Monthly Archives: August 2018

The human resources department has a crucial role in affecting and driving a company’s culture, not just from an accountability point of view, but also from the perspective of hiring – making certain the organization hires the right staff members. A process for hiring staff starts with writing a good job posting, and the language […]

Most of the time, it’s a good idea to play it safe. There are times, however, when it makes senses to take a risk. If you have ancestors who willingly emigrated to the US, you know that a major risk can pay off. Your ancestor(s) clearly thought playing it safe had limited upside. When it […]

It’s common knowledge that there’s a massive shortfall of tech talent, but research is showing that the current demand is once-in-a-decade in size. A recent survey of CIOs conducted by KPMG and Harvey Nash found that the tech skills gap is the highest it’s been since 2008.  Surveying more than 3,000 CIOs, the survey also […]

Be a good person and everything will work out for you. That’s what we’re taught as kids, but unfortunately, the real world doesn’t work like that. People who make unethical decisions aren’t always punished for them. In fact, there are many stories of unethical behavior being rewarded. Also, not every ethical choice is laid out […]

Our Best Blogs of July post includes stories on the lack of cybersecurity talent, the motivations of so-called ‘gig’ workers and the irony of employers setting an increasingly higher bar for applicants at a time when there are record low numbers of people looking for work. That’s a lot of great stuff to read in […]