In a recent Recruiter Confidence Index Survey by ExecuNet, the anticipated trend for job growth over the next 6 months include technology, coming in #2 behind healthcare . https://www.execunet.com/job-market-projections-upcoming-months/
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IT Hiring in First Half of 2016
What companies are hiring and what skills are in demand? Check out this article on InformationWeek by Dawn Kawamoto on the anticipated trends in the IT market. http://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/cios-detail-hiring-plans-for-first-half-of-2016/d/d-id/1323876
High Voluntary Tech Turnover
In a recent Dice report (see full article below) technology professionals voluntarily leaving their positions has been on the upward trend over recent years. Although this is a headache for HR and managers, it does reflect professionals being confident enough in the job market to move around- especially for those with in-demand skills sets. Based […]
Attracting and Retaining Millennial Workers
Great article posted by Westfair Online by Nancy Urell, Director of the Manhattanville School of Business’ Corporate Learning Services. http://westfaironline.com/70396/column-how-to-attract-and-retain-millennial-workers/ With a different generation comes different expectations. Those expectations play a major determining factor in where a millennial may decide to work. Work/life balance, teamwork, and constant feedback are definitely strong considerations. This is great […]
Fairchester Under 30 Rising Star Award
Congratulations to Amanda Blair, one of our technical recruiters, for receiving the 2014 “Under 30 Rising Star” award at yesterday’s Fairchester Recruiting Summit. We are extremely proud!
COMPUTER SCIENCE ENROLLMENT ON THE RISE
In a recent article by Susan Hall on “Computer Science Enrollments Continue to Grow,” a report from the Computing Research Association states that the number of “new undergraduate computing majors continued to grow last year, rising 13.4 percent.” Although this percent is not as high as it has been in the past, it is the […]
EXECUTIVE HIRING ON THE RISE
In a recent study, Jason Maczuba, Director of Recruiting Services at Execunet, has concluded the following positive feedback on the increase for executive search- Our recent survey of executive search firm recruiters indicates a return to pre-recession levels for the executive job market. As the speed of improvement in the executive market continues, candidates will […]
Candidates Selected as “Rookie of the Year”
A local banking company has awarded two of our placements with a “Rookie of the Year” award. One was placed as an IT Systems Support Specialist in April 2013 and the other was placed as a Desktop Support Technician in October 2007. At the same employer, another placement was promoted from Systems Analyst to Assistant […]
