Hiring

You’re Ready to Embrace a Hybrid Work Policy. Here’s What to Prioritize

You’re Ready to Embrace a Hybrid Work Policy. Here’s What to Prioritize

Despite early skepticism, experts now admit the success of the remote work experiment. Even before organizations ironed out the kinks, studies like one recently published by Texas A&M were beginning to measure long-term effectiveness of work-from-home arrangements. They concluded moving outside of a physical office after a natural disaster (or pandemic) caused no loss in productivity but instead boosted resilience and in some cases increased individual output. …

Three Lessons I Learned from the Customer Service Sector Will Improve Your IT Hiring Best Practices

Three Lessons I Learned from the Customer Service Sector Will Improve Your IT Hiring Best Practices

You don’t leave a 20-year career without putting major thought into it. For a while, I had recognized that Starbucks, though providing me with an excellent foundation in management and leadership, was not where I wanted to keep my career. I was open to something that harnessed new skills and my untapped potential. Fortunately, I found it.

Within an hour of saying on LinkedIn I was open to work, Chris Cabe reached out to me and, after five interviews in one week, I was invited to join the Capstone IT family. The people, company, and values made my final decision a simple one on my end. Though I didn’t know what to fully expect by joining this technical recruiting solutions team, I soon recognized that many of the lessons I learned while working in the customer service and hospitality industries were a perfect fit for this position.

In the spirit of our servant partnership, I wanted to share how three particular lessons apply to IT hiring best practices. So, if you are having issues filling up vacant positions or asking yourself how to hire faster, these recruiting best practices can help you achieve your workforce goals.

Why Your IT Projects Are Failing – and How Hiring the Right Talent Can Fix That

Why Your IT Projects Are Failing – and How Hiring the Right Talent Can Fix That

Despite your best intentions, not every IT project will be a resounding success. In fact, most miss their promised mark. BDG finds that 70% of digital transformations fall short of their intended objective, and CISQ notes that unsuccessful IT and software projects put a $260 billion dent in the U.S. economy. Even with the risk, the potential reward is worth the effort – if you create a roadmap for success and avoid the most common pitfalls.

When we’ve spoken with customers who encountered difficulties in their IT project implementations, a few common threads emerged. Here are the hard lessons they learned that can help you maximize your IT ROI. Plus, we’re also including a few reasons why working an IT staffing services partner like Capstone IT can avoid these problems from the start.

Vacant IT Positions Are A Cost Sink. Your Staffing Partner Can Fix That

Vacant IT Positions Are A Cost Sink. Your Staffing Partner Can Fix That

The fierce competition for top talent over the last year has saddled business leaders with a definite cost: their vacant positions. Some costs are out in the open while others are hiding just out of sight. With the average IT job now remaining open for 44 days or more, the cumulative total of those business expenses can spiral out of control.

How high is the cost really? Far more than you might imagine. With the combination of tangible and intangible costs, there is an unambiguous toll on your top and bottom line. Here’s some insight into calculating the cost of a vacant position for each of the main factors and how you can get a tailored estimate of your actual hiring expenses.

Why You Should Work with Capstone IT for Your Staffing Needs

Why You Should Work with Capstone IT for Your Staffing Needs

 

To say the hiring the last few months is a challenge is an understatement. With employee turnover on the rise and talent acquisition challenges mounting, executives and decision makers are straining to build a team that is productive, innovative, and dedicated to their business goals.

Rather than hoping for different results from the same-old strategies, many business leaders are choosing to use IT staffing services as a relief from their hiring struggles. The advantages of working with Capstone IT are apparent. Here are four of the most common benefits we provide to our customers.

How to Hire Faster: 5 Hiring Techniques to Win Top Talent

How to Hire Faster: 5 Hiring Techniques to Win Top Talent

 

These days, just about every business leader has a common challenge: finding technical professionals to fill their open roles and harness economic opportunities. On a national scale, we are in a challenging situation, where the overall unemployment rate is at 5.5%, and job opportunities are unfilled.

Since the unemployment rate for the tech industry is at 2.4%, there’s even more of a struggle to attract and hire technical talent for the post-pandemic boom. When companies like yours find key talent, there’s a high risk that those very candidates will vanish unless you are the first to reel in your net. That’s why you need to always act with urgency and employ hiring practices that reflect that mindset.

Whether you’re dealing with the current shortage or a more robust talent pool, it’s imperative to move fast when you find the perfect person. In our experience, here are a few strategies that your organization can utilize as you determine how to hire more quickly.