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6 Ways to Bridge the IT Skills Gap
By Joe Stangarone Source: mrc's Cup of Joe Blog A recent study finds that a whopping 93% of businesses indicate there is an IT skills gap–a substantial shortfall between the...
Five Creative Ways to Keep in Touch With Your Professional Network
By Chelsea Babin Networking can scare people off--and that knowledge can deter you from networking effectively. Despite its many career-improving benefits, because it feels fake, forced, or repetitive. There’s only...
IT Unemployment Lowers As Employers Pay More For Top Technical Talent
By Chelsea Babin According to a recent Dice survey, 17 percent of employers offered increased compensation as a primary motivator in 2015. And, with the IT unemployment rate falling significantly...
Tech Unemployment Rose Slightly Last Quarter But These Technical Skills Are Still in High Demand
By Chelsea Babin The IT industry’s unemployment rate rose slightly last quarter, the second quarter of 2016, hitting 2.1 percent according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Comparatively, in...
The 5 Biggest IT Trends of 2016 Are Keeping the Unemployment Rate Steady
By Chelsea Babin In the first quarter of 2016 the general unemployment rate stood at 4.9% while the technology industry unemployment rate stood at a mere 2.4%. This consistently lower...
These Fastest Growing Tech Skills are Driving IT Salary Expectations
By Chelsea Babin Just last month Dice released their top 10 fastest growing tech skills. Technical professionals familiarize themselves with these lists so they can know which skills to learn...
Why Startups and Smaller Companies Are Facing More A Challenging IT Hiring Processes Than More Established, Larger Organizations
By Chelsea Babin Although finding the right technical talent to add to your team in 2016 isn’t an easy feat regardless of what company you are, recent studies have found...
Try These 3 Foolproof Skill Building Methods
By Chelsea Babin In order to advance in your career you’ll need to increase your skills. Some of this skill building can be done on the job but it’s not...
From Slightly Shorter Job Vacancies to IT Professionals Unsatisfied With Their Salaries
By Chelsea Babin The IT industry has been experiencing some meaningful changes throughout 2016. While the IT unemployment rate fell to a record 2.4 percent in January, employers everywhere are...
Three Questions to Ask When Deciding What Skill to Learn Next
By Chelsea Babin To stay competitive in their field and personally fulfilled, many technical professionals dedicate a little time outside of work to learning a new skill. Keep in mind,...