Houston IT, Software and Tech Jobs Nov 23

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 in [...]

Houston IT, Software and Tech Jobs Nov 22

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 in [...]

Monthly IT and Technology Jobs Report – October 2020

IT and Technology Jobs Report Oct 2020 Unemployment Rate for IT and Tech Jobs* Oct 2020: 2.8% Sept 2020: 3.5% Oct 2019 (last year): 2.2% Total IT and Tech Jobs* Oct 2020: 5,351,000 Sept 2020: 5,209,000 Oct 2019 (last year): 5,324,000 US Economy Jobs Added Oct 2020: 638,000 Sept 2020: 661,000 Oct 2019 (last year): 185,000 US Unemployment Rate Oct 2020: 6.9% Sept 2020: 7.9% Oct 2019 (last year): 3.6% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics "Small business optimism about the U.S. economy softens with 53% expecting the economy to improve in the next 12 months, a 3-point decline from last [...]

Houston IT Jobs Since COVID Started

Below is a graph we just updated showing the IT jobs posted in Houston since COVID started. The top line is the "normal" amount of weekly posted jobs based on the last few years. The bottom line is the actual number of posted jobs. The short version of this is we typically see about 1400 – 1500 IT and software jobs posted every week. This includes jobs posted by companies, recruiters and consulting firms. Since COVID started, that number has gone down. The worst was in late April when there were less than 400 jobs posted a week. For [...]

Every Company is a Software Company

You cannot pick up a report from Gartner, McKinsey or BSG without hearing how your busines needs to “Digitally Transform”. As digital transformation becomes more and more mainstream, every business needs to understand one simple fact – regardless of what you are selling, all companies are software companies to some extent. Don’t believe us? Read on as we discuss the importance of business technology and how a company that incorporates software and technology in their operations can build a competitive advantage over the ones that do not. What is Digital Transformation? Digital Transformation is a broad term and has different [...]