Helping and guiding employees to constantly upgrade their technology skills has tremendous benefits to business in the long run. The pace of technology change has not slowed, even during COVID, and we currently have a huge skills gap in almost all industries. Upskilling and/or reskilling employees allows your company to stay current on the latest… Read More »
There are two types of skills developers need today and both are equally important. The first is hard skills, those language-specific qualifications that make the developer proficient in his or her chosen language. The second is the softer skills that help with communication and collaboration, two areas that are particularly important to software development these… Read More »
Project Managers are and should be trained to spot the telltale signs that a project is shifting into the red. By the time you’ve reached missed deployments, it’s almost too late to keep time and labor costs under control. Ultimately, you’re left with the suspicion that you’re going to be eating humble pie with the… Read More »
One of the best (or worst) parts of being a developer is that it is a constant learning process. Each year, new iterations of old core languages keep us on our toes, while new frameworks, libraries, and languages are being released that change how we go to work. As you might imagine, there are varying… Read More »
Is your company culture causing candidates to walk away from the interview process? When was the last time you gave some thought as to what your company looks like from the outside? The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) says one in four workers report they have a feeling of dread when they think about their workplace.… Read More »
Here are some of the top cybersecurity certifications you can get this year. While the COVID-19 fallout has been dominating the news for the past six months, hackers have been doing their best to ransack anything they can get their hands on in the digital world. From government-sponsored hacker threats to phishing scams targeting the… Read More »
The truth is that finding the right cleared candidate is much harder than finding one with non-government security clearance. Finding a good IT tech candidate is difficult enough, but now add on security clearance requirements, and your search process becomes nearly impossible. Fortunately, Blackstone Talent Group has some experience in this area and can help… Read More »
In 2018, Forbes predicted half of the global workforce would be working from home in the next few years and pre-COVID, we were getting there. These days 42% of the American workforce is productive at home (pre-COVID). Video-conferencing technology, as well as other online software tools have allowed workers to conduct business from anywhere there’s… Read More »
Low employee morale can manifest in all kinds of ways, and if you don’t find a way to help workers regain their confidence and enthusiasm, it could spread throughout the company. Here’s how to detect and correct low employee morale. What is Low Employee Morale? Morale is attributed to the feelings and emotions your workers have… Read More »
2020 will go down as one of the most “interesting” years for the American workforce. In March and April, millions of our workforce started a new experiment of working from home. About six months later, the experiment may have turned into more of a longitudinal study. As we move into the fall, hiring teams will likely… Read More »