Every recruiter knows the importance of discussing career goals with job candidates. With that information, the recruiter can tailor the pitch to the candidate’s longer-term plans—boosting the chances of acceptance. But what do candidates actually...
- April 12th, 2018
- 2 min read
Gender diversity in the tech industry has been a major issue for over two decades now. The numbers simply don’t add up: the EEOC reports that, while women currently make up roughly 56 percent of...
- April 3rd, 2018
- 4 min read
What’s it like to be a woman in tech today? For one thing, it can be lonely. Women make up only 24 percent of the tech workforce at entry level, and occupy only 11 percent of executive...
- March 29th, 2018
- 1 min read
If you’re helping tech firms recruit data analysts and data scientists, as well as artificial intelligence (A.I.) experts, you may know that these highly specialized tech pros rely on a small handful of well-known languages...
- March 27th, 2018
- 3 min read
When’s your busy hiring season? For many tech roles – especially information security and data-driven ones – the peak season tends to be May, June, and July. That’s right around the corner, so it’s a...
- March 22nd, 2018
- 5 min read
Tech professionals have a variety of motivations for doing their best work, but one is the opportunity to showcase their skills and stand out among their peers. These individuals, being highly competitive, are often attracted...
- March 20th, 2018
- 1 min read
“Time to hire” is one of the gold-standard recruiting KPIs, but in the past few years, there’s been some pushback in the industry around its viability as a metric, especially in tech recruiting. The Main Argument The...
- March 8th, 2018
- 5 min read
Recruiters and hiring managers sometimes have difficulty convincing an experienced tech pro to work for a startup. Those professionals in mid-career may view startups as too unstable for their tastes—why join a company that might...
- March 6th, 2018
- 2 min read
Which programming languages are most popular among tech pros? The answer is an important one to recruiters, who can pitch prospective employers as an ideal place to utilize an in-demand language. As part of its...
- March 1st, 2018
- 3 min read
The annual Dice Tech Salary Report is a great resource to track compensation trends for specific metro areas, industries and titles. It also allows employers to take a look at which tech skills pay the...
- February 27th, 2018
- 2 min read