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How long have you been with your current employer? Just a few months? A few years? Ten years? And how many jobs have you had in your entire IT career? Last question: What are the reasons you’ve left previous jobs? Your answers to these questions say a lot about you as a person and an […]

The tech industry seems to have been welcoming rapid change since the day the first email was successfully sent between two different computers. The 45 years since then have seen a major paradigm shift in the way we work and communicate. However, it’s clear that as those people who experienced that initial evolution of technology […]

The bridging of creative and technology functions is nothing new. After all, the creative genius behind the most beautiful websites and mobile apps could never have come into being without the coding and networking skills of a whole host of tech gurus. Collaboration is key, and many companies have mastered this. However, many organizations are beginning […]

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, […]

KORE1 recently worked with a Virtual Reality company that is a pioneer in capturing and delivering, live and recorded virtual reality experiences. By working with clients such as Comcast, TimeWarner and most recently, Fox, they have experienced tremendous growth over the past several years. As a result of quick growth, their IT needs grew as […]

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 […]

Recently, a client in the disruptive technology space needed to hire many professionals, very quickly.  They were referred to Devin Hornick and his team at Kore1 to support this rapid growth initiative. Hiring so many technical resources in a short period of time can create a great deal of challenges for an organization. In concert with […]

Demand in Southern California continues to grow while the tech industry maintains its driving force in the region. Despite this upward trajectory, it appears that the supply of available IT professionals simply falls short. This has led to stiff competition between companies, increased average salaries, and creative tactics to overcome the challenge of this talent […]

If workplace misery and boredom have you watching the clock obsessively up until the last minute before the holidays begin, then it’s probably time to take your career in a new direction. Fortunately, the ball’s in your court. Demand for creative professionals is soaring, which means your upcoming New Year’s resolution of finding a new […]

Let’s be honest: “personal branding” has become a business buzz word, and applying it to your career sounds like a shameless self-promotion campaign. As a creative professional who values your integrity, that’s probably the last thing you want to get involved in. But you’d be making a mistake. Personal branding in the job search, from […]