Skills

Ten Benefits About Remote vs. Onsite Work

By Michelle Knight Your pickiness for specific technical skills vs. types of collaboration and team-building will determine how frequently your technical hires work remotely or onsite. A COVID-19 era has moved 71% of onsite employees to a remote set-up, as the Pew Research Center found in October 2020. In July 2021, increasing vaccinations promised more safety in numbers and a…

Top Seven Things to Know When Working with a Technical Recruiter

By Michelle Knight Partnering with a technical recruiter gives you confidence that you will hire the best IT expert available that you need. As Jim Collins says, “the right people are your most important asset.” But hiring the long-term person you need can be difficult when you have critical technical and soft skill requirements. Just talk to one of the…

How to Build a Successful Remote Team

Technology has made us more connected than ever, which means businesses have the power to allow employees to work from home. However, many managers are unsure of how to best handle this transition. Fears about communication difficulties, poor productivity, and employee success at home lead many managers to prefer their employees to stay in the office. This approach, unfortunately, benefits…

5 Ways to Update That Outdated Résumé ASAP

If you have a job you’re satisfied with, updating your résumé might seem like a waste of time. But job loss can arrive unexpectedly; new management might lay off your division, for example, or decide that your project isn’t a priority. In light of that, it can pay to keep your résumé as updated as possible at all times. Spending…

Tweaking Your Résumé for a Successful 2019

By Nick Kolakowski It’s a brand new year, and even if you have zero urge to jump to a new job, it’s still worth updating your résumé: You never know when you might need it on short notice. (For example, if you’re a federal employee furloughed by the recent shutdown, you might have made a quick decision to pursue a…