Having the right mix of professional skills in for a leadership career in today’s information technology space is not easy. But if your goal is to climb up the corporate ladder in the IT realm, you’ll need to exhibit a mix of hard and soft skills – in addition to your IT knowledge – to… Read More »
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 »
Blackstone Talent Group’s CEO, Ken Hans, hosted a webinar in early November discussing pressing issues related to the global pandemic, the effects it has had on society, and how Blackstone and our clients are adapting our business to a world with COVID-19. Ken was joined by Panelists, Madison Crist, Heather Arves, and myself (Michelle… 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 »
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Blackstone Talent Group, a division of Blackstone Technology Group, is pleased to announce the rollout of its Consultant Care Program, or CCP, to its nationwide consulting team. Blackstone Talent Group specializes in providing clients the best IT talent in the industry and serves commercial, government and non-profit clients across the U.S. “In today’s… 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 »