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Making Digital Transformation Work
Digital transformation: It’s a concept that used to be only on the IT wish-list. However, it was greeted by skepticism in many circles, arriving with a promise of a more efficient enterprise and bringing the potential for big implementation headaches and user adoption and cost issues. Some of the concerns may remain, but organizations today…
Read MoreFundamental Recruiting Problems (and How to Avoid Them)
Sometimes the complexity of today’s job market makes the prospect of securing an engineer or developer seem impossible. After all, if people are resigning their jobs, leaving the workforce, or jumping for larger offers, companies don’t stand a chance at successful and reliable talent acquisition, right? Not necessarily. The reality can be a bit less…
Read MoreA Shot of Confidence for Your Contractor Career
In any career, confidence can make a difference in helping a professional grow their skills and boost their value. It frees us to open doors to new relationships. It controls the fears of taking on new roles and new skills. It helps us trust ourselves and others to trust us. But while confidence should come…
Read MoreStop Blaming the Talent Shortage and Start Reaching Skilled Developers
According to the November 2021 State of the Developer Nation report by SlashDataTM, the second half of 2021 featured a challenging market for recruiting developers. A “scarcity of talent” is often used to describe why organizations have trouble securing people with in-demand skills, although the reality is more nuanced than a simple talent shortage. The…
Read MoreWhat Type of Worker Is Best: Consider Your Next Tech Resource Decision
When it comes to finding technology talent, hiring managers typically make their resource decisions based on experience. So, for example, if you need a programmer, you may turn immediately to a particular supplier for a contractor. Or, if you need an onsite technician in a new location, you go to HR to hire a new…
Read MoreSimple Questions to Expand Your Technology Career
Whether you are a committed freelancer or seek a path to a permanent role, you are very likely to struggle with career choices. Particularly in a world of complex and changing demands for technology skills, the path can be bewildering. With too little career development or research and you find yourself “living job to job,”…
Read MoreTargeting Talent: A Sanity Check for Your Tech Initiative
Embarking on a technology initiative is exciting. You have the plan and the approvals, and your company may assume it has access to contractors with the skills to bring a project to life. After all, you’ve hired many of the same types of roles in the recent past — programmers, engineers, project managers. Then, after…
Read MoreRetention Strategies You Mustn’t Neglect When Hiring Software Engineers
5 Tactics to Hire Candidates with Stickability Unless you employ effective retention strategies, your business could bleed software engineers. Studies show that it costs as much as nine months’ salary to replace a talented member of your team. That’s an expense you’ll be keen to avoid. Of course, it’s not only the financial cost of…
Read MoreHow Fast Should You Make an Offer for a Project Manager Job?
Never Miss Out on a Top Candidate Again You’ve interviewed a few candidates for the project manager job. There are a couple of candidates who are at the top of your list. You waited until you’d finished all interviews before getting the hiring team together to decide who to make the offer to. You decide…
Read MoreIs Now the Time to Consider the No-Code/Low-Code Approach?
If you’re confused about no-code/low-code (nc/lc) application development, you can take some comfort knowing you’re not alone. Although some of the underlying concepts of nc/lc application development have been around for some time (use of drag and drop, templates, etc.), the marketing and packaging of these platforms is relatively new. What is also new is…
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