Employer Insights
Is it Time to Redefine Your Performance Review?
There is a growing consensus in the business community that the traditional way of conducting performance reviews no longer works. The thinking goes that once-a-year reviews are too incomplete and occasional to help employees and managers alike make meaningful changes to the way they work. In response, companies of all sizes and across industries are…
Read MoreWhat Does Generation Z Mean for the Workforce?
A definition is in order: Generation Z are the children of Generation X parents and started being born in the late 1990s. That means the first members of this generation are already in college and will soon be entering the workforce. You’re probably still adapting to the influx of millennials (now the biggest part of…
Read MoreShould You Consider “Overqualified” Applicants
The dominant opinion is that you should not hire, or even consider, overqualified talent when you need to fill a vacancy. The thinking goes that these professionals will get bored working below their abilities, turn in a lackluster performance, create conflicts with co-workers, and jump ship at the first opportunity. There is some truth to…
Read More4 Tips for Hiring Millennials in the IT Industry
Hiring millennials is different than hiring other generations of IT employees. Given the pace of change in IT, young millennials are uniquely well versed in the cutting-edge technologies companies are eager to implement. As a result, competition for millennial IT professionals is intense, and retention is a major concern. We have outlined a few strategies…
Read MoreTop Questions to Help You Learn About an IT Candidate’s Reliability
Reliability is a notoriously difficult quality to judge when vetting a job seeker. No one is going to honestly tell you that they are unreliable, and you have very few resources at your disposal to make an objective judgment. Plus, reliability is about more than just showing up every day on time. It’s also about…
Read MoreBig Data Security in 2016
Like most major technological advancements, the opportunities created by big data are matched equally by the challenges. This technology has the potential to transform the way enterprises of all sorts operate, but it also puts enterprises at risk. That’s why any IT department that hopes to increase investment and usage of big data needs to…
Read MoreHow Employers Can Close the IT Skills Gap
As 2015 winds to a close, employers face a significant challenge: The IT skills gap. Unemployment in the tech sector has hovered just below three percent for the last two years, which has been great for IT professionals, but a nightmare for IT employers. Companies of all sizes and across all industries struggle to fill…
Read MoreStrong Growth Predicted for IT Industry in 2016
It is no secret that the IT job market has seen unprecedented growth over the last several years. Hot trends like big data, the cloud, mobile connectivity and information security have increased the demand for highly skilled IT professionals across all sectors of the economy. Industry analysts predict that things will continue to grow through…
Read MoreWhat Does the Future Look Like for the Internet of Things?
For several years now, the Internet of Things (IoT) has been one of the hottest concepts in IT, and that shows no signs of slowing up. Look to your left and right and you are likely to see someone with a connected watch, and dozens of new devices/capabilities are coming down the pipeline. With that…
Read MoreHow To Identify A Skills Gap On Your IT Team
Having a skills gap on your IT team is kind of like having a hole at the bottom of your pants pocket – it could be affecting you a lot and you don’t even know it’s there. Given the dynamic, ever-changing nature of IT, it’s common for a skills gap to develop, or for a…
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