IT spending is a significant portion of any business’s budget. The costs of maintaining infrastructure and operations can be steep. Factor in the costs of hiring, training and retaining top-tier IT personnel and it can feel like a real challenge to keep the price of doing business down. If you and your business are looking… Read more »
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Why You Must Look into Your Candidates’ Certifications
Certifications provide you with a window through which to look at a candidate’s qualifications. It can help you assess whether they have the knowledge and skills necessary to work in a position, as well as their personal dedication to the field. However, seeing a list of certifications on an applicant’s resume can’t be the only… Read more »
Recruiting Tech Employees Is More Intense Than Ever
While most signs of a recovering economy are welcomed with open arms, certain effects can be challenging. As of August 2016, the unemployment rate among technology professionals settled at 2.4 percent. The lack of skilled employees available to fill vacancies has increased the intensity of hiring efforts across the sector. These hiring efforts can lead… Read more »
Contract Work Is the Future of Tech Employment
Technology has allowed alternatives to the traditional employment paradigm to flourish. While many focus on the increased flexibility being provided to regular full time employees, the ability to find qualified contractors has also increased, especially in regards to technical employees. This shift can provide businesses the opportunity to work with some of the most qualified… Read more »
How an In-House Development Team Can Increase Your Bottom Line
Technology has become increasingly important in every business sector. Clients and customers have very specific expectations as to how they expect the virtual resources you provide to work and, if they find your solutions to be less than satisfactory, they can easily research other options. While many businesses rely on external resources, such as off-the-shelf… Read more »
Make Your Company More Attractive to the Millennial Generation
The age of the millennial has officially arrived. At this time, there are more millennials in the work force than any other generation. With that shift in workplace dynamics comes a shift in what employees will desire from their employer. In order to attract the best and brightest from the newest working generation, you need… Read more »
Retaining Top Tech Talent: The Struggle is Real
As the demand for skilled IT personnel increases, companies struggle to not just find the talent they need, but to retain those they were fortunate enough to employ. While the demand for IT talent is expected to rise significantly, and unemployment in the sector is relatively low, being able to keep your most valuable employees… Read more »
Tech Unemployment Remains Low. What Does This Mean for Recruitment?
As of May 2016, unemployment in the tech-industry hit 2.0 percent based on the newest date from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). With overall unemployment at 4.7 percent, finding qualified applicants within a shrinking pool of potential employees can be a challenge. In order to meet immediate hiring needs, choosing to hire contract… Read more »
3 Ways to Avoid Tech Burnout
In our ever-connected world, it is hard to imagine a time before tech. We wake up every morning and check our email before we have our first cup of coffee. We review our meeting schedule while listening to voicemail. We eat our breakfast (if we’re lucky) with one hand while we answer texts with the… Read more »
Why Data Scientists are Tech’s Rising Stars
The age of the data scientist has arrived. In today’s data driven world, it is no surprise that employers are looking to get the most information out of their data as they can. Along with that has come an increase in demand for the people who can make that possible. In a recent survey by… Read more »