Why Your Top It Talent Is Leaving

The “technological revolution” has changed our lives in ways we cannot enumerate. One of the ways in which the modernization of the workplace has affected the global labor market is the increased demand for IT professionals. Granted that the job market has become saturated with efficient candidates, it should be noted that the demand of “top IT talent” is perpetually growing. This largely accounts for the departure of top talent from your IT department to that of a rival company. Companies that depend of technical and IT people for their viability need to do everything they can to keep [...]

By |August 18th, 2017|IT Recruiting, IT Staffing, Retain Your Talent, Tech Skills Gap|0 Comments
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How to Attract the Top IT Talent

The economic boom we are living in has drastically changed the fundamentals of the corporate world. The Industrial Revolution of the early 19th century laid the foundation for technological advancement. Then came the Digital Revolution in the latter part of the 20th century, which entirely changed the way we do things, not just in our homes, but also our workplace. Digital electronics and the internet are examples of this. We have become utterly dependant on the efficiency such technology brings to the table. Therefore, it does not come as a surprise that being an employer, we want the top [...]

By |July 17th, 2017|Better IT Hiring, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing, Tech Skills Gap|0 Comments
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Software Developer Jobs May Double in 10 years

There are multiple technological disruptions happening. AI, CyberSecurity, IoT, mobilization of software and Data Science are just a few. Between the new technologies and the demands from what we have on the table now, software development jobs can easily double in ten years. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Year 2000 job report told us there were 697,000 software development jobs in the US. The same report estimated there would be 1,361,000 software development jobs by 2010. This report missed the mark. In 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported there were 1,336,300 software development jobs [...]

By |June 8th, 2017|IT career planning, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing, Software Development, Tech Skills Gap|0 Comments
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How to Keep and Attract the Top Tech Talent

There is a growing demand for people with IT and technical skills. Companies need to plan ways to keep and attract the best technical talent. One doesn’t have to be the most informed person in the world to realize the following: Demand for Tech talent will continue to rise The cost of Tech talent will rise accordingly There are numerous studies of CIOs citing their concerns over attracting and retaining tech talent Jobs for software developers alone could increase up to 17% over the next 10 years Big Data and Security talent are expected to grow as fast, if not [...]

By |January 14th, 2017|IT Recruiting, IT Staffing, Retain Your Talent, Tech Skills Gap|0 Comments
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