Blog - From the Bench
How to Boost Your Tech Career: 4 IT Skills on the Rise
No matter what your tech specialty is, developing cross-functional IT skills are a key component to your long-term career success. A more diverse knowledge base offers a broader sense of the big picture. This perspective will enable you to better understand how your role fits into your organization and its business goals. And it will…
A World of Big Data Cybersecurity
Intel predicts there will be more than 200 billion connected things by the year 2020. From heart monitor implants to built-in car sensors, to the doorbell of your home, more technology is developed to simplify and enhance our lives every day. Unfortunately, in a world of big data cybersecurity, new pieces of Internet-connected tech present…
How AI Technologies Are Revolutionizing the Workplace
There’s a lot of concern and many questions about the impact of artificial technologies in the workplace. Are AI technologies it capable of replacing jobs? Or even entire industries? What’s the cost – financially and ethically – of incorporating automation into the workforce? As demand for engineers and developers with machine learning skills grows, so…
Retaining Tech Talent When the Market is Strong
It can be easy to focus on the hiring process when thinking about your talent strategy, but what comes after is of equal importance. From the moment a new employee accepts the job offer, strategies must shift to retaining the professionals that you’ve worked so hard to hire. With today’s IT talent shortage, candidates have…
The Importance of Finding the Right IT Recruiter
Your career is important, and it’s not always easy to navigate open positions and catch a hiring manager’s eye. When it comes to finding your next job and staying on course to meet your long-term goals, having the right IT recruiter for your IT recruitment needs by your side can make all the difference. So…
Assessing Your IT Salary & Compensation Structure
Top tech talent understands that their skills are in high demand, and the IT salary ranges they are seeking should align with those abilities. The competitive nature of hiring IT talent makes it critical to fully understand what compensation the market demands before extending an offer. Traditional salary structures in tech aren’t always attractive to…
The Latest Technology of 2018
Organizations who embrace the latest technology are in a constant state of evolution. At the same time, they are vying to implement better and faster technology before their competition. This translates into intense demand for IT professionals versed in the latest technologies. Meanwhile it makes positions in those areas significantly more difficult to fill. What…
Making Advanced IT Training Part of Your Culture
How is your organization working to overcome the IT talent shortage? For those looking to hire, two of the most straightforward routes to recruiting strong employees are hiring for potential and creating a culture that attracts top tech professionals. If you’re looking to do either (or both!), incorporating more IT training and development into your culture…
The Jobseeker’s Dilemma: The Downside of a Candidate Market
With an abundance of tech jobs but a shortage of talent, it should be a job seeker’s dream considering that it is a candidate market. Individuals can finally sit in the driver’s seat and steer their ideal careers. However, many candidates aren’t feeling this power in this jobseeker’s market. With so much demand and so…
5 Strategies for Overcoming the IT Talent Shortage
With today’s IT talent shortage, every tech role you must fill is challenging. As new technologies accelerate, the search for great IT talent becomes even more competitive. With consistently low unemployment rates and a looming IT skills gap, there are many challenges when it comes to attracting and hiring tech professionals with experience that matches the job…