Recent headlines confirm a trend we’ve all felt: Millennials are taking over our workforce: Millennials to take over by 2025—Hartford Business Journal The Rise of the Millennial Workforce—Wired Millennials Surpass Gen Xers as the largest generation in the U.S. Labor Force—Pew These shifts in generations in the workplace happen every 20-30 years, and corporate America […]
Retaining top talent can be a real problem for IT managers. While employees in other industries may hold onto recession-era concerns about leaving their job and not finding another, IT professionals have little fear of unemployment. In the greater Atlanta area, where we have an office, the IT unemployment rate is less than 2%. As […]
You’ve proven your objective and subjective qualifications. You’ve solicited the recommendations you need to stand out from the crowd. You’re ready to make your big play and grab the job you want. And there’s one person you have to grab it from… It’s Time to Reach Out to Your Desired Position’s Hiring Manager Now—not when […]
You’ve done the work. You developed the skills your desired position requires, and you’ve developed the professional values needed to slide friction-free into the position. You’ve made yourself a good candidate for the job you want. But the road to your desired job doesn’t end there. Move from a Generic “Good” Candidate to The Best Person […]
Two weeks ago, we confronted an uncomfortable professional reality: as an IT leader, at least once in your career you will face lean times—stretches when IT’s resources are substantially reduced and everyone feels the pinch. During these lean times, three major problems crop up: A reactive desire to just accept the lean times and mechanically […]
