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 [...]

By |February 2nd, 2018|IT Recruiting, IT Staffing, Thought Leaders|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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$500K, Stock Options and No Experience Required: AI Jobs are in Demand

If you think all of the buzz about artificial intelligence is just hype, you might take another look at the potential for this evolving technology. Halim Abbas leads the data science department at Cogna, an AI development company. He agrees that he does hear a lot of wild claims about future AI apps, but this speculation sometimes overshadows the true transformative power of AI. Instead of just thinking about smart androids that you may have seen on TV or in internet videos, you might explore truly evolutionary applications in health, security, transportation, manufacturing, finance, and customer service. Besides novel [...]

By |January 9th, 2018|IT Recruiting, IT Staffing, Software Development|0 Comments
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Changes to DACA, H1-B Make Tech Recruiting a Challenge

The United States has long dominated cutting-edge technologies, ranging from personal computers and biotech to smartphones and social media. One of the many reasons is the our ability to attract top global talent to drive innovation from within our own borders. Without legendary immigrant talent such as Satya Nadella(Microsoft), Sergey Brin (Google) and Jerry Yang (Yahoo), the United States simply would not be the country it is today. Given the uncertainty surrounding immigration policy changes enacted by the Trump administration, many U.S. companies are hesitant to hire foreign tech workers, according to a recent study conducted by Hired.com. Since [...]

By |October 25th, 2017|Featured, IT Staffing, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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With Battle for Tech Talent, IT Recruiting Gets Harder

Digital transformation is taking hold in our modern economy. Businesses that want to thrive require a new generation of tech talent with a forward-thinking, entrepreneurial mindset. These talented people can harness emerging and complex technology, drive innovation and empower change. There is a battle for these individuals who have this technical talent.  They are in high demand. The IT recruiting functions is getting harder as a result. Companies who want these highly talented technical minds need to do more to find and attract them.With nearly 75 percent of CEOs identifying a lack of new technology skills as a major threat [...]

By |October 16th, 2017|Better IT Hiring, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing, Tech Skills Gap|0 Comments
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