Wollongong's my home. Accenture (as an example of a large corporate employer) might yet still have to become more accommodating the present and future individual aspirations of their employees.
Owen. 2009/7/10 chieftech <[email protected]> > > What about Wollongong? ;-) > > Join people like Geoff McQueen from Hiive... http://www.hiivesystems.com/ > > We have a great new facility at the Innovation Campus... > http://www.innovationcampus.com.au/ > > And half way between Sydney AND Canberra. Have the best of both worlds > and great beaches too. That's why Accenture picked Wollongong: > > "Accenture Australia recognised an innovative approach was required to > address ongoing local skill shortages, one that would ensure the > organisation would continue to be well positioned to meet client > requirements in building high-performing businesses. We recognised > that Wollongong, located on the picturesque south coast of NSW, > offered the ideal solution by providing access to a highly skilled > workforce. For several years, the University of Wollongong has taken a > leadership position in terms of developing talented information > technology (IT) professionals. Thus it seemed natural for Accenture to > access this pool of IT talent and establish a new facility that would > provide IT development and ongoing client support in Wollongong." > > http://www.accenture.com/Countries/Australia/About_Accenture/Company_Overview/AcnITWollongongNSW.htm > > Best Regards, > > James > > -- > > James > President, ICTI Illawarra > www.icti.org.au > > On Jul 9, 1:27 pm, SamH <[email protected]> wrote: > > Canberra! > > > > It's got two universities. It's pretty much a town with one employer, > > and that employer isn't pretty. > > > > Great quality of life, big empty roads, natural population of > > professionals with regular turnover. > > > > It's 3 1/2 hour drive to Sydney, so pulling talent isn't shouldn't be > > too hard. > > > > Ok, ok, so almost all I know comes from reading a Paul Graham essay > > and perhaps I am ever so > > slightly biased since I live in Canberra but other that that... :) > > > > http://www.paulgraham.com/maybe.html > > > > Cheers > > Sam H > > > -- www.cliquespace.net Clique Space(TM) Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=81335296379 Owen's Garden of Thought: http://owenpaulthomas.blogspot.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/browse_thread/thread/99938a0fbc691eeb To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
