Recruiting Insights Articles
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5 Reasons Engineers Thrive in the Gig Economy
“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. What may have started out as some engineers’ side hustle, that is working contracts or project work outside […]
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How to avoid a knee-jerk hiring strategy
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 […]
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Settling the Soft Skills versus Technical Skills Debate
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 […]
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Are You Working With a Recruiter? Here’s Why Their Brand Should Matter to You
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 […]
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The 3-round interview cycle is over: 24 hours is the new benchmark
Companies need to act faster than ever before in order to secure the tech talent they so desperately need. Powerhouse tech employers recognize, interview and hire talent in one day. National unemployment in the US is at 3.6 percent, the lowest in almost 50 years. Cut that in more than half, and you’re close to the […]
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3 Reasons to Stop Using Full-time Recruiting Tactics for Gig Talent
When it comes to recruiting, routine processes can help businesses establish higher standards and make better hires.
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What Engineers Want in a Contracting Opportunity
You don’t have to look very far – or recruit for very long – to understand that the demand for top hardware and software engineering talent is high. Unemployment in this space is hovering at or below two percent, which means the best hardware and software engineers, like yourself, are likely interviewing for multiple positions, […]
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Hiring Senior Tech Talent: Bay Area vs. Southern California
You would think with all the space, people and resources—not to mention the attraction of our sunshine and coastline factors—California would be buffered from the tech talent shortage. It’s not.
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Non-Traditional Tech Hiring Techniques Worth Trying
The national unemployment rate in the U.S. is 3.6 percent – the lowest it’s been in nearly 50 years- and when you slash that nearly in half at 1.9% you have the unemployment rate for technology professionals. Which means, it’s the ultimate candidate job market, especially for the tech pros. Top talent has choices when […]
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Why Accountability Is A Game-Changer In Your Tech Hiring
Accountability begins where the blame game ends It doesn’t take more than a scan through the news or your social media feed to see examples of people, at many levels, failing to hold themselves accountable — for themselves, their actions, results, words or teams. But there isn’t a dearth of blame. When we mess up […]