employment Monitor recently reported a 29% increase in new professional IT job vacancies in 2011. This increase signifies the continuous growth in the IT Industry and the total numbers of vacancies are at an all time high since 2008. This is a positive indicator for job hunters and recruitment agencies and signals the arrival of the much awaited and highly anticipated boost the industry was waiting for.
Vertex’s new specialized department will be headed by Kenneth Smith. Kenneth Smith has over six years recruitment experience in the IT Industry and is well versed in the latest recruitment trends and developments. When inquired about the latest developments Kenneth Smith said, “Europe is witnessing a continuous rise in demand for IT Professionals specialising in design and development, and we being the leaders in IT recruitment have to make sure that the demand is met and satisfied. In some instances we have seen a single candidate with two and even three job offers. The IT job market is laced with vacancies with plenty of wonderful opportunities for the right candidates”.
About Vertex
Vertex has been at the forefront of I.T Recruitment for over 10 years. Our consultant’s knowledge has been developed along with our database since the late 1990’s. Over the past decade we have made it our goal to build up a huge amount of knowledge from customers and consultants around the business issues and development requirements involved when enhancing I.T systems. Whether it is Microsoft, Oracle, Java, or related B.I technologies or enhancing business processes. We are corporate members of REC and individual members of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals. We provide Contract and Permanent resources across the EMEA region for the full lifecycle of any project and maintenance thereafter. For more information and latest vacancies please visit:  http://www.vertex-it-solutions.com

IT Recruitment – National Presence, Global Reach


For the past many years, the need for Information Technology professionals is continuously on the rise and this is very good news for university graduates in the UK. Many reasons have played their parts in the continuous growth of IT jobs and the IT industry but whatever the reasons might be, this increase is a light of hope for university graduates who were getting disheartened by the recession hit economy and the regular announcements of huge corporations laying off their employees. Both university graduates and the seasoned professionals are choosing to take the IT path to see their dreams come true. Throughout the UK, the number of enrolments in IT programs and courses are at a record high because of the improved university programs and because of the high number of people being recruited by IT recruitment firms. IT recruiters are making the most of this opportunity by hiring fresh and experienced IT professionals for jobs all over the world and they are doing this by employing new techniques and methods to attract IT professionals.
Since more and more companies are discovering that IT systems can get them the much needed edge over their competitors, they are constantly on the lookout for new talent to join their team. These companies are using IT to provide better services to their customers and are increasing their profits and profitability in the process. They finally understand and acknowledge the fact that IT coupled with communications is the only way to sustain their businesses in the long run.
The constant need for IT workforce has resulted in more jobs in the in the European Union and people in Europe are often seen changing their residential country because of a more lucrative job offer from another company in another country. One reason for this increased demand is specialization of employees. Since IT is always going through a new phase of innovation, there are always new products and technologies available and this continuous evolution of technology creates demand for jobs that simply did not exist even 20 years ago. E-Business Suite jobs, Oracle Fusion Jobs, Oracle Financials Jobs, and SAP Consultants etc are always in demand but if you rewind back to 1980 or even 1990 you will find that back then these jobs simply did not exist.
Backed and supported by Information Technology, the Telecommunications and Communications industry in general has completely transformed and taken on a new look and a new role for itself. Multinational companies are now implementing a cost cutting business model by centralizing their IT functions and operations in one central location. The IT services are then offered to different departments of the company from this one location. This business model has lead to the development of IT hubs and the centralization of IT hubs has resulted in new jobs in a lot of European countries. The IT recruitment agencies in UK now have to work on a global scale to capitalize on this new opportunity by attracting new IT talent for their and the employer’s benefit.

For the latest and most rewarding IT jobs in UK, Europe and the world, contact Vertex IT Solutions, the pioneers in IT Recruitment and Training