Category: Hiring Advice
Mastering the Art of Video Interviewing in the Age of COVID-19
Just because COVID-19 is forcing you to work from home, doesn’t mean you need to stop recruiting world-class talent for your engineering team. Thanks to an abundant supply of tools and online conferencing platforms, video interviewing is a viable option for engineering managers who are unable to meet candidates in person. Even better, companies that… Read more »
Three Advantages Of Hiring IT Contractors
If you are like most managers who hire for IT, you’ve struggled to find top talent over the last several years. If you’ve been spinning your wheels using the same tactics over and over, an effective way to close skill gaps and overcome hiring challenges is to work with IT contractors. These skilled professionals are… Read more »
Is Your Hiring Process Scaring Away IT Talent?
Attracting top IT talent in today’s market is no easy feat. But when your hiring process is complex, disorganized or long and drawn out, it can cost you top candidates. Is your hiring process scaring away IT talent? Poor Job Descriptions A job posting should give a potential applicant a good feel for the job, but you have to… Read more »
Six Tactics to Find Engineers
It is hard to find engineers and technical candidates. The unemployment rate for architecture and engineering occupations nationwide has fallen to 1.3% from 2.2% from a year earlier, and the trend is downward. The National Federation of Independent Business reports that: Job creation plans and unfilled job openings both set new records. The percentage of small business owners saying… Read more »