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Overcoming the IT Skills Gap

By Steve Quarles on April 7, 2015 in IT Hiring, IT Salary

 

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 […]

 

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Is Compensation Enough to Retain Top IT Talent?

By Tom Kenaley on March 11, 2015 in IT Hiring, IT Salary

 

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 […]

 

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How Much Should You Be Paying Your IT Employees?

By Robert Ardell on February 12, 2015 in IT Salary

 

In an industry that’s equal parts “who you know” and “who knows you,” any conversation which raises the question “how much should you pay an IT professional” can often run the risk of being a little awkward. In the Southern California tech field, that’s often the case: Many of us are well networked, and we […]

 

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IT Salary Guide: Southern California

By Robert Ardell on February 4, 2015 in IT Hiring

 

Unemployment in the IT sector is at an all-time low, while demand for top tech talent continues to skyrocket. This can only mean one thing: Increased salaries for the best IT professionals. If you’re a business and among the 72% of companies planning to hire IT staff this year, you’ll inevitably be faced with the […]

 

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Exploring the Outlook on IT Hiring in 2015

By Steve Quarles on January 12, 2015 in Information Technology, IT Hiring

 

The New Year is in full swing and the employment landscape is looking optimistic as many people make New Year’s Resolutions to find new jobs. But does anyone really know what to expect for the year ahead? The tech sector in particular had a stable 2014, but what does this mean for the future of […]

 

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Know Your Role and Stick to it…

By Steve Quarles on September 23, 2014 in Software Development

 

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 […]

 

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What is the Big Deal About Big Data?

By Steve Quarles on September 19, 2014 in Big Data

 

For those of you that don’t know, Big Data is a new spin on an old concept. It’s one part industry rebranding old news and one part a change in old news. Large companies have been capturing massive amounts of data and pushing it to their “Data Warehouse”. Then they would use “Business Intelligence” tools […]

 

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How to Tune an IT Department

By Steve Quarles on September 18, 2014 in Information Technology

 

Information Technology is a mystery for most executives (specifically CEOs and CFOs.  If you poll all C-Level executives, I would bet most of them have a story about an IT project or budget that blew his earnings.  When a CEO has to explain to the board why an ERP implementation went $15 million over budget, […]

 

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Why Building Software is Just Like Building a House

By Steve Quarles on September 12, 2014 in Software Development

 

If you have ever built a house you know that its not an easy process, and fixing up a house can be even more painful. There was a classic 80’s movie called the Money Pit. Tom Hanks was the owner of an old “fixer upper” and the whole movie focused on him going broke on […]

 

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