ALMOST 40% of technology firms are “checking out” potential employees on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, an international survey by Eurocom Worldwide has found.

The outlook for jobs in the European technology sector is very positive with almost 60% of firms expecting to increase recruitment over the next 12 months, according to the annual IT confidence survey by Eurocom Worldwide.

The view that IT manufacturing jobs in traditional Western economies including Ireland are under threat from lower cost regions such as China is reinforced by a new international survey by Eurocom Worldwide in association with its Irish partner Simpson FT PR.

An international survey by Eurocom PR Worldwide suggests that recovery in the technology market will have kicked in by September.