The recent change in the economic climate, otherwise known as the "tech-bomb", has seen several online businesses fold and a wealth of expertise is now up for grabs. "In the last few months, thanks to the demise of a number of dot-com and e-commerce organisations, we've been able to pick up some key appointments," explained Spike's global CEO, Peter Williamson. "We plan to continue this move with an aggressive drive to bring in new people."
Spike officials explained to ZDNet Australia that it had set what they believed were ambitious growth targets for the e-enablement services provider. "Management's decision to take on new appointments is in support of these targets and in response to the realisation that, in good times or bad, there will always be a need for the sort of services Spike provides," said a Spike spokesperson.
These host of new appointments, however, are not the kind found during the dot-com mania of the past. "We're looking at offering a broader range of services... these additional services are firmly grounded in current skills and activities, and are therefore not a leap in the dark," said a Spike official. "We are not overextending ourselves."
While some may say that feasting on the corpses of dead dot-coms is rampant opportunism, Spike disagrees. "I don't think [poaching from defunct dot-coms is] any more ghoulish than plucking drowning sailors from the sea when their boat has sunk--it's not a charity, but it is an opportunity offered to good keen people," a Spike spokesperson explained.
Positions that Spike hopes to fill with this recruitment drive include senior level project managers, infrastructure services personnel, high level sales staff, systems integration specialists and account management staff.
