IT Staffing entries

IT and Tech Skills Are Getting More Specialized

The contemporary world is all about technology, and technology is evolving with each passing day. So much so, it has become difficult for IT managers to keep up with every change. This fast change in technology has affected both the nature of IT jobs and the expectations of CIOs and CTOs of IT companies from tech talent. It’s true that the demand for tech talent is increasing and will continue to increase in the days to come, but the employment criteria for IT and tech talent has changed with time because tech skills are getting more and more specialized. [...]

Why Do IT and Tech People Cost So Much?

The number of companies looking for qualified and competent tech talent across the country is increasing with time. Most of the SMBs and software companies get a shock when they finally shortlist candidates for the job and ask the candidates to quote their salaries. Yes, it’s true. IT and tech talent is super-expensive and will continue to be that way in the years to come as well. Bigger organizations and larger IT groups have grown accustomed to the monetary demands put forward by the IT and tech talent these days. They’re big, they can afford the costly tech talent, [...]

Tech Skills Gap – INFOGRAPHIC

Title: Tech Skills Gap Sub Title: Improve Your Odds of Finding Good Tech Talent Consider a Contractor - Expands your talent pool - Save on Benefits Define Your Must Haves - What skills do you have to have? - What skills can live without or train someone on? Get Informed - What is the current demand? - What are other companies offering? Be Flexible Be willing to comprise on something Move Quickly Do not spread out the interview process Make interviewing a priority https://decideconsulting.com/improve-odds-getting-tech-talent-buyers-market/

Monthly IT and Technology Jobs Report – June 2018

IT and Technology Jobs Report June 2018 Unemployment Rate for IT and Tech Jobs* June 2018: 1.9 May 2018: 2.3 June 2017 (last year):  2.3% Total IT and Tech Jobs* June 2018: 4,963,000 May 2018: 5,053,000 June 2017 (last year): 4,763,000 Read More: Top 5 IT Cyber Security Certifications with the Greatest ROI >> Read More: How Employers Plan to Deal With the IT Skills Gap? >> Read More: Why Do IT and Tech People Cost So Much? >> Read More: 5 questions to Identity a Software Team Player >> US Economy Jobs Added June 2018: 213,000 May 2018: [...]

What a 3.8% Unemployment Rate Means to Tech Talent

The unemployment rate for IT and tech talent is 2.1 to 2.4 percent lower than the regular unemployment rate in the country. This indicates that the unemployment rate for IT and tech talent hovers around 1.4 to 1.7 percent. It’s a good sign. It shows that the job market for IT and tech talent is prosperous. There’s only 1.4 to 1.7 percent of tech talent in the country that is waiting to be employed. This high demand is exactly the reason as to why it has become so challenging to hunt down competent tech talent these days. The bad [...]