In January, the tech industry’s unemployment rate sank to 2.4 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; that’s about half the national rate of 4.9 percent. Such numbers reiterate what recruiters already know:...
Is your recruiting team relying on an advertising-driven approach to social recruitment? If you answered yes, you’re missing out on a prime opportunity to engage your target audience and influence their mindsets. “Candidates don’t want...
Rising salaries for tech professionals are putting the squeeze on employer budgets when it comes to new hiring, making it more important than ever for recruiters and HR professionals to find tech candidates with the...
Average technology salaries in the U.S. saw the biggest year-over-year leap ever, up 7.7 percent to $96,370 annually, according to the annual salary survey by Dice. Bonuses and contract rates also rose from 2014, and...
According to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), tech pros ended 2015 feeling confident about the economy, or at least their chances of landing a new position: roughly 500,000 professionals in the...
Although hiring is expected to increase in the first half of 2016, many critical technology positions will remain in high demand, according to the January Dice Report. In particular, appetite for tech professionals with security...
A “purple squirrel” is a top-performing tech pro with multiple certs and hard-to-find skillsets. Recruiting guru Dr. John Sullivan refers to them as “super passive candidates” because it’s difficult for competing firms to lure them...
A protracted hiring process may not only cause you to lose talented tech professionals, it can damage your employment brand. Surveys show that candidates are put off by a lengthy hiring process that stretches on...
Reaching and recruiting millennials — roughly defined as individuals born between 1980 and 2000 — is a hot topic, primarily because research shows by 2025 that generation will make up 75 percent of the workforce. A...
According to Dice’s latest hiring survey, finding highly-skilled tech talent will be a top hiring priority for companies in 2016. A record 78 percent of hiring managers anticipate more hiring in the first half of...
