Tom Kenaley
On July 1, 2026, roughly 108,000 California state workers returned to the office four days a week under Governor Newsom’s mandate. For private employers hiring in the same cities, that one policy just reopened the competition for people who want flexibility. We staff for a living. So when the single largest employer in the state … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, President & Senior Partner, KORE1 The best Dynamics 365 consultant interview questions in 2026 first pin down which app the candidate has actually run, because Finance and Operations, Business Central, and Customer Engagement are three different jobs sharing one product name. Once you know that, the rest of the loop is about … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President, KORE1 Hiring an accounting manager in 2026 typically costs $75,000 to $160,000 depending on team size and audit exposure, with most searches wrapping in four to eight weeks. The dollar figure is rarely what trips companies up. Deciding whether the seat is genuinely a management job, and not … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President, KORE1 NetSuite developers in the U.S. earn a base near $114,000 on average in 2026, with total compensation closer to $133,000 once bonus and additional pay are counted, and senior SuiteScript specialists clearing $160,000. Base isn’t the story here. The story is which market you think you’re buying … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President, KORE1 NetSuite administrators in the U.S. make a median base of about $111,000 in 2026. The middle of the market runs roughly $85,000 to $140,000, and a certified admin holding together a multi-subsidiary OneWorld instance clears $150,000 without much argument. That median hides something specific, though, and it … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President, KORE1 In 2026, U.S. Workday consultants earn a median base near $115,000, with most offers landing between $95,000 and $165,000, and senior functional and integration specialists who have carried a live deployment clearing $175,000 and up. One title, several jobs that barely resemble each other. The module bends … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President, KORE1 A group product manager runs a small team of PMs while still owning strategy for a product area, and costs $190,000 to $285,000 base in 2026, or $310,000 to $560,000 all in at public tech firms. That double duty is the whole job, and it is also … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, President & Senior Partner, KORE1 The Workday consultant interview questions that predict a strong hire in 2026 test configuration judgment under pressure, not memorized terminology. Hand a candidate a business process that routes to the wrong approver and watch them reason toward the fix. Ask why an integration failed overnight with payroll … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President, KORE1 In 2026, U.S. penetration testers earn a median base near $130,000, with most offers landing between $95,000 and $180,000, and senior red-team operators who can prove real exploitation clearing $200,000 in total pay. One job title, and hiding under it a pay range that would make your … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President, KORE1 In 2026, U.S. Kubernetes engineers earn a median base near $140,000, with most offers landing between $115,000 and $195,000, and senior platform specialists who run production clusters clearing $230,000 and up in total pay. One title, and underneath it a pay gap wide enough to drive a … Read more
