IT staffing isn’t all about technology
Last month Mike Rollings of Gartner released some important IT staffing research titled “Job Postings – Hiring for IT’s Past.” If you’re involved in IT staffing, and especially if you’re still relying...
View ArticleB.Y.O.D.: Choices create IT staffing challenges
Many of the sessions at Interop Las Vegas will focus on mobility and the issues surrounding mobile IT applications on a variety of platforms and devices. For example, the idea of bring your own device...
View ArticleMobility, agility, and IT staffing at Interop
Walking around Interop Las Vegas 2012, I can see the future unfold before my eyes. Beyond the flashing lights and the matching polo shirts, it’s clear that staffing IT positions in the future will be a...
View ArticleIT staffing and the yo-yo effect
After attending Interop Las Vegas 2012 I can tell you two things: People love yo-yos, and IT staffing is still a problem for many companies. First, the fun part. One of our most popular giveaways at...
View ArticleThe IT Hiring Manager’s Guide to IT Staffing — Part 1
For IT hiring managers, getting the right IT talent is a job unto itself. But how do you manage a busy department and still find the highly skilled IT staff you need? Our latest eBook, “The IT Hiring...
View ArticleIT Hiring Manager’s Guide — Part 2: Independent contractors — What’s the big...
For part two of our series about our latest eBook, “The IT Hiring Manager’s Brief Guide to IT Staffing,” we’ll discuss independent contractors. Take a look back at part one if you missed it, or...
View ArticleIT Hiring Manager’s Guide — Part 3: Getting the best person for the job
In part one and two of this series, taken from our latest eBook, “The IT Hiring Manager’s Brief Guide to IT Staffing,” we looked at the different types of non-employees and independent contractors....
View ArticleIT Hiring Manager’s Guide — Part 4: Using approved staffing suppliers or an MSP
Today I bring you the fourth and final installment in our eBook series, The IT Hiring Manager’s Brief Guide to IT Staffing. If you missed parts one, two, or three, I encourage you to click back, or...
View ArticleIT staffing now has to compete with the gamers
Have you ever looked at something like a smartphone and wondered, “How did we get here?” The world seems to move faster every day, and in the famous words of Ferris Bueller, “If you don’t stop and look...
View ArticleThink like interactive entertainment companies to win the war for talent
One day we might all be working for game companies. Or at least companies that use or make games to engage customers, potential employees, or both. Interactive entertainment is booming, and it’s likely...
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