Should I go Back to School if I am Struggling to Find Work?

If you’ve been looking for work, you’re not alone. There are more than 12 million people looking for work right now. If you’ve been actively sending out resumes and aren’t getting callbacks you may be wondering if you need to go back to school. An additional degree or credentials may or may not be the right choice. […]

4 Top Reasons It’s Time to Switch IT Jobs

Have you been in your job too long? Maybe you hate the idea of the drama of switching jobs. Simple entropy could be keeping you from a career change that could be highly beneficial. Sometimes the “devil you know” is better, right? If you’re on the fence about switching roles in the technology field, here […]

Tips for Maximizing Your PTO

The facts are in and they show that Americans rarely use all of their paid time off (PTO). This past year, it was even worse for healthcare workers on the frontlines of a frightening pandemic that swamped our nation’s hospitals and left many clinical and administrative professionals barely hanging on. Taking time off when COVID […]

World Health Day Regaining Health and Economic Strength in 2021

World Health Day has been celebrated each year since 1948 on April 7th. The World Health Organization promotes this celebration yearly to promote awareness of health concerns. If we learned anything in the last year is that most of us take our health for granted. Whether you are recovering from COVID-19, or managed to avoid […]

Frustrated from Time Spent on Finding the Perfect Candidate?

It can be a frantic feeling. You’re trying to fill roles as quickly as they open. You don’t have nearly enough time to devote to the task. Other HR duties are clamoring for your attention. Placing an ad just isn’t working, and you’re struggling to find both the right credentials and the right culture fit. […]

Is Your IT Hiring Team Considering Candidates Ages 40+?

At the Custom Group of Companies, we talk a lot about emphasizing diversity in our hiring practices. Our client businesses appreciate that diversity in hiring has a real bottom line benefit in addition to just being the right thing to do. But one area of diversity we sometimes miss is the practice of hiring all […]