Today, diversity and inclusion present a major opportunity for the tech industry. Research shows that a diverse workforce leads to higher performance and more resilient companies and we’ve all got room to improve where representation, pay, and hiring is concerned. A 2021 survey of over 2,000 early-career tech workers and 270 business leaders by market…
In the recruitment process, efficient and effective resume screening is one of the first and extremely crucial steps for any organization. However, a large number of applicants for each job becomes a time-consuming and labor-intensive task for recruiters. According to the tech marketplace G2, companies lose about 89% of potential candidates due to the prolonged…
Graduating from college can be disheartening. Your peers are settling and giving up on their dreams, and it feels like you might be next. If you have to hear the standard advice about “working on your resume” and “networking” one more time, you’re probably going to punch someone. Using the Skill-Bridge Technique, you can avoid…
Despite the very best of intentions, well-formulated goals, and detailed plans life happens and those well-laid plans to achieve your career goals can go off track. Whether it’s attending network events, devoting time to developing your skills, or spending time on something you love (like blogging about career skills for instance!) sometimes other things take…
Many recruiter look at what they do from an extremely narrow perspective. One glaring example of this is the failure of most recruiters to realize that a key element of their success is based on how well they gather “competitive intelligence!” WHAT IS COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE? Competitive intelligence is the process of gathering valuable information about…
“It’s the work (stupid).” That is the gist of the answer that you get when you ask top performers, “What would attract you to a new job?” If you were Picasso, wouldn’t you only be attracted to a new job if it provided you with the opportunity to “do the best painting of your life”?…
I am frequently asked, “What is the most exciting and impact job in the corporate world?” While others may answer differently, to be the most exciting and impact job is clearly recruiting. It is full of excitement because every day as a recruiter you are in a head-to-head competition to attract top talent, and fortunately,…
Civil is one of the least preferred branches in engineering. Few people today want to be involved in building roads, bridges, buildings – actual engineering work. The software industry with its big brands, cool campuses, and mainly mental work is more attractive. But as they say, nature has its own corrective mechanisms. So it is…