During recent conversations many have shared how left their jobs without another job already arranged. Some quit and then enrolled in a bootcamp to gain more skills in technology hoping for the best…
The Value of Emotional Intelligence... Even for Engineers
By Melanie Vargas | Leadership, Human Resources, Recruiting, Emotional Intelligence | No CommentsAccording to the World Economic Forum's "Why you need Emotional Intelligence", “90% of top performers are also high in emotional intelligence (EQ). On the flip side, just 20% of bottom performers…
Tech's Damaging Myth of the Loner Genius Nerd
By Swift HR Solutions Team | Recruiting, Technology, Venture Capital | No CommentsThe Google engineer who wasfiredlast week overhis memowrote that most women were biologically unsuited to working in tech because they were more focused on "feelings and aesthetics than ideas"…
Stop Recruiting, Start Connecting
By Jack Perkins | Consulting, Human Resources, Recruiting, Best Practices, Venture Capital | No CommentsSoftware engineers want to talk with their fellow professionals about job opportunities, not run the HR gauntlet. Recruiting for software engineers and other in-demand positions gives everyone the…
In Seattle, Demand for Tech Workers is Insatiable
By Don Willmott | News, Recruiting, Compensation | No CommentsWhat's New This Quarter Here's an amazing stat:Amazon recently hired 12,800 employees bringing its headcount up to 109,800, compared with 81,400 a year ago. That means the company employs more…
3 Solutions to Making Better Hiring Decisions
By Delise Crimmins | Human Resources, Recruiting | No CommentsThe cost to hire an employee averages between 14 to 29 percent of an employee's salary. This expensive line item becomes exponential when we make poor hiring decisions and are forced to rehire for…
San Francisco isn't the toughest place to hire tech pros these days. The talent crunch is worse in New York City than in the renowned West Coast tech stronghold, according to IT staffing specialist…
Tech companies desperate for "rockstarninja engineers"
By Laurie Segall | Recruiting, Technology | No CommentsInteractees let those trying to hire in-demand techies advertise their job openings -- everywhere they go. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- With launch costs low and valuations soaring, startups are…
The Obama administration launched a consolidated effort to spur new startup businesses Monday, part of its campaign to emphasize job creation while downplaying economic-spending initiatives that…
Salary Increase Budgets are Low and Going Even Lower
By Swift HR Solutions Team | Human Resources, Recruiting, Best Practices, Compensation, Finance | No CommentsSalary increase budgets and are near to historical lows, and are likely going even lower, due to the weak economic "recovery." Growth in 2010 has been so tepid that unemployment has barely budged and…