IT Employment Trends 2009, presented by Dave Willmer, Executive Director, Robert Half Technologies Presented to: TECNA | March 19, 2009 | Baltimore, MD www.technologycouncils.org

1. IT Employment Trends 2009 © 2009 Robert Half Technology. An Equal Opportunity Employer Dave Willmer Executive Director TECNA | March 19, 2009 | Baltimore, MD

11. Technical Skills in Demand Q2 2009 Source: Robert Half Technology survey of 1,400 CIOs from U.S. companies with more than 100 employees. CIOs were allowed multiple responses . Q: “Which of the following technical skill sets are most in demand within your IT department?”

13. CIO Planned Investments 2009 Source: Robert Half Technology survey of 1,400 CIOs, Q2 2009 Information security 43% 28% Virtualization 27% Data center efficiency 26% Voice over Internet Protocol 20% Green IT 19% Business Intelligence 17% Web 2.0 26% Software as a Service (SaaS) 16% Outsourcing 18% Social networking technology

14. Current Need For … Virtualization Web 2.0 All Microsoft Products Citrix ESXi GSX Hyper-V VMware ESX 3.5 VMware Workstation XenServer PHP Perl AJAX Flash Flex Silverlight Python Ruby on Rails Active Directory ® Dynamics Exchange Server 2007 MS Business Solutions Office 2007 SharePoint ® SQL Server ® 2008 Vista Visual Studio ® Windows Server ® 2008 .NET Most Valuable Skills

19. Flexible Staffing Means Cost-Effective Staffing Traditional staffing Cost-effective staffing Think “job.” Think tasks and responsibilities that are directly tied to business goals and enhance the company’s ability to compete. Create a set of job specifications. Determine which competencies and skills are necessary to produce outstanding performance in any particular function. Look mainly for technical competence. Find people who are technically qualified but also have the soft skills and other competencies needed to support the company’s mission and values. Base the hiring decision primarily on the interview. View the interview as only one of a series of tools to make the best hire. Hire only full-time employees. Consider a blend of full-time and project workers to meet variable workload needs. Start from scratch when hiring candidates for full-time positions. Use contract-to-full-time arrangements to observe job candidates and evaluate their readiness to assume ongoing responsibilities firsthand.

21. Flexible Staffing in the News … Financial Woes Spur Some Short-term Hiring CFO February 25, 2009 GM closes 21 factories and cuts 70,000 jobs Contract Work Fuels Rise in Tech Job Posting CNET February 12, 2009 Growing Trend of Temporary Executives ABC 7 News March 4, 2009 Use of Contract Talent in U.S. Organizations Has Grown Significantly in Recent Years; Trend Likely to Continue The Human Capital Institute January 21, 2009 Why Do Firms Use Temporary Workers? Chicago Fed Letter March 1, 2009

22. Flexible Staffing in the News … Financial Woes Spur Some Short-term Hiring CFO February 25, 2009 GM closes 21 factories and cuts 70,000 jobs Contract Work Fuels Rise in Tech Job Posting CNET February 12, 2009 Growing Trend of Temporary Executives ABC 7 News March 4, 2009 Use of Contract Talent in U.S. Organizations Has Grown Significantly in Recent Years; Trend Likely to Continue The Human Capital Institute January 21, 2009 Why Do Firms Use Temporary Workers? Chicago Fed Letter March 1, 2009

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