Successfully Navigate Any Hiring Market with KORE1’s Comprehensive 2024 Salary Guide

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While recent years saw a booming jobseeker’s market, the latest data from the U.S. Labor Department suggests things are cooling down. Despite more job openings than unemployed individuals (a hallmark of a strong market), signs point towards a shift in dynamics. Based on the data found in our guide, if we’re not already back to … Read more

Successfully Navigate Any Hiring Market with KORE1’s Comprehensive 2023 Salary Guide

With a hiring market that continues to feel chaotic, it’s crucial for business leaders and professionals (regardless of industry or specialty) to continuously reference hard facts and data-backed trends. But there are so many varying forecasts for the current state of the U.S. job market depending on who you turn to. To help you navigate … Read more

The Hiring & Salary Guide to Get Ahead of the 2020 Landscape

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In an employment market where candidates have the upper hand, there’s no such thing as being too prepared. A number of things could happen in the coming year: unemployment may continue to fall, technological advancements could widen the already-extensive national skills gap, an economic downturn might even turn the entire workforce on its head – … Read more

Prepare for the New Year with Your 2019 Salary Guide

As the market continues to boom and unemployment remains low, open positions are steadily outnumbering available professionals and impacting compensation figures. Determining the right salary to attract top industry talent without overpaying is becoming increasingly challenging. It’s equally challenging for candidates to understand the worth of their skills. Our 2019 Salary Guides are here to … Read more

Here’s Your 2017 IT & Creative Salary Guide

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Did you know 37% of IT professionals plan on searching for a new job this year? And 59% of those professionals say they’re underpaid. On the creative side, there are six open positions for every active candidate. The marketing and advertising industry is the second fastest growing sector in Inc. 5000 companies. Those are eye-opening … Read more

4 Realistic Tactics for Negotiating Salary in Your Next IT Job

4 realistic tactics for negotiating salary in your next IT job — KORE1 career advice for technology professionals on compensation strategy

We often notice two distinct types of people in our searches for the right IT candidates. The first are candidates who are uncomfortable talking about money, so they don’t. The others are overly confident about how much they think they’re worth and hastily skip ahead to salary negotiation without much forethought or preparation. Either way, it’s a mistake waiting to happen. Here’s our two cents about tactics for negotiating salary in your next IT job.

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What Should the Southern California Tech Industry Expect in 2016?

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We know our IT staffing services are only helpful to you if we actually stay on top of the trends that are affecting you. That’s why keep our finger on the pulse of the Southern California tech industry, constantly striving to deepen our IT expertise and broaden our network of key industry players.

With this in mind, here’s what we’re expecting now that 2016 is in full swing.

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Year of the 5K: How Employers Can Avoid the #1 Salary Negotiation Mistake

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It’s no secret that the IT market is booming. Demand for top tech talent is sustaining its upward trajectory, especially in Southern California. Given the demand, it’s far from uncommon for candidates to receive 2-3 job offers at the same time. Though you want to avoid hiring purely money-motivated candidates, you can’t ignore the fact … Read more

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