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Pre-registrations are now being taken online for IT Rockstar 2009! The competition is back - bigger, better and badder than ever before!

Go to http://www.itrockstar.co.nz to register your interest for the competition that will be launching very, very soon! By pre-registering with us it means you will be kept up-to-date on all the inside goss and won’t miss out on any of the amazing events, promotions and prizes that we will have on offer during the campaign!

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Our IT Rockstar winner for 2008 is currently living the dream and making the most of his $10,000 prize in Las Vegas!

Adam Brown is currently attending the CES expo and creating havoc along the way in true Rockstar fashion! To hear more about his experiences at the expo and elsewhere read on!!

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from your favourite Career Agents at 920!

We hope you all have a safe and relaxing break and make the most of the seasons festivities – as we certainly will be!

Remember to get in touch with us in 2009 and we will help you to become the next IT Rockstar!

As the recessionary environment bites, how can CIOs contribute to business survival? After canvassing his network of CIOs, leading outsourcing consultant Dean Robb presents a series of tactics that deliver bottom-line results…

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How spyware nearly sent a teacher to prison – read and learn!!
Julie Amero’s career is over, but few believe she did anything wrong

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The Wellington Java User Group serves as a focal point for those in Wellington, who are interested in the Java programming language.

They aim to meet on the third Wednesday of every month to discuss Java related topics. The user group is run on a purely voluntary basis. There are no fees, and all are welcome.

The next User Group evening will be held on Wednesday the 19th of November here at our Ninetwenty offices from 5pm.

Come along to meet like-minded individuals and enjoy the free food and drinks as well!

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Election day is nearing… Have you decided on who will be getting your vote?

The following article outlines Labour and National’s policies that will effect the ICT industry. Have a read and see if it helps sway your decision before the big day!

Remember if you don’t vote you don’t get to complain! read more »

Are you aware of the growing trend in employers using social networking sites to assist in reference checking?! Scary but true! What is on your Facebook page or LinkedIn page that could put an employer off? Inappropriate photos perhaps? Or maybe you are connected to some undesirable people? A survey has discovered that a THIRD of candidates have been dismissed after what has been found through these sites!

Check out this article – and maybe you will need to do some editing on your profiles! read more »

Our Career Cafe now has Skype facilities availabe for you all to come and use whenever you like! We have a Skype headset and webcam all hooked up and ready to go! So feel free to come up to our office on Level 10, Cigna House – and remember that our fridge is always stocked and the coffee is always fresh!

Go to http://www.skype.com to set up an account if you don’t have one already! You can contact us all individually or our group contact is ’920 Team’ – get in touch!

With the Beijing Olympics screening during work hours are you getting frustrated at missing out on the events you want to see??!! Our big, clear Plasma screen has the Olympics on all day just for you! If you are ever in the neighbourhood pop up to our office and we’ll shout you a drink of choice too!

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