by Richard Southwick | Jul 17, 2019 | Human Capital
This is the second article in a three-part series about technical recruiting. This article outlines steps you can take to maximize the return on the time spent preparing and conducting interviews. 860 words, reading time approximately 4 minutes. You’ve developed your...
by Richard Southwick | Jul 10, 2019 | Human Capital
This is the first article in a three-part series about technical recruiting. This article: Introduces the concept of a recruitment pitch. Explains how to craft an effective recruitment pitch. 785 words, estimated reading time 4:00 minutes. Your company is expanding,...
by David Brian Ward | Jun 5, 2019 | Human Capital
A recent article in the NY Times takes Google to task for employing a “shadow” workforce of temps. It’s not a nuanced piece of business journalism and I take exception to many of its implied conclusions. Here are some of my criticisms and I encourage others in our...
by David Brian Ward | May 29, 2019 | Human Capital
This article is the second part of a two-part article. For lessons 1-4, see Part 1. A quick recap of Part 1’s key points follows. Fast growth is a great problem to have. You may be experiencing viral success, attracting new investment, or successfully pivoting to a...
by David Brian Ward | May 21, 2019 | Human Capital
Fast growth is a great problem to have. You may be experiencing viral success, attracting new investment, or successfully pivoting to a broader business model. Or all of the above: Good for you! You will begin, no doubt, by recruiting the best developers you worked...
by Robert Boyd | Dec 10, 2018 | Business Intelligence, Human Capital, Management & Leadership
Stop and Consider Before you take on the next assignment – Stop and Consider – is this what you really ought to be doing? The Association for Computing Machinery is not known for inspirational exhortations to a higher calling. But, in their dry, analytical way they...
