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Finding And Hiring IT And Software People Is Going To Be Harder

In the months prior to Covid-19, the job market for IT and software people was hot. According to the Department of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for IT people hovered near 2.3% for all of 2019. Even several months into the Covid-19 economy, the IT sector is competing with the legal profession to have the lowest unemployment rate in the country. Prior to Covid-19, companies trying to hire top technical talent were finding it more difficult to do so. As we emerge from the Covid-19 economy to the recovery, it will become even more difficult to find and retain those software and [...]

By |January 26th, 2021|Hiring IT Talent, IT Staffing|0 Comments
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10 Best IT and Technology Job Search Websites

A common technique for Information Technology workers to find their next employment opportunity is job sites and job boards. While job boards may not have the relevancy they once had, they are still an important meeting ground between employers, recruiters, IT contractors and technology workers. Here are the 10 best IT and technology job search sites so your company can make the best choice on posting your IT and technology jobs or searching for the best IT and technology jobs. There are still thousands of companies listing opportunities and technology jobs. Many of the better jobs boards now blend [...]

By |May 6th, 2020|IT career planning, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing, Tech Jobs Report, Tech Skills Gap|0 Comments
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2020 IT Salary Survey Released

Decide Consulting has just released it’s 2020 IT Salary survey. We publish data on over 200 IT, software and technical positions such as: Cloud Architects Full Stack Developers DevOps Engineer Chief Information Security Officer Network Engineers Data Scientists Information Systems Security Manager Front-End Web Developer We combined our own CIO / CTO survey results with job board data and cross reference all that with data from the Department of Labor / US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Added together, this is a comprehensive collection of IT, software consulting and technology salary data. How to Use this Guide For IT Workers, [...]

By |January 7th, 2020|Houston IT Market, IT career planning, IT Staffing|0 Comments
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Why You May Regret Taking that Counter Offer

Nowadays, there’s a lot of competition in the IT job market; everyone’s vying to get the job of their dreams and even those who have stable jobs are constantly on the lookout for a better job opportunity. However, despite the hustle bustle of the job market and the allure of a new job, IT employees usually tend to stick with their existing jobs. In fact, the average tenure of an IT software worker is 46 months. So, how does the software sector have such a good employee retention rate? For one, job searching is an arduous and time consuming [...]

By |December 10th, 2019|IT career planning, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing|0 Comments
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8 Questions to Ask IT Recruiters

In today’s world, the Information Technology sector has a huge job market – we simply cannot do without computers and their complex algorithms! So, if you are in IT, there are numerous job opportunities and varied ventures that you can explore your field of work. However, there are times when you end up with a job or start working in a workplace that is the exact opposite of what you thought it would be. To prevent this from happening, you should ask the recruiter a few questions so that you know what you are signing up for. A recruiter [...]

By |December 3rd, 2019|Hiring IT Talent, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing|0 Comments
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