Why You Need to Hire IT and Tech Professionals FAST

With technology being the heart of all business processes, companies need to pay close attention to their hiring decisions regarding the technology and IT professionals. Some employers take a long time with the hiring process. However, even though the employers do this to ensure that the right professional is added to the role, it may prove to be damaging to the overall success of the business. In this article, we will discuss why it is essential for employers to speed up the hiring process. We also discuss steps employers can do to speed up the hiring process without sacrificing [...]

By |February 16th, 2018|Better IT Hiring, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing, Thought Leaders|0 Comments
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Work on a Contract Basis — or Go Fulltime? Which is Right for You?

The gig economy is here to stay, and freelance work is surging in popularity, but is this increasingly common method of work right for you? There are around 55 million Americans doing contract work, according to a survey commissioned by the Freelancers Union in 2016. That's around 35 percent of the total workforce. This number is expected to reach 50 percent by the year 2020. IT and technology workers have a higher percentage of people working on a contract or freelance basis. Learning more about the differences between a contracted or freelance worker and a full-time employee can help [...]

By |February 6th, 2018|IT career planning, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing|0 Comments
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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 [...]

By |January 30th, 2018|IT Recruiting, IT Staffing, Thought Leaders|0 Comments
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Are You Hiring Problem Solvers for your IT Team?

Regardless of what company we have worked with, the same scenario happens. Pick any group of 20 software developers, infrastructure people or any other technical specialty. Out of that 20, there are going to be 1-2 “go-to” people. Three if you’re lucky. These are you best problem solvers. Here is a sampling of what we hear being asked of these “go-to” people: “Run the estimate by Jane” “Let’s bring Joe in at the end and run the summary by him to see if we missed anything” The boss always asking if Jane has seen it before believing it. “We have [...]

By |January 22nd, 2017|Better IT Hiring, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing|0 Comments
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