Recruiting Insights Articles
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Triple Crown Consulting Promotes Three Executives to Regional Vice President
Austin, Texas, March 5, 2020 – Triple Crown Consulting, a technology recruitment firm filling hard-to-find senior tech roles through its vast talent network, today announced the creation of three U.S. regions to better manage growth and has promoted three of its executives to lead each area. Monica Jackson, Regional Vice President, West; Laura Lee Harris, […]
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How the Best Consulting Engineers Stay Marketable – Even When They’re Not Working
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 […]
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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.