Recruiting Insights Articles
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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 […]
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Why You Need to Consider Non-Local Technology Candidates
To only consider local talent is to miss out on a large population of willing and mobile workers.
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Perks for Tech Talent: The Four That Matter Most
Today, it’s easy to feel like you’re in a perks and benefits arms race as you try to recruit technology talent. That company offers free lunches on Thursdays and Fridays? We’ll do free lunches all week. They have an on-site gym? Let’s do an on-site spa. From vacation money to on-site dentists, it’s incredible what […]
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What Senior Tech Consultants Look for When Working with a Recruiter
Great tech recruiting is about building trust and relationships. Recruiting is a two-way street. As a recruiter, I’m sharing information about careers, projects, and companies. Candidates share their skills and experience. Both of us need to be good and honest communicators. From the start to project completion. So, what happens when one side is constantly […]
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Hiring Accountability: It’s on You (Not the Other Guy)
How accountability holds us to becoming our best selves — professionally and personally Whether I’m reading the news or checking in with social media (mostly Facebook), I find that too many people fail to hold themselves accountable. Over the past month, I’ve seen it around the topic of politics with both sides of the aisle […]
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Why AI and Automation Will Make Good Recruiters Better
There are many reasons recruiters are afraid of technology taking over their job, but the number one reason I think they’re afraid is because they don’t understand its potential. Earlier this year, I wrote about the importance of tempo and speed to delivery in recruitment – especially in recruiting tech professionals – and those expectations and timelines […]
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The Michael Jordans of Staffing: A Pursuit to be Relentless Cleaners
What are you willing to give to get to the top? For me and my team, it’s not a destination. It’s a lifelong pursuit. We are athletes in our craft. The days can be long. The efforts can be great. The glory can be short-lived. But all of this is what makes us relentless. I […]
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Forget White-Glove Candidate Treatment. Trust Is What Counts.
You know what recruiting trend I don’t buy into at all? That to successfully engage and hire top talent, you need to give candidates the “white-glove treatment.” We’re the opposite of butlers at Triple Crown. We don’t put on white gloves. Instead, we roll up our sleeves, get our hands dirty and dive head first […]