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CIO Survey Reveals That More Than 60 Percent Expect IT Hiring to Remain Steady in 2008.


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 Survey Also Indicates that Project Managers in Strongest Demand -

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 -- Despite the economic slowdown, 60.5% of CIOs anticipate that IT hiring will remain steady, 20.9% anticipate an increase in IT hiring and only 18.6% anticipate a decrease in 2008, according to according to
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 the Bluewolf quarterly CIO survey. Bluewolf (www.bluewolf.com) is a leading on-demand resourcing and IT consulting firm.

Project managers topped the list of job categories that will experience the most hiring growth in 2008, according to 38% of the CIOs surveyed. After that, other IT jobs in demand include: database managers (17.8%); architects (17.1%); and interactive designers (7.8%).

CIOs are facing many challenges, including reduced budgets, according to 57.4% of those surveyed. At the same time, 52.7% of the CIOs cited finding qualified resources, the ability to provide career advancement (46.5%) and employee retention (34.9%) as key challenges.

"The economic slowdown is not having a negative affect on the IT market," said Michael Kirven, cofounder co·found  
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 and principal, Bluewolf. "Technology innovation is exploding right now with web-based apps and the demand for interactive projects. However, due to budget constraints the need to manage IT projects effectively and on-budget is critical, thus the increase in demand for qualified project managers. Technology continues to quickly evolve and companies know that to stay ahead of the game, they need competent IT managers, analysts and innovators."

Bluewolf IT Resourcing provides staff augmentation and placement services for hard-to-find software developers, project managers, and business analysts, serving clients that have immediate needs for deep expertise in specific technologies and software deployment processes. All Bluewolf staffing resources are based in the U.S.

About Bluewolf

Founded in 2000, Bluewolf is a leading Software as a Service consulting company and IT Resourcing firm. Through its Customer Success Guarantee[TM], Bluewolf is reinventing the concept of traditional consulting, one that is tailor made for the on-demand world. Bluewolf's practices incorporate three main areas: SaaS Consulting, IT Resourcing and On-Demand Remote Services. With offices across North America, Canada and Europe, Bluewolf has successfully implemented more than 1,200 SaaS solutions, with customers including Royal Bank of Scotland
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, General Electric and First Citizens Bank. Visit www.bluewolf.com for more information.
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