As regular readers of Staffing 360 know, I am an avid golfer. I play often with friends, clients, and especially with my daughter Andrea (who truthfully is better than I am!). I am also very lucky to have the chance to support worthy charitable causes and indulge my passion at the same time. Springtime has […]
A recent PCWorld article, “IT Contractors Help Companies Meet Changing Work Needs” discusses how corporate IT departments depend on IT contractors to help them fulfill their mission. It mentions competing IT staffing firms, which some might conclude makes it unwise to pass along, but I don’t subscribe to that kind of thinking; I look for […]
One of our clients most frequently asked questions is, “how can I make sure my IT contractor stays until the end?” Whether it’s a manager on a multiyear, multimillion dollar software development project or a Java developer filling in for maternity leave, losing an employee before you are ready is a problem; a problem that […]
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Off-shoring of IT talent has always been a controversial, if not caustic, issue. Companies need to stay competitive and are constantly looking for ways to get work done for less so that financial resources can be directed elsewhere. US workers find it nearly impossible to compete with the lower wages earned by their counterparts overseas. […]
IT employment numbers continue to defy economic news. While most sectors of employment are in recovery mode, IT employment has reached an all-time high.
I’m heading to Ashland, OR next week. Home to the annual Shakespeare festival where the universally recognized genius is celebrated. His longevity is indicative of at least one thing – he must have something important and useful to say. So I wondered, what could we learn from Shakespeare about the staffing business? It turns out […]
We’ve discussed the IT talent shortage before on this site. This week an article on CNET about an innovative idea to address the problem caught my attention. In NYC High School Will Train Badly Needed Software Engineers, columnist Daniel Terdiman reports on plans to open The Academy for Software Engineering in the fall of this […]