When it comes time to negotiate a compensation package, many tech pros worry about leaving money on the table. Yet in trying to secure as high a salary as possible, many neglect to lock down...
- July 18th, 2017
- 2 min read
Hiring tech talent isn’t easy. Employers have to scour to find needle-in-the-haystack tech professionals, offer attractive salaries, and do it all while competing with the company down the street looking to do the same. While...
- July 13th, 2017
- 2 min read
Earlier this month, Apple CEO Tim Cook suggested in an interview that advanced manufacturing very much has a place in the U.S. economy. If he’s right, that could have a significant effect on long-term hiring...
- June 29th, 2017
- 2 min read
Every June, a new wave of college graduates hits the job market. How much can these graduates expect to earn in their first job? That’s an important bit of information for recruiters and tech firms...
- June 20th, 2017
- 1 min read
Of the 40 percent of tech pros who plan to change jobs in 2017, 31 percent are looking for more responsibility, according to the Dice Salary Survey. To address tech pros’ desire for professional development...
- June 8th, 2017
- 4 min read
While the arrival of new and powerful tools to mine and analyze big datasets is slowly changing the way organizations attract and acquire top technical talent, there is no clear and definitive path to the...
- June 6th, 2017
- 4 min read
Tech pros want to know what it’s really like to work for a company before they take a job. So smart recruiting teams are using realistic day-in-the-life narratives (told by actual workers) to win over...
- June 1st, 2017
- 4 min read
Tech companies love to use culture as a recruiting tool, to varying degrees of success. What many interviewers—whether they’re recruiters or hiring managers—don’t consider is that once a culture is established, they have to hire...
- May 30th, 2017
- 3 min read
“Sorry, but you’re not a good fit.” “You’re overqualified for the position.” If you’re under the impression that giving technical candidates some innocuous reason why they didn’t get the job reduces the chances of confrontation...
- May 16th, 2017
- 4 min read
What does tech talent really want? If you answered, “A boatload of money,” you’re only half-right. Yes, tech professionals appreciate ample compensation for their work. But as many companies have shown over the past few...
- May 9th, 2017
- 2 min read