Custom Search Group Jobs Blog

Great News for Hiring in 2012!

From what we hear out there, starting salaries for professionals are expected to increase in 2012. As the hiring climate becomes more competitive, companies are expected to raise their offers to attract the best candidates. In fact, we are already feeling the shortage now as top candidates are receiving multiple offers, which is a sign that the market is improving.

IT is the place to be! The starting salary for these jobs is expected to increase about 4.5%. For many areas in the tech industry, there are actually more open jobs than candidates. These areas include network administration, security, and application development. Positions in data warehousing, business intelligence and QA are also in high demand. Experience in mobile is highly valued as the
use of tablets and other mobile devices continues to grow. Starting salaries for mobile application developers are expected to rise about 9%. Professionals with expertise in AJAX, Java, or SQL can expect another 12% over the base ranges.

Creative and marketing jobs can expect an average increase of 3.5% in starting salary. The hottest
areas are internet related positions in SEM, web analytics, project management, and UI design. The demand for video content is growing rapidly, increasing the need for video producers who can
develop content for web, mobile and training. Healthcare is a high demand industry for analytics and interactive professionals to monitor online campaigns.

If you are looking to expand or refine your skill set, this could be a great place to look for some direction!

Tech Highlights

Here’s a sample of the most interesting tech highlights we’ve seen so far this week. Click on the links to satisfy your curiosity for more info and enjoy!

IBM Acquisitions in MA

IBM has been gobbling up more companies in Massachusetts than in California. Their most recent acquisition, Waltham-based Q1 labs Inc, is the 19^th since 2003. This has just surpassed the 18 companies IBM has acquired in the same time frame from California.

Raytheon Donates $1M to MOS

Raytheon has given the Museum of Science a $1 million gift to support the teaching of its engineering and technology curriculum. The money will be used to train elementary school educators who will teach the program in the classroom. Here’s to a bright future for Boston’s tech and science students!

New Jobs Increasing in Boston

Boston has made the list of 77 metropolitan markets that have posted job increases in the past year. The capital of The Commonwealth ranked number three in the country with an increase of over 50,000 jobs since last August. We’ve certainly been busy here at Custom Search Group!

Uber to Expand to Boston

How would like an app on your phone that lets you to request a car service? Apparently this could be possible in Boston as Uber makes a move to expand. Uber allows you to use your mobile device to request and track a private car. Although the company faced oppressive opposition from cab drivers and the government in its home town of San Francisco, they plan to bring their service to Massachusetts.