Employee Productivity and Gratitude: A Little Gratitude Can Go a Long Way

Employers are missing the boat on one of the best ways to motivate their employees with a simple “thank you.” The data is in and it shows gratitude from an employer can go a long way toward creating an environment where people want to work hard and succeed in their job. Are you doing all […]

3 of the Most In-Demand & Highest Paying IT Jobs In 2021

Most companies are desperate for IT workers. Over the next 10 years the U.S. will add another 31,000 software developer jobs each year, for a 22% growth rate. That’s at least twice the growth rate of the next most in-demand labor force, which is healthcare. This year there will be thousands of unfilled IT jobs, and […]

74% of Job Seekers Say Remote Options Are an Important Factor

There are dozens of articles right now about the labor shortage. It’s a candidate’s market out there, and most employers are struggling to find enough people to fill their employment gaps. The data shows 58% of hiring managers feel overwhelmed by their need for workers they can’t find, and 61% of teams are missing the people they […]

Signs Your Hiring Process is Inefficient

The candidate experience matters now more than ever. If your hiring process is inefficient, you run the risk that great candidates will be gone as fast as they arrived. The majority of candidates say a negative experience could impact their decision to take a job and almost 70% say one bad experience would make them never apply […]

How to Hire for a Remote IT Position

Given that one in four of the workforce today is working remotely, there is a good chance that you’ll end up hiring remote workers for your tech teams at some point. By 2025, 36.2 million Americans will work remotely. That’s an 87% increase from pre-pandemic numbers.  With these statistics, it seems clear that IT teams will increase […]

Not Asking Questions in an Interview is Asking for a Rejection

If you’re undergoing an interview in the IT field, it can be an opportunity for you to screen the company as much as it is grilling about your skills and motivations. One of the myriad ways your interview process can be tripped up is during that crucial part of the interview at the end where […]