A Triple Crown Consultant Shares Insights on the Current Tech Market.We recently had the opportunity to speak with one of our seasoned contractors, Dennis, who has been in the tech industry for over 20 years. Dennis is a Software Engineer who specializes in robotics and has been working with Triple Crown for the past five years. While he has held several full-time positions, Dennis has spent most of his professional career in contract roles, whichRead more
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Amid the coronavirus outbreak, much of the US tech workforce is currently working from home. While Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and Google were among the first to ask employees to work from home earlier this month, right now almost everyone is expected to work from home when possible…and at some companies it’s not a suggestion, it’s a mandate. While the transition to remote work is certainly bringing some bumps in the road for some, current techRead more
Note: This article was originally published before the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. Despite January and February being strong employment months in the technology market, this article has been slightly revised to better reflect market conditions in March. As a recruiting team lead at Triple Crown Consulting, the senior hardware and software engineers I work with are always asking me about the market. They want to know what the demand is for their skill set,Read more
Software and hardware engineers are in demand. To get the lowdown on exactly what we saw last year, check out this recap: The Top Senior-Level Tech Skills of 2019. Regardless of this demand, the best consulting engineers face downtime between engagements. It’s important to take active steps to stay marketable, whether you’re in the thick of a high-impact project or in the process of exploring different career options. Before I share some of the bestRead more
Throughout 2019 we saw strong demand across the country for senior-level hardware and software engineers, and an increase in some locations like parts of California and in the Greater Boston Area. We saw an interest in emerging technologies and skill sets as well as a need for some of the traditional, or core engineering, competencies. With 2020 gearing up to be another promising year for hardware and software engineers, here is a recap as wellRead more
“Gig” work – that is, freelancing, consulting or contracting work – is what has given rise to the gig economy. It centers around independent contractors working short-term, gig assignments before moving onto another contract. And it’s booming. Last year, Forbes reported that 36 percent of U.S. workers are in the gig economy, which works out to approximately 57 million people. What may have started out as some engineers’ side hustle, that is working contracts orRead more
Not All Slaps on the Back Are Created Equally Many business leaders will tell you that the best part of the job is getting the chance to recognize growth and achievement in your employees. For me, it’s definitely true. First, their successes on the job mean that our business is growing and profiting. They sell more, we profit more. They recruit more tech talent, and our talent pool grows stronger and faster than our competition.Read more
If need is driving all of your recruiting decisions, you may be compromising. We’re in a tricky situation with hiring tech talent today. You know you’re going to need to bring tech talent onboard, but you don’t always know exactly when or exactly how much of it. With unemployment hitting a 50-year low at 3.5%, and tech unemployment even lower at 2.4%, the talent pool is already shallow. So, when we’re ready to hire, it oftenRead more
For full-time employees, put more weight on the soft skills. For contractors who don’t make the technical cut, don’t put your money down on them. In the tech industry, there’s a lot of talk about hiring candidates who may have the soft skills but fall short on some of the technical skills. There are many opinions on the topic, but is there really a right or wrong on this issue? With IT unemployment at itsRead more
Not unlike the importance of working with a company that has a strong employer brand, identifying a recruiter with a strong personal brand is equally as important – and it can ultimately determine your long-term success with that recruiter and the career opportunities you get presented with. Let’s start with what’s not working anymore, including impersonal corporate speak, and: Disengaged, misinformed recruiters who don’t understand the jobs they’re recruiting for or who don’t provide feedbackRead more
