Demand outpaces supply for today’s technology workers, and researchers at Georgetown University estimate that by 2020 nearly 5 million tech jobs will go unfilled. Preparing the pipeline is a challenge — the US has always struggled with educating our students in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), as well as with ongoing retraining and retooling. In addition, […]
Job hunting is tough today, and different than you may remember if you’ve been out of the market for awhile. No longer do you find an opening in the newspaper, apply, and wait for a phone call. A job search today requires strategy, focus, and commitment to the process — a sales and marketing process. […]
While it appears sluggish in some places, the US economy is chugging along, with the US Department of Labor reporting the October unemployment rate down to 5.8% and an average of more than 200,000 jobs created every month in 2014. The industry trade group TechServe Alliance identified that IT hiring grew by 7,800 jobs in […]
This is Part 2 of our series on finding qualified candidates to fill open positions at your organization. Be sure to check out Part 1, Why That Open Position May Not Be So Easy to Fill. Hiring is never easy, even when the economy is sputtering and employees value stability and security. A recent Towers […]
This is the first of two articles on finding qualified candidates for your open positions. You’re the hiring manager at your company and you’ve got some positions to fill. No sweat, especially in today’s economy, right? Wrong. Sure, you can fill the position with anyone, but you don’t want just anyone — you want the […]