Tech Trends to Watch in 2018

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) serves as a platform to introduce the next generation of innovations in the marketplace. This event gives consumers the chance to get a glimpse of the new products and technologies before they are made available in your local malls and stores. Just this January, the CES introduced a couple of innovations that will change the way we use our arsenal of technological advancements. Here are some of the Consumer Electronic Show’s highlights—the Tech Trends for 2018: AI Comes of Age AI is no longer restricted to research and laboratory settings or the stuff [...]

Improve Your Odds of Getting Tech Talent in a Buyers Market

The tech industry is a buyer's market: As of 2016, there were 3 million more STEM jobs than qualified candidates. For companies seeking top talent, this means more competition to get candidates who have in-demand skills. So what can businesses do to improve their odds of getting needed tech talent in a buyer's market? Consider a Freelancer If your need is immediate, consider hiring a freelancer. Freelance workers can step in and pinch hit for a variety of IT needs. Consider that, in 2016, one in ten CIO's at smaller tech companies planned to fill over 75 percent of [...]

6 Questions to Ask a Potential Cyber Security Hire

The increasing prevalence of cyber security attacks has made businesses within every industry question their own security measures. How secure is your network? What new trends—like artificial intelligence or the IoT—could pose a threat to your organization, and how should you safeguard it? In order to maintain a secure infrastructure and keep business running as usual, it’s essential that you hire the right cyber security talent for your company. But making a new hire for these highly sensitive jobs requires more than just finding someone who “feels like a good fit.” There are specific questions you should ask to [...]

Tips to Help You Attract and Retain Tech Talent

Right now, companies are still undergoing a digital transformation. Technologies like security, AI, data science, and the IoT are still evolving rapidly. This means that businesses will invest billions of dollars to attract and retain the talent who can use new and quickly changing technology to help support business goals. Since all companies have to compete for this talent, businesses must find ways to attract and retain digital professionals or risk falling behind. Businesses that can secure and keep their talent better than their competitors will enjoy better support from new technology and lower hiring costs. Ways to Keep [...]

5 Jobs That Will Be Created by Automation

Are you worried that a robot or AI system will replace you at work? If so, you should probably relax and even look forward to an exciting future. Automation may have replaced 800,000 jobs, according to one study. At the same time, automation generated about 3.5 million different jobs, and mostly, these jobs pay considerably more than the ones that were lost. Five Jobs Automation Created Take a look at some new opportunities that automation created or is likely to create soon: Service Jobs Automation helps create service jobs in a number of ways. For instance, Paneera Bread has enjoyed [...]