May 6, 2019 | Industry Trends, Recruiting
Another day, another data breach. Ladders, a job site dedicated to high-level positions with a salary of $100k or more, recently suffered a data breach that exposed over 13.7 million records of candidates’ personal information. It’s unfortunate, but that’s the sad...
Mar 12, 2019 | Information Technology
Few professionals are more spoiled for choice than tech talent. Much to their chagrin, recruiters and CIOs across the country are realizing that developers do not, in fact, grow on trees, but are more highly sought after than ever. Anyone who’s recruited for an IT...
Mar 8, 2019 | Financial Services
Exciting. Interesting. Fun. Not exactly words we generally use to describe working in financial services, are they? Let’s face it: banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions have a reputation for being stuffy, boring places to work. When competition for...
Feb 7, 2019 | Industry Trends
The workforce back in the day was divided into two groups. Workers belonged to either the white-collared group or the blue-collared group. These groups were named after the type of attire each group wore to work. White collar workers were typically in office settings...
Apr 5, 2018 | Industry Trends, Recruiting
Freelance work used to get a bad rep. It was something folks did in between jobs out of necessity—not by choice. Some still romanticize traditional W2 jobs, but the workforce as we know it now sees things through a new lens. 57.3 million people chose freelance work in...
Sep 27, 2017 | Information Technology
The size of a company doesn’t matter: sourcing, recruiting, and hiring is hard. However, it’s definitely harder for startup companies to recruit and hire top talent—not to mention get that talent to stick around. This brings me to an important point: startup...
Jun 6, 2017 | Company Culture, Human Resources, Industry Trends, Talent Optimization
As the terrified employee takes his fateful steps down the corridor, apprehensively drawing near to his manager’s door, he stops to wipe the sweat from his brow. This is it: today he finds out whether the last year has been worth it. Whether his work has been good...
Feb 27, 2017 | Human Resources
When it comes to the structure and function of the typical organization, HR is the glue that holds the revenue-generating pieces together. Both employers and employees depend on HR departments for finding top talent, compensation, interviewing, and so much more that...
Jul 25, 2016 | Industry Trends, Information Technology
There’s no denying that LinkedIn has become a valuable tool for recruiters. The social network, used by 400 million professionals, overhauled its recruiter platform this past spring to cement their status as the go-to for hiring talent. Recruiting on LinkedIn seems...
Dec 10, 2014 | Industry Trends, Information Technology
For college students or recent graduates, or even those looking to re-enter the workforce, the phrase “learn to code” is becoming sage advice as tech roles take the lead. The demand for technology talent has led to an uneven workforce, in which many...
