Competitive compensation and strong benefits packages are important to technology pros. But those things alone aren’t likely to compel in-demand tech talent to join (or stay long with) your organization. Add a culture of innovation...
- February 20th, 2018
- 5 min read
Wow, January blew by. You realize that’s 8.5 percent of the year, give or take? How are you doing on your 2018 goals? Hopefully well; but if not, no worries. You have 11 months to...
- February 8th, 2018
- 9 min read
Earlier this year, we surveyed 5,477 technology professionals in the United States about the companies they most admired. Their responses allowed us to explore the professional, demographic, and psychographic nuances that power pros’ opinions about...
- October 11th, 2017
- 1 min read
Within the cybersecurity world, artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning represent the next great frontier of danger and opportunity. In theory, A.I. platforms will harden network defenses—but they could also provide new ways to hack...
- July 27th, 2017
- 1 min read
Studies show that having managers highly involved in the recruiting process has a critical impact on talent acquisition performance, including quality of hire and retention. These results are not surprising. After all, who knows better...
- June 29th, 2017
- 4 min read
While the arrival of new and powerful tools to mine and analyze big datasets is slowly changing the way organizations attract and acquire top technical talent, there is no clear and definitive path to the...
- June 6th, 2017
- 4 min read
Tech pros want to know what it’s really like to work for a company before they take a job. So smart recruiting teams are using realistic day-in-the-life narratives (told by actual workers) to win over...
- June 1st, 2017
- 4 min read
Tech professionals know that avoiding Silicon Valley altogether may result in a higher salary; in up-and-coming tech hubs around the country, companies are more than happy to pay top dollar (with generous perks) for pros...
- March 14th, 2017
- 2 min read
What’s the key to a successful recruiter-candidate relationship? According to Will Kelly, a managing director at Veredus, a tech staffing firm, it’s trust. Kelly tells his team to think less like recruiters and more like sports...
- February 9th, 2017
- 1 min read
Social platforms have become the top source for recruiting tech candidates, according to a new survey from Dice. Some 58 percent of recruiters ranked social as first on their sourcing list, followed by job boards...
- January 17th, 2017
- 2 min read