In the last month, we have seen a number of statistics and other bits of info which suggests that the IT job market is fairing much better than the general market. Recently, Mark Cenedella the CEO of Ladders.com said over the last quarter, the unemployment rate white collar workers with college degrees went from 5.5% to 4.7% while the total market went from 9.8% to 10.2%. That is a huge difference.

At SetFocus, we have seen steady progress is our placements. In October, thanks to our outstanding Placement group, we were able to place 39 candidates with great IT organizations … that is nearly 2 jobs for every business day of the month.

Our success can be attributed to a number of factors. First, we have a great team of people at SetFocus. Second, we are focused on segments of the market which continue to high demand … .Net, SQL Server, Microsoft BI, and SharePoint. Companies continue to find it challenging to field these types of jobs. Third, we are selective. Each applicant goes through both an assessment exam as well as a one on one technical interview before we are willing to consider them as a SetFocus candidate.

I believe this is just the beginning of a robust IT job market. As we emerge from this recession, companies will look for ways to accelerate revenues and solidify productivity gains that have resulted from fewer employees doing more work. In both cases, IT plays a critical roll … look for IT to lead the job recovery