HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 3 EMPLOYERS

1. Build Your System (35 Openings)

2. SFS Animations (10 Openings)

3. i2c Pakistan (9 Openings)

TOP 3 CATEGORIES                                      

1. .Net Development

2. PHP Development

3. Graphics Designing

AREA WISE RANKING                                 

1. Lahore (105 Job Openings)

2. Islamabad (63 Job Openings)

3. Karachi (37 Job Openings)

JOBS BY AREA

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JOBS BY TECHNOLOGY

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 Note: These figures/data have been extracted from Rozee.pk and specific company website. The data gathered is from online records starting from 25^th July 2011 to 31^st July 2011.

HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 3 EMPLOYERS

1. NetSol Technologies Ltd (26 Openings)

2. Soft Innovative Solutions Pvt Ltd (10 Openings)

3. SFS Animations (10 Openings)

TOP 3 CATEGORIES                                      

1. PHP Development

2. .Net Development

3. Java Development

AREA WISE RANKING                                 

1. Lahore (137 Job Openings)

2. Karachi (46 Job Openings)

3. Islamabad (39 Job Openings)

JOBS BY AREA

 JOBS BY EMPLOYER

 JOBS BY TECHNOLOGY

 TREND REPORT

 Note: These figures/data have been extracted from Rozee.pk and specific company website. The data gathered is from online records starting from 18^th July 2011 to 24^th July 2011.

HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 3 EMPLOYERS

1. MicroSol Technologies Pvt Ltd (20 Openings)

2. Logicose (20 Openings)

3. i2c Pakistan (19 Openings)

TOP 3 CATEGORIES

1. PHP Development

2. .Net Development

3. Content Writer

AREA WISE RANKING

1. Lahore (158 Job Openings)

2. Karachi (74 Job Openings)

3. Islamabad (46 Job Openings)

JOBS BY AREA

JOBS BY EMPLOYER

JOBS BY TECHNOLOGY

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Note: These figures/data have been extracted from Rozee.pk and specific company website. The data gathered is from online records starting from 11^th July 2011 to 17^th July 2011.

HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 3 EMPLOYERS

1. ExDimension (10 Openings)

2. Kabot International Pvt Ltd (10 Openings)

3. ENMAC Technologies Pvt Ltd (10 Openings)

TOP 3 CATEGORIES

1. .Net Development

2. PHP Development

3. Java Development

AREA WISE RANKING

1. Lahore (150 Job Openings)

2. Islamabad (30 Job Openings)

3. Karachi (22 Job Openings)

JOBS BY AREA

JOBS BY EMPLOYER

JOBS BY TECHNOLOGY

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Note: These figures/data have been extracted from Rozee.pk and specific company website. The data gathered is from online records starting from 4^th July 2011 to 10^th July 2011.

HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 3 EMPLOYERS

1. i2c Pakistan (10 Openings)

2. ABFA Technologies (9 Openings)

3. Binary Logix (8 Openings)

TOP 3 CATEGORIES

1. .Net Development

2. PHP Development

3. Java Development

AREA WISE RANKING

1. Lahore (147 Job Openings)

2. Karachi (53 Job Openings)

3. Islamabad (30 Job Openings)

JOBS BY AREA

JOBS BY EMPLOYER

JOBS BY TECHNOLOGY

TREND REPORT

Note: These figures/data have been extracted from Rozee.pk and specific company website. The data gathered is from online records starting from 26^th June 2011 to 3^rd July 2011.

HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 3 EMPLOYERS

1. GCC (23 Openings)

2. NetSol Technologies Ltd (20 Openings)

3. Technosoft Solutions Pvt Ltd (20 Openings)

TOP 3 CATEGORIES

1. .Net Development

2. PHP Development

3. Java Development

AREA WISE RANKING

1. Lahore (148 Job Openings)

2. Karachi (55 Job Openings)

3. Islamabad (41 Job Openings)

JOBS BY AREA

JOBS BY EMPLOYER

JOBS BY TECHNOLOGY

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Note: These figures/data have been extracted from Rozee.pk and specific company website. The data gathered is from online records starting from 20^th June 2011 to 26^th June 2011.

Consider this: The Company you work for is downsizing and now it is your departments turn. Many are notified for their dismissal, you are retained. The victims force you to leave and resign with them.

What do you do?

If a company retains you, it retains you for a purpose which maybe your skills, your attitude towards work and your ability to stay put in the worst of circumstances.

Planning and implementing layoffs is not an easy task for any company. It involves a company’s reputation and an employee’s future at the same time. If you think companies have a habit of downsizing teams every now and then, think again, because out of every cut that is made, there develops a detest. Due to which opponents simply describe downsizing as corporate greed. The victims consider it as a ritual sacrifice for the same reason. And media declares such adjustments as destruction of economy.

We have every perspective we need, but we always ignore one. This time we will neither discuss why companies downsize, nor the fact that what to do when you are a victim. But here we will discuss a third perspective, a perspective which stands on a side but is directly affected by it.

Not by losing a job but by being retained by that company.

Witnessing Layoffs!

Being retained during downsizing simply means that you are hardworking and capable. But is that enough for surviving through such a situation? You might have lost your team, and have no one to lead. The project which interested you is no longer there. Growth has a question mark at its end. Your team is much smaller than the team you were leading five years earlier. The tasks now are less challenging, less intellectual and based on lesser budgets. Further trainings are neither being implemented nor encouraged.

Result

Morale downsizes to 20%

‘Hey! At least you have a job’.

Such a thought might satisfy you for a brief period of time, and inspirational and positive quotes are energy and mood lifters.

Temporary Mood lifters

Professionals join the IT industry because they are crazy about the next big thing. They join it as an opportunity to increase their skills. But when they feel that these opportunities are slipping away, then even the mood lifters don’t work anymore.

It gets harder to go to work every day.

How do you get through such a situation?

By switching? What if you observe another layoff in the next company as well and they may not be ready to retain you at any point?

Surviving the lethal cut

Your department has been downsized. You have lost the best team mates now how do you plan to survive with all the anger and frustration?

Here’s the thing: You Act

When software is buggy and release date is nearby, do you sit and wait some miracle to happen.

Obviously not.

You don’t just sit there and wait for bugs to crawl out or start dreaming things differently, rather you act. You work harder in order to understand and evaluate the complexity instead of depending on the mood lifting quotes.

Reflect the intellectual athlete you are.

Being an avid developer you know how good code is in a constant state of flux. But you always end up understanding the complexities because the years of experience you have gained has helped you in becoming a better developer each day. So when complexities develop in your everyday work, you make things harmonious for yourself,

Not for mere survival, but for progress.

Because we don’t see programmers and coders as mere software professionals struggling with code, we see them as professional athletes who are exceptional in their skills. Professionals join the IT industry because they are crazy about the next big thing. If you compare the previous three years from 2008 to 2011, then you will observe indefinite technological advances. These range from development in programming languages, to introduction of new mobile platforms and also the fact that these changes are not slowing down at any cost.

If you keep on researching and learning about new technologies they might become useful to you. Because IT is not about objective and focus only. It requires a bit of passion as well.

Reward for refracting yourself

We agree that it is difficult to survive with in such an economy and such a company but before you stop reading further, consider why your company retained you. And then consider the next phase of growth and reward it is about to offer you.

We are fortunate to be a part of an industry which is growing constantly. One or two layoffs do not in any way signify end. Companies have the ability of retaining themselves and if you stay mentally afloat during hard times, then companies also have the ability to reward such efforts.

That leaves you with two options

·         You can either leave and get started with greener pastures.

·         Or you can wait for the management to reward your efforts with a bigger team, where you will be offered with an opportunity to guide and support a team of hardworking professionals.

Because if a company retains you, it retains you for a purpose which maybe your skills, your attitude towards work and your ability to stay put in the worst of circumstances.

HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 3 EMPLOYERS

1. Next Media Solutions (15 Openings)

2. Nextbridge Pvt Ltd (14 Openings)

3. Cubix Source (13 Openings)

TOP 3 CATEGORIES

1. Graphics Designing

2. PHP Development

3. .Net Development

AREA WISE RANKING

1. Lahore (95 Job Openings)

2. Karachi (69 Job Openings)

3. Islamabad (40 Job Openings)

JOBS BY AREA

JOBS BY EMPLOYER

JOBS BY TECHNOLOGY

TREND REPORT

Note: These figures/data have been extracted from Rozee.pk and specific company website. The data gathered is from online records starting from 13^th June 2011 to 19^th June 2011.

By Hamid Sheikh

When it comes to hiring developers, IT recruiters face an uphill battle. The task of an IT recruiter is made further difficult by the constant technological developments and the slow pace at which the IT Developers acquaint themselves with a particular technology.

The economic recession has led to a greater dependency of businesses on IT platforms. To entertain the requirements of every client, a top quality developer is required who can come up with a flawless and simple to read code that can be incorporated into a particular business model to maximize profitability. An IT recruiter may seem to be making the biggest bucks within his fraternity; however the success does come with a big price. On the surface, there seems to be a draught of great Developers; and unless a Recruiter is lucky, getting hands on one is a daunting task.

There are multiple challenges faced by an IT recruiter when it comes to hiring developers. Th following perspectives need to be kept in mind,

1)       Candidates

2)       Clients

Candidates:

There a lot of aspects to a candidate that can pose a problem for the IT recruiters when they are out on the hunt for great developers.

Good Developers are seldom looking for work:

One of the biggest challenges for the IT recruiter lies in the fact that great developers are almost never out of work. May there be a recession or any other event that might lead to redundancies, top quality developers are happily employed even then.

Location of the candidate:

Due to better opportunities and work environment in the metropolitan cities, most of the quality IT human resource is concentrated in these areas. Hence, if an opportunity arises in a rather remote location, it becomes extremely difficult for the IT recruiter to seek a good developer. Although, the salary structure is better but due to the lack in the quality of life, great developers think twice before choosing relocation.

Shortage of Skill:

The foremost and the most important thing that sets an average developer apart from a great one is the level and grasp of a particular skill. For example, if an IT Recruiter is looking for a PHP Developer, the candidate database would give a number of matches, however, quality of the developer can never be ensured until put to stern tests. To judge a great PHP Developer, the IT recruiter should be educated enough to test the potential candidate verbally and also through a series of programming tests.

Candidates Personality:

This can be one of the most challenging aspects of a developer that the IT Recruiter faces while short listing candidates. A candidate may be a good Developer but possessing a personality that is a good cultural fit is equally important from a client’s perspective. For example, when searching for an International Client Relationship Manager/Developer, apart from a strong technical knowledge, they need to have an excellent communication level for him/her to be a genuine success in this position. So, an IT Recruiter should make sure that whilst seeking a candidate for this particular position, special emphasis is laid on judging the communication level. Similarly, while hiring for a relatively junior Developer to be a part of a Development team, it is always a challenge for the IT recruiter to seek a person who is not an introvert for him to be a perfect fit.

Clients:

The IT Recruiters face a dilemma from the client side as well when seeking a good developer.

Quality comes with a price tag:

Often the clients forget that if they want a great developer to come on board they need to pay better than the market rate. This is a simple Supply/Demand concept and since top quality developers are in great demand and short supply, their salary expectations are way higher than the average developer. Unfortunately, many times, the salary quotes that are given to the IT recruiters by the clients are not good enough to hire a Developer from the top drawer.

Incomplete information:

Due to the busy schedule or some other issues, the clients do not provide the IT recruiter with complete information about the candidate’s profile that they are seeking. For an IT recruiter to do the job effectively, it is imperative that he/she is provided with ample information. For example, by just informing the Recruiter that you require an ‘IT Project Manager’, you can never ensure quality results. An IT recruiter should always have a job Performa that could be sent across to the client in order to seek as much information from the client as possible. This would not only make the recruiter’s job easy but would go a long way in developing a strong relationship with the client.

Solution:

As discussed above, the IT recruiter faces multiple challenges while seeking great developers and this could only be solved once all the parties involved in the process perform their parts effectively.

HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 3 EMPLOYERS

1. GCC (51 Openings)

2. Logicose (20 Openings)

3. Salsoft Technologies (18 Openings)

TOP 3 CATEGORIES

1. .Net Development

2. PHP Development

3. Graphics Designing

AREA WISE RANKING

1. Lahore (147 Job Openings)

2. Karachi (120 Job Openings)

3. Islamabad (49 Job Openings)

JOBS BY AREA

JOBS BY EMPLOYER

JOBS BY TECHNOLOGY

TREND REPORT

Note: These figures/data have been extracted from Rozee.pk and specific company website. The data gathered is from online records starting from 6^th June 2011 to 12^th June 2011.