
A “purple squirrel” is a top-performing tech pro with multiple certs and hard-to-find skillsets. Recruiting guru Dr. John Sullivan refers to them as “super passive candidates” because it’s difficult for competing firms to lure them...
- January 7th, 2016
- 3 min read

A protracted hiring process may not only cause you to lose talented tech professionals, it can damage your employment brand. Surveys show that candidates are put off by a lengthy hiring process that stretches on...
- December 29th, 2015
- 2 min read

Reaching and recruiting millennials — roughly defined as individuals born between 1980 and 2000 — is a hot topic, primarily because research shows by 2025 that generation will make up 75 percent of the workforce. A...
- December 22nd, 2015
- 2 min read

According to Dice’s latest hiring survey, finding highly-skilled tech talent will be a top hiring priority for companies in 2016. A record 78 percent of hiring managers anticipate more hiring in the first half of...
- December 17th, 2015
- 2 min read

The end of the year is a tricky period for recruiters. As candidates unplug from their daily workflow to spend time with friends and family, they stop picking up the phone or responding to emails....
- December 15th, 2015
- 2 min read

Words are cheap. If you want to grab the attention of Millennials, you can tell a story 3X faster with visuals. During our latest Social Recruiting Pro Tips Webinar, Ashley Cheretes, Recruitment Marketing Manager at...
- December 10th, 2015
- 3 min read

Social Recruiting In Tech - 2015 Survey from Dice Social-centric recruiting is the new norm, with recruiters relying on social networks to support their broader efforts to find the right candidates. According to a new Dice...
- December 3rd, 2015
- 1 min read

With an estimated 25 million global users and as many as 20,000 events per day, it’s easy to see why tech recruiters are combing the membership rosters of local Meetup groups to find candidates for...
- November 17th, 2015
- 3 min read

Content is king. That rule certainly applies for every form of communication and marketing, including social media. During the recent Social Recruiting Pro Tips Webinar, “How To Engage Millennials Through Social Recruiting,” Ashley Cheretes, Recruitment...
- November 3rd, 2015
- 2 min read

Many U.S. cities hope to become technology hubs, and with good reason: A dynamic mix of startups and mature tech companies not only brings a massive influx of tax dollars, but also hordes of well-educated,...
- October 29th, 2015
- 1 min read