Houston IT, Software and Tech Jobs Posted 01

During this COVID period, it is important to help each other out any way we can. We are hearing from many IT, Software and technical people in the Houston area who are finding themselves suddenly out of work.While the people at Decide Consulting cannot come up with an anti-viral drug, we can help those displaced individuals find new homes. While the number of IT, Software and technical job openings has fallen off, it has not been eliminated. The need for good technical talent remains. Every day during this period, we will post the IT, Software and technical jobs advertised [...]

Monthly IT and Technology Jobs Report – May 2020

IT and Technology Jobs Report May 2020 Unemployment Rate for IT and Tech Jobs* May 2020: 3.7% April 2020: 4.3% May 2019 (last year): 1.3% Total IT and Tech Jobs* May 2020: 5,763,000 April 2020: 5,735,000 May 2019 (last year): 5,308,000 US Economy Jobs Added May 2020: 2,509,000 April 2020: (20,500,000) May 2019 (last year): 85,000 US Unemployment Rate May 2020: 13.3% April 2020: 14.7% May 2019 (last year): 3.6% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics “Over 30 days, we saw 15 years’ worth of human behavior change.” Source: Vistage SMB CEO Survey

Houston IT, Software and Tech Jobs Posted – 03-28

During this COVID period, it is important to help each other out any way we can. We are hearing from many IT, Software and technical people in the Houston area who are finding themselves suddenly out of work.While the people at Decide Consulting cannot come up with an anti-viral drug, we can help those displaced individuals find new homes. While the number of IT, Software and technical job openings has fallen off, it has not been eliminated. The need for good technical talent remains. Every day during this period, we will have summary of f IT, Software and technical jobs [...]

Monthly IT and Technology Jobs Report – September 2019

IT and Technology Jobs Report September 2019 Unemployment Rate for IT and Tech Jobs* September 2019: 2.4% August 2019: 1.5% September 2018 (last year): 2.0% Total IT and Tech Jobs* September 2019: 5,421,000 August 2019: 5,682,000 September 2018 (last year): 5,028,000 US Economy Jobs Added September 2019: 136,000 August 2019: 130,000 September 2018 (last year): 108,000 US Unemployment Rate September 2019: 3.5% August 2019: 3.7% September 2018 (last year):  3.7% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics The unemployment rate has not stayed below 4% this long since 1969. Source: Vistage CEO Survey

College eSports – A Parent’s Perspective

“It’s a Thing Now.”  If I had a nickel for every time I’ve said those words in the last few months, I’d have a big stack of nickels. It would not, however, be a big enough stack to equal the scholarship my son is receiving to play video games in college. My son will be entering the University of Missouri for the Fall 2019 semester as a member of their inaugural esports program. He will be playing on their Overwatch team. Over the past year, I have evolved from telling him to spend less time playing games to realizing he’s [...]