Looking for a job in Rhode Island? It would definitely help to be in information technology, where local firms have continued hiring this year despite the economic slowdown. “We’ve seen a noticeable increase [in IT hiring] and it really started in the spring of this year,” said James Wright, partner of Bridge Technical Solutions, a West Greenwich-based IT-recruiting firm. Wright, above left, interviewing Nick Calapa, a candidate for a software-developer job, said a good sign for the local industry is the return of quality-assurance jobs. “We’ve seen a big pick-up in quality-assurance activity.” Wright and other tech-industry leaders discuss the local IT job market in next week’s issue. /
Looking for a job in Rhode Island? It would definitely help to be in information technology, where local firms have continued hiring this year despite the economic slowdown. “We’ve seen a noticeable increase [in IT hiring] and it really started in the spring of this year,” said James Wright, partner of Bridge Technical Solutions, a West Greenwich-based IT-recruiting firm. Wright, above left, interviewing Nick Calapa, a candidate for a software-developer job, said a good sign for the local industry is the return of quality-assurance jobs. “We’ve seen a big pick-up in quality-assurance activity.” Wright and other tech-industry leaders discuss the local IT job market in next week’s issue.