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Hiring Innovation in Tech: 6 Key Trends
An in-depth, up-to-date guide for tech companies on the most creative and innovative hiring practices and tools to secure the best tech talent.… Read More »
Skills Over Education: The Future of Tech Hiring
Despite rising inflation and talk of a recession, there remains considerable demand for tech workers. The Great Resignation is impacting the world of tech hiring, as a growing number of tech staff are trading in their current jobs for better opportunities – creating a persistent turnover crisis. According to a Gartner survey, only 29% of… Read More »
5 Ways to Ace Your Tech Job Interview
So you got yourself that tech job interview you’ve been seeking? Congratulations! However, in the ever increasingly competitive tech industry, how can you differentiate yourself from all the other fresh tech grads and coding bootcamp finishers? This is crucial as the unemployment rate among tech workers bumped up from 1.7% in July 2022 to 2.3%… Read More »
Entry-Level Tech Jobs: 8 Tips for Landing that All-Important First Position
As technology becomes more crucial in business operations, the demand for IT professionals is expected to grow steadily. Despite layoffs and economic uncertainties, the next few years should see a positive employment outlook for the tech workforce as organizations embrace new technologies and need qualified people to fill emerging IT positions. At the beginning of… Read More »
Smoothstack Helps Partner Meet Unique Microsoft Developer Requirements
One of our biggest clients was working on a complex, highly technical project. On short notice, the project requirements changed. Our client needed to rapidly add ten more tech professionals who met a unique and challenging Microsoft developer profile. Adding these skilled resources on short notice presented a major challenge. Our client didn’t have the… Read More »
Smoothstack Supplies Large Systems Integrator with Hard-to-Source Tech Personnel
Many of Smoothstack’s most exciting and most dynamic partnerships are with large systems integrators. Case in point: A large U.S. systems integrator has an engagement with a partner based in Washington, D.C. On short notice, the project requirements changed. Our systems integration partner needed to find specialized software engineers to fill new mission-critical roles –… Read More »
Do Coding Bootcamps Work? That Depends on Your Expectations
Do coding bootcamps work? At Smoothstack, this is a question we get asked all the time. Lots of people are looking to jumpstart a career in tech, or switch lanes from a non-technology background – and bootcamps can seem like a powerful potential shortcut. Because developer bootcamps promise students a quick way to acquire the… Read More »
How Federal System Integrators Can Overcome Federal Contract Challenges
In 2021, over 93% of system integration providers announced plans to increase their workforce. Out of that figure, nearly 79% found the need to hire more staff to deal with the increased volume of work. Why? Because systems integrators deal with large contracts where the headcount demands are high. This is especially the case for… Read More »
Get Lucky: 4 Ways to Fill Your Software Developer Talent Pipeline
Employment projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics predict a total of 189,200 job openings for software developers by 2030. With demand for software development talent ramping up, tech organizations are in fierce competition to attract and hire the best talent. The software developer shortage won’t come as news to you, but maybe this will… Read More »