Blog - From the Bench
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…
IT Staffing Firm plays Business-Critical role for Local Corporations seeking Tech Workers
Stamford, CT – Benchmark IT, a Stamford-based IT Staffing firm, that plays a business-critical role for local corporations seeking tech workers was recently honored at the annual TechServe Alliance conference, the IT staffing industry’s leading trade and legislative advocacy association, with their annual “Excellence Award.” The award recognizes IT staffing and solutions firms that have…
HMG Conference Highlights 2017
[2jslideshow 15410] HMG 2017 Conference Highlights Benchmark IT was pleased to participate as the luncheon sponsor for the 2017 HMG Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich. The conference was designed exclusively for CIO/IT leaders and executives and delivered world-class thought leadership in a collaborative setting. We appreciate HMG Strategies ability to bring together a…