Blog - From the Bench
The Rise of Fake Candidates in Today’s Tech Hiring Landscape
Question: What happens when you combine the tech talent shortage with AI tools, virtual interviewing, and remote work? Answer: Candidates who are not who they claim to be. Otherwise known as Fake Candidates. Despite the headlines, the demand for technology professionals is still strong. This past December, employers across all sectors hired an estimated 130,000…
My Technical Recruiting Career: Danny Ortiz
After graduating from Williams College in the spring of 2021, Danny joined the Benchmark IT team. Although Danny originally had plans to work in advertising or marketing, he is grateful that his path led him to have a technical recruiting career. After his first year, Danny has expanded his technology recruitment skills, learned a lot…
Benchmark IT Is Top-Rated in Finding Technology Talent!
Benchmark IT is proud to announce that we are a “Top-Rated Staffing Firm” in finding technology talent. The award comes from Great Recruiters, a leading experience management platform in the recruiting and staffing industry. The award recognizes Benchmark IT’s achievements in candidate and client experience, organizational efficiency, and brand reputation. Recognition for Finding Technology Talent…
Ins and Outs of IT Security Manager Jobs
Why Should Companies Hire an IT Security Manager? In the world of tech, information security management involves IT professionals who create high-tech network systems. These systems enable organizational structure help to protect IT operations. As technology becomes more advanced, companies must be more prepared now than ever to protect themselves from hackers. Having an IT security manager…
5 Current Trends in the IT Job Market
Due to how technology is constantly advancing, it is important for people within the web security space to be kept up to date on the current IT job market trends in information technology. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, posting for open IT jobs are at their highest level since 2019. Additionally, jobs…
Everything to Know About Quality Assurance Jobs
What Are Quality Assurance Jobs? In the world of tech, Quality Assurance (or QA) workers will generally focus on software testing. Quality Assurance is usually the last stage for software engineering to ensure the product is free of errors. One of the most common tasks in Quality Assurance jobs is to run code to ensure it…
Requirements for DevOps Engineer Jobs
How to Define DevOps Engineer Jobs? One of the top IT job roles on the rise is the DevOps Engineer. However, while it may be a growing field, it is also considered one of the most challenging roles to fill. DevOps engineer jobs combine the elements of development and operations. Companies need to have this role…
Defining The IT Program Manager Role
What is an IT Program Manager? Not to be confused with a project manager, an IT program manager is someone who develops and manages different programs for an employer or business. A “program” is a project, program, or group of projects that supports business initiatives. The main objective of an IT program manager is to oversee multiple…
Requirements for Data Scientist Jobs
How do you Define Data Scientist Jobs? Data science is relatively new in the world of IT. The Data Science Journal made its debut in 2002. Since then, data science has become a hot topic in academic research, public and private workplaces, and government policies and practices. According to the Data Science Journal, data science…
Top Paying Web Developer Jobs
What Does a Web Developer Do? Just as the title of the position implies, the overall focus of web development jobs are to create websites. The main role of a web developer is to take a website design and create an easy-to- navigate, visually appealing, fully functioning, and interactive website. Web developer jobs can be…