Accelerating Results with Information Technology Watch this video to see what our talented professionals do with information technology for our clients across the U.S. State of the Industry: 2019 Takeaways, 2020 Outlook Blackstone conducts both its own research and participates in several annual events in the resource service industry. Below are handpicked takeaways that we… Read More »
The end of the year allows is a natural time to reflect on your leadership style. 2019 was a challenging year for recruiting new employees, and most leaders realize their approach to their job had an impact both on the organization’s ability to bring in new talent and keep them. Most polls show that employee engagement is… Read More »
Resumes are hard. Technology workers can be exposed to a variety of software and hardware combinations over the years, which can make a resume run too long. Today’s job market includes freelance and contract work, in addition to full-time roles. All of this can make a resume read poorly or make it overly complex. How… Read More »
Evaluating employees in the IT field can be difficult because the roles they perform are often so highly technical. New managers may not have the technical acumen to judge the quality of the skills the employee exhibited over the evaluation period. But there is also the human element to an evaluation that makes the process… Read More »
You know the unemployment market is low and there are a plethora of technology jobs out there. But your protracted job search hasn’t yielded any results. You’re probably wondering if you’re doing something wrong. We’ve compiled a few of the most common job mistakes that we see holding back technology candidates from finding their next… Read More »
The numbers are terrifying: IBM and the Ponemon Institute say the average cost of a corporate data breach is now $3.92 million per incident. Digital Guardian says the costs are harder to quantify, changing by industry and ranging from $1.25 to $8.19 million. But the latest studies show data breaches are gifts that keep on giving; much of the cost associated with these incidents occur even years… Read More »
The Blackstone’s DC team spent the morning volunteering at the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) in South Arlington, VA. The team got the opportunity to hand out food tickets, package food to be ready for distribution, and pre-prep Thanksgiving Day food for many of the 2,400 families who receive food from AFAC each week. The… Read More »
Attention employees – in a tight labor market, you have the upper hand. At least for as long as the labor market remains at historically low levels. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that unemployment is still around 3.9% and in 2018 wages went up a bit. This means the American worker can expect employers… Read More »
A developer can do well on a coding test, but stymie a project because of their arrogance. A project manager can have all the skills on paper but fail to deploy on the ground. UX designers can have a great portfolio but push too hard for their vision without taking into account the end-user. These… Read More »
Written By: Mike Nicholas – Strategic Growth Director Every Manager wants them. The ‘rock stars’, the ‘studs’, the playfully-phrased and enigmatic ‘Flying Purple Unicorns’ of the working marketplace. Dozens of Manager man-hours go into developing the perfect job descriptions, technical interview questions, and strict evaluation criteria for identifying, capturing, and hiring this mythical beast. The… Read More »