The faster technology moves, the wider the digital skill gap becomes. As technical and talent acquisition leaders, the first step is to understand the factors that led to our current digital skills gap. Only then can businesses bridge this gap before it becomes too wide to overcome. The Current Digital Skills Gap The World Economic… Read More »
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IT hiring in the age of economic instability
Wait and see: That seems to be the prevailing business strategy when it comes to digital transformation this year. But it’s not due to a lack of urgency. Read the full article here. This article was first seen on the Staffing Stream. The Staffing Stream is SIA’s guest blog.Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) is the global… Read More »
4 Reasons to Use a Hire-Train-Deploy Approach
The possibilities that technology can create for today’s businesses are endless – that is, if you have the right people to bring them to life. The companies that are able to turn their technology position into a differentiator are those that can consistently execute on their IT projects on time and within budget. This takes… Read More »
3 Federal Government IT Trends for 2024
Today’s economic uncertainty is forcing the private sector to press pause on any non-critical digital projects. However, the public sector’s outlook is still very much “full steam ahead” when it comes to IT initiatives. What are the biggest trends driving IT spending in the federal government space, especially since kicking off its new fiscal year… Read More »
4 In-Demand Technologies to Build Career Success
In a rapidly evolving tech landscape, the journey to professional success often begins with the question: “What technologies should I be learning?” The demand for skilled individuals in the tech sector is constantly evolving, and keeping up with the latest trends is crucial. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or embarking on your tech career, here’s… Read More »
Is a Digital Skills Gap Holding Financial Services Back?
How upskilling, reskilling and hire-train-deploy can help employers in finance transform their digital workforce Rapid digital transformation, security challenges and competitive pressure have put financial services behind the eight ball. Technology (and disruptors) are reshaping the banking industry — and customer expectations. Financial services no longer simply need an IT department that supports day-to-day desktop… Read More »
How to Develop Net-New Tech Talent for Financial Services
HTD makes it possible for companies to custom-train and build their tech workforce with highly accomplished junior software engineers.… Read More »
What is Hire-Train-Deploy?
HTD makes it possible for companies to custom-train and build their tech workforce with highly accomplished junior software engineers.… Read More »
How to Close the Digital Skills Gap
Three ways to gain the tech skills your business needs to complete projects and stop falling behind. You can’t miss the persistent headlines and LinkedIn posts about it. Almost 60% of employers say not having the right-skilled digital talent has a significant impact on their business. (It’s 73% in financial services!) And of those employers:… Read More »
Smoothstack Partners with Databricks to Drive Business Value with the Lakehouse Platform
McLean, VA — September 26, 2023 Smoothstack, an IT services and solutions company with a unique ability to create net-new technology talent at scale via their Hire-Train-Deploy offering, today announced they have partnered with Databricks, the data and AI company, to drive business value by unifying data and artificial intelligence (AI). As a Databricks… Read More »