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4 Questions to Identify a Team Player for Software Development [INFOGRAPHIC]

TITLE: 4 Questions to Identify a Team Player for Software Development Takeaways: 1 - Tell me about a time you dealt with a company-specific procedure for check-in, code review, progressions, release, SDLC, etc Bad Answers: They complain about the process They speak of the process being burdensome Good Answer: They talk about why having processes are good for everyone. You hear words like “Transparency” and “Adaptability” 2 - Tell me about a time a specification package was incorrect Bad Answers: They talk about how bad the specs were at multiple places. They talk about tension with the business analyst. [...]

By |February 1st, 2018|infographics, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing|0 Comments
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It is a Very Good Time to Be a Software Developer [INFOGRAPHIC]

Title: It is a Very Good Time to be a Software Developer Takeaways: There are approximately 1.7M software developers, by a strict definition in the US For every software developer, there is another job as a DBA, analyst or support personnel For every software developer, there are even more jobs as QA, Salespeople selling the software, graphics designers, project managers and so on. There are nearly 250,000 open software development jobs 90% of software development jobs are outside Silicon Valley The average salary of these software development jobs is $104K 1% of the US population is employed as a [...]

By |January 29th, 2018|infographics, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing|0 Comments
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These 5 IT Hires Can Cost You an Extra Million [INFOGRAPHIC]

TITLE: These 5 IT Hires Can Cost You an Extra Million Sub Title: The Cost of a bad hire can be high. Hiring the wrong developer can cost you more than just their salary. Bad hires can cause a company to spend unnecessarily on many fronts. Takeaways The Rewriter - They never saw a piece of code they liked except what they wrote themselves. Every time they look at a piece of code, they state “we need to rewrite this” Why is it a problem - Not everything needs to be rewritten, especially if it is working. The Resume [...]

By |January 25th, 2018|infographics, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing|0 Comments
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Thinking of Taking a Counter Offer – Read This [INFOGRAPHIC]

Thinking of Taking a Counter Offer – Read This Takeaways: 1) Every time you want a raise, you have to find a new job 2) Since you have let them know you are capable of leaving, your loyalty is now questioned 3) You are no longer viewed as a team player 4) If you were due a raise, did you wind up just getting it a little early? 5) Why weren’t they paying you that before? Weren’t you worth it? Clearly your employer did not think so. 6) It is common for management to start creating a hedge plan [...]

By |January 21st, 2018|infographics, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing|0 Comments
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How Big is the Demand for AI Talent? [INFOGRAPHIC]

How Big is the Demand for AI Talent? Takeaways: PhDs with NO experience are receiving salary offers ranging from$300K - $500K with stock options There are fewer than 10,000 people with real AI skill sets that tackle AI problems and solutions. There are way more than 10,000 problems and solutions that need AI. Google bought DeepMind for $650M. It had 50 people. Each person was worth $13M to Google. AI is needed to solve a long list big problems (driverless vehicles, cybersecurity, healthcare diagnosis, a better SIRI) The biggest hurdle to solving problems with AI is the talent gap. Read [...]

By |January 10th, 2018|infographics, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing, Thought Leaders|0 Comments
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