Employer Insights
Making Your Contract Employees Feel Welcome
While it’s easy to focus most of your attention on your permanent staff, it can be detrimental to forget about the importance of welcoming your contract workers in the onboarding process! If contract employees are part of your workforce, there are many things you can do to that will make them feel welcome as they…
Read MoreWriting an Effective Job Description
Writing job descriptions that are appealing to prospective candidates is one of the most powerful vehicles of effective recruiting. In many ways, a job description represents the first impression you’re making on candidates, greatly impacting their perceptions of you as an employer. Unfortunately, many companies fail to develop effective job descriptions that engage and attract…
Read MoreThree Reasons IT Workers Quit
When employee retention is low, many leaders assume their employees leave their jobs for higher salaries. However, it’s becoming increasingly prevalent that employees quit for non-monetary reasons. In the IT field, employees are almost always dealing with fast-breaking situations that can be extremely stressful and demanding. Because of this, your IT team deserves to be…
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolutions for Managers
As the new year gets underway, there’s a lot of value in having your managers take a step back from their daily grind to evaluate their leadership performance and identify areas that need improvement. No manager is perfect, and there’s almost always room for your team to make meaningful changes to their leadership approach. Helping…
Read MoreAre Your Perks Good Enough to Attract IT Talent?
Now, more than ever, top candidates want a variety of perks in the workforce. In combating the growing candidate shortage, it’s the job of employers to revamp their cultures and benefits packages to meet the new demands of candidates and retain top workers. As the calendar year comes to a close, there’s a lot of…
Read MoreSkills for Managing a Diverse IT Team
As diverse teams in the workplace become increasingly prevalent, managers must be prepared to effectively manage employees with a variety of backgrounds, cultures, personalities and work styles. This requires an ability to understand the distinct needs of employees while being able to interact with them in a way that’s productive for your organizational outcomes. No…
Read MoreReducing Turnover on Your IT Team
Is your organization undergoing change or struggling financially? If so, reducing turnover should be one of the top action items on your to-do list. You’d be surprised to learn that taking steps to re-engage employees and revisit current management practices can transform your organization from the ground up. Here are some of the best ways…
Read MoreSkills to Assess in IT Job Candidates
To truly identify highly qualified IT candidates, there are many factors to consider beyond what’s on paper. While technology skills and overall competence will always be paramount, it’s important you find individuals with soft skills to build a top-notch IT team. Below are some of the skills to look for in candidates who come through…
Read MoreThree Overlooked Recruitment Tactics
Does it feel like your hiring team is constantly hitting a brick wall with recruitment lately? Unfortunately, it’s no longer enough to simply post a job and hope candidates come flocking. As the candidate shortage worsens, especially in the tech industry, it has become critical that employers get more creative with how they recruit for…
Read MoreWhat Are Top Candidates Looking for in the Hiring Process?
When it comes to finding top candidates, it’s important to remember the role of the hiring process in attracting talent. Highly qualified applicants typically seek employers that respect their time and talents, as this tends to be a major sign of a company’s culture and overall work environment. And, whether you like it or not,…
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