Finding a safe harbour to see out the storm

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Despite the economic turmoil creating massive job uncertainty within many sectors, IT professionals who possess the right skills should be able to weather the storm, says Jim Norton

The reverberations of the global credit crunch are being felt across all sectors today, and many firms have imposed stringent cost-cutting programmes already. Job losses are mounting steadily, and ...

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