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The Shirtman – Ambition’s erstwhile football correspondent- is packing his bags for South Africa, ready to bring you his humorous World Cup diary and match predictions for Australia and England.

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You are invited to attend the Planit  2009 Software Testing Index on the 28th of April, 2010. Released annually, the Index is considered the benchmark report on software testing and quality assurance in Australia and New Zealand.

The event is free and encourages you to network with colleagues as you learn more about the industry, qualification options and career opportunities in software testing. It is a fast growing area of IT with rewarding employment prospects for qualified test professionals.

Presented by Chris Carter, MD Planit Software Testing, Chairman of the ANZTB and Vice President of the ISTQB. Topics will include; demand for software testing, project budgets and resources, impact of the GFC and 2010 challenges, job outlook, qualifications, career prospects and earning potential, review of Planit’s virtual learning environment and ISTQB certification options.

Details: April 28, 2010 from 6:00 – 7:30pm at the Mercure Hotel- Railway Square, Central Station, Sydney.

To register please email:  info@planit.net.au or call 1300 922 964

RSVP by April 21, 2010

We start the year with fresh optimism, that 2009 is a distant memory and the year ahead is the opportunity to rewrite
the profit sheets of our respective businesses. So that leaves the question, What does 2010 hold for the technology Industry?

In this instalment of our quarterly market trends reports we report on what is happening within the technology recruitment industry, catch up on technology news in our latest podcast with an expert, .and break down what is happening within each sector with the industry.

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This quarter we see business confidence continuing to grow across the Technology Industry.

In this edition of the Ambition Market Trends report, we look at some of the recent trends and news across the IT Recruitment Industry. We speak to an IT industry expert about the adoption of Windows 7 within the enterprise and also discuss iProfile, the latest resume submission tool which brings a list of benefits to hiring managers and potential candidates.

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Sadiq Iqbal

Sadiq Iqbal is a Systems Architect for Ensyst and was the only person in Australia to be invited to the first Windows 7 course run by the product developers in Singapore. In the last few months he has been working with Microsoft on their Early Technology Adoption Programme deploying Windows 7 to production desktop SOE’s for a number of handpicked organisations nationwide. Prior to this Sadiq has worked with a multitude of established IT Integrators and also ran his own IT consultancy in London. During this time he has designed and implemented a multitude of sizable infrastructure solutions for organisations around the globe and also has provided thought leadership and strategic direction to corporate enterprises.

Ensyst is an award-winning IT solutions and services provider helping organisations, small and large, in leveraging IT to achieve their business goals. Ensyst has clients having between tens and thousands of employees in size, across all major industries and in all states of Australia and is the current Microsoft Worldwide Partner of the Year. More detail can be found at the Ensyt Website.

We asked Sadiq five key questions and his answers can be heard by playing below. (This podcast took place on Friday 23rd October 2009 between Vinay Patankar of Ambition Technology and Sadiq Iqbal of Ensyst, at Ambition’s head office in Sydney, Australia.)

1) What are some of the new features involved in Windows 7?

2) Are there any flaws or concerns with in Windows 7?

3) How does Windows 7 compare with Vista and XP?

4) What has been the general feedback from clients who have already gone live with Windows 7?

5) Are you going to install Windows 7 at home, and why?

Paul Lyons

BTalk Australias’ Phil Dobbie, talks with Paul Lyons, group managing director of Ambition Group.

Paul talks about how to get your career back on track after redundancy in these harsh times. The bad news is that it might take some time. The good news is that these days employers attach less stigma to candidates who are unemployed.

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