Data Warehousing Project for a Healthcare Client

KORE1 is proud to announce the successful completion of a Data Warehousing Project for a client in the Healthcare industry Position Summary: Like most healthcare organizations, our client had data in multiple formats and in multiple locations.  Some of the data was highly confidential (like patient records) while other data was more general.   Their goal … Read more

Helping Your Community Helps Your Career: Devin Hornick Shares His Insight

How are you using your professional abilities to help make a difference? KORE1 partner Devin Hornick was recently interviewed by Russ Williams, founder of Passkeys Foundation, to discuss exactly that. Passkeys is a nonprofit foundation focused on inspiring Orange County leaders to use their skills and resources for the good of their community. This weekly … Read more

KORE1 CEO, Brian Hunt, Named President of the Southern California Chapter of TechServe Alliance

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KORE1, provider of IT services and solutions to the Southern California area, is excited to congratulate Brian Hunt, CEO at KORE1, for being named President of the Southern California Chapter of TechServe Alliance. The Southern California Chapter is the second largest Chapter of the TechServe Alliance, providing members with a valuable network of industry leaders … Read more

What to Do When Deciding Between Multiple Job Offers

Deciding between multiple job offers — how to evaluate competing offers for IT and engineering professionals

We’ve spent a lot of time taking a look at the employer’s perspective of the current IT market in the Southern California region. By now, it’s clear that demand is skyrocketing and companies are getting competitive for the top tech talent. The only conclusion is that it’s a candidate’s market, plain and clear. But what … Read more

What Top Talent Says About Working with KORE1! [Video]

What top talent has to say about KORE1 – candidate testimonials and reviews
At KORE1, our candidates and consultants are our #1 priority. It is our goal to position the careers of talented professionals for future success, and our deep relationships with our clients enables us to do just that.From training programs to extensive benefits, we take care of our people. Our core values are deeply ingrained in our recruiting strategies, which means we take the time to really listen to you and your needs and desires.We’re excited to share some insight about working with KORE1 from our consultants and recruiters in the video below.“I’ve worked with multiple agencies before,” says Mark Chow, Business Systems Admin at Ingram Micro Cloud; “Compared to KORE1, I would say that the level of service and the personal experience is completely different. With KORE1, I thought that [my recruiter] actually cared and she really wanted me to succeed as a person. She would actually follow up even though I’m the procrastinator. She was the driver to help me be successful.”
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“Every candidate doesn’t fit every company,” commented Ron Childs, KORE1’s Director of Talent Acquisition in Oil & Gas. “My goal is to match the candidate with my client, personality-wise, professional level, expertise, degrees of desire… That way, they create the relationship that’s going to stick.”At KORE1, success is what drives us, and we know the road to success is built by dedicated relationships with both our candidates and our clients.If you’re looking to take your career to the next level, don’t hesitate to contact us today.
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[Music] my name is Jenny berck and I'm a senior technical recruiter at core1 my name is Mark and I'm currently working as a business system administrator at Ingram Micro my name is Colin Crane I'm a senior technical recruiter here at Coran hi uh my name is Sydney trun I am uh systems administrator uh in a role with uh with a project with core one what I love most about being a technical recruiter and just being a recruiter in general is the fact that I get to help people advance in their careers better provide for their family and perhaps even grow professionally it's very very rewarding to help somebody land a job that's going to change their life and their family's lives what I love about what I do is building a relationship with the candidates that I'm working with that allows me to know not only their professional life but also their personal life I want to build long-term relationships with my clients and candidates so that they can build upon that for a successful relationship so previously I've worked with multiple agencies before uh some of the more well-known ones in fact um however compared to core one I would say that the the level of service and the the personal experience is completely different with core one I thought that Jenny actually cared and she really wanted me me to succeed as a person and she would actually follow up even though I'm procrastinating she would be the driver that would actually drive me and um to to to become successful the most satisfying part of my job is calling someone and telling them that they got the job that they wanted and being able just to share in that moment of pure joy when they are just like oh my gosh I can't believe that this really happened I work with my candidates by understanding and listening to what not only they want but also what they need and I do that by asking them what's most important to you about your next position uh that basically allows me to align the right opportunity for their personal interests to say that I've enjoyed working with cor would be an understatement I think it's more of like you know I I've been very very satisfied with you know the the relationship with cor1 every candidate doesn't fit every company my goal is to match the candidate with my client personality wise professional level expertise degrees if desired that way they create the relationship that's going to stick the recruiters and the people at Core 1 they they they make a a an extraordinary effort to understand who I am as a consultant so that you know whenever there there's wrecks that comes in um you know they they don't just say well maybe he's a fit for it I mean they either they know it or they don't and it's not just a technical thing because you know anybody can do the technical part of it um it has to do with more like you know is it a cultureal fit you know would you succeed there and and those considerations are are taken into you know thought you know before uh engagement I've had clients call me multiple times to thank me for putting them with companies that are their dream jobs and when you as a client get an employee that that is their dream job you have an employee for life and that's really my goal I get to be a part of that and it's there's no satisf action greater than that [Music]

Overcoming the IT Skills Gap

Overcoming the IT skills gap — strategies for sourcing qualified tech talent in a competitive market

In recent posts, we’ve discussed the skyrocketing demand for talented high-tech professionals, especially in Southern California. Unemployment continues to decrease, which surely means that many of the open positions out there are getting filled. Employers are winning top talent to their team with a careful balance of competitive IT salaries, outstanding growth opportunities, and a … Read more

Is Compensation Enough to Retain Top IT Talent?

Is compensation enough to retain tech employees — workforce blog post on beyond-salary retention strategies for IT and engineering professionals

We’ve established that the salary conversation is essential when attracting and retaining top IT talent. But figuring out how much to pay tech professionals is just a fraction of the big picture. Even if you’ve done thorough research, using resources like our Southern California IT Salary Guide, to ensure your compensation packages meet or even … Read more

Know Your Role and Stick to it…

Know your professional role — career strategy article for contractors and full-time employees

I’m very anxious to continue to follow a Study being conducted by San Francisco State University.  They are conducting a study on what makes a successful software development effort.  The premise of the study builds on my fundamental belief that technology projects fail because of people and more specifically teams.  I personally believe there are … Read more