Disclosing your exact security clearance can be tricky. An employer may ask for your security clearance. However, some security clearance designations can be withdrawn if you disclose the wrong details. What should you do?! Here are some tips for how to disclose your security clearance designation without getting you into hot water. Disclosing Your Security… Read More »
Top Paying/Growing IT Jobs in 2021
The tech industry shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, there is a forecasted shortage of data engineers, programmers, and other types of technologists in the coming years. Thousands of IT jobs will likely go unfilled simply because there aren’t enough trained IT experts to fill them. So, what are the hot jobs for… Read More »
How to Stand Out as a Leader in IT
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 »
Upskilling Your Employees
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 »
Important Skills for Software Developers
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 »
Coping with Coronavirus
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 »
Signs Your Tech Project Isn’t Successful
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 »
Programming Languages to Become Proficient in Before 2021
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 Scaring Away Talent? This is How You Can Fix it.
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 »
Blackstone Talent Group Rolls Out its Consultant Care Program to Enhance Support of Its Deployed Staff
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 »