Invest in Technology for Talent

Ryan Jones from Jobber and David Moise Discuss: “Attract More IT Candidates by Letting them Know You Invest in Technology.“ We also talk about giving people autonomy, ways to attract talent, and why it pays to invest in technology.-- Contents of this Video---00:00 - Intro0:36 – The Developer Experience0:58 – Getting People Productive Quickly1:41 – Invest in Technology for Developers2:00 – Invest 22% of Budget in Technology3:00 – Invest in People over Tech Stack3:35 - Put AI into your Product4:40 – Give People Autonomy5:30 – KPIs and Autonomy can Coexist5:50 – Customer-Driven KPIs6:50 - Hackathons to Attract Talent7:59 – What [...]

By |February 4th, 2022|Better IT Hiring, IT Recruiting|0 Comments
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7 Reasons Why Hiring Managers Say You Are “OVERQUALIFIED” – Updated

“As we are experiencing the ‘Great Resignation’, many people are re-evaluating what they want in a job and where they are doing it. Companies are trying to keep up with the trends as well. We are updating one of our past entries with some additional information related to current hiring trends.” Have you been working in the software or IT industry for many years? You must have come across situations where you were rejected for a job because you were ‘overqualified’. Being rejected for being overqualified for a position is equivalent to being dumped by someone who says ‘it’s [...]

By |January 31st, 2022|Interview Tips, IT Staffing|0 Comments
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Remote IT was Trending Before COVID – Updated

“As we are experiencing the ‘Great Resignation’, many people are re-evaluating what they want in a job and where they are doing it. Companies are trying to keep up with the trends as well. We are updating one of our past entries with some additional information related to current hiring trends.” The novel coronavirus epidemic has toppled the economy and has caused widespread disruption to global supply chains. Governments are forced to enforce lockdowns to curb the spread of the virus. And while social distancing measures are known to work admirably well against contagions, its biggest drawback so far [...]

By |January 22nd, 2022|IT career planning|0 Comments
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Every Company is a Software Company – Updated

“As we are experiencing the ‘Great Resignation’, many people are re-evaluating what they want in a job and where they are doing it. Companies are trying to keep up with the trends as well. We are updating one of our past entries with some additional information related to current hiring trends.” You cannot pick up a report from Gartner, McKinsey or BSG without hearing how your busines needs to “Digitally Transform”. As digital transformation becomes more and more mainstream, every business needs to understand one simple fact – regardless of what you are selling, all companies are software companies [...]

By |January 17th, 2022|Software Development, Technology Spotlight|0 Comments
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Great Resignation or Great Reassessment

Madeleine Nguyen from TalentDrop and David Moise Discuss: Is it the “Great Resignation” or the “Great Reassessment “? We also talk about talent diversity, how companies are branding themselves to attract talent and the high demand for technical people. -- Contents of this Video--- 00:00 - Intro 0:56 – recruiting as an Open Marketplace 1:40 – “Great Resignation” or “Great Reassessment“? 2:40 – Do I like this work that I am doing? 3:35 – Power in the hands of the Technical Worker 4:18 – Crazy demand for Technology People 4:52 – More Flexibility at Work 5:29 – Transparency in [...]

By |January 12th, 2022|IT resumes, IT Staffing|0 Comments
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