Clock Watchers Need Not Apply
As the economy continues to recover, the so-called war for talent applies to the staffing industry’s internal hires as well as skilled contingent workers. How do companies set about ...
Cultivating Client and Consultant Relationships
When I worked for a couple of consulting companies, I found that what the companies were missing was the direct communication with their consultants. Being out in the field and seeing ...
What Does Your IT Workforce Look Like?
The IT workforce is changing, and IT leaders will need to find ways to optimize their workers in the face of the changing landscape. Compared with just four or five years ago, there ...
We Are All Staffing Firms
I have been connected to the IT staffing industry for all 17 years of my professional career. Some would probably categorize me as a “staffing guy,” but I would like to argue the ...
4 Reasons why IT Services Companies Should Have a Blog
It’s rare to find an IT services and staffing company with a blog on their web site, and there are a number of reasons that we think this is the case. Some of it has to do with the ...
IT Staffing Trends – Half Empty or Half Full?
As we look forward into the New Year, only one thing seems certain in IT leaders’ minds: uncertainty. A recent study of more than 600 IT leaders (CIOs, IT VPs, IT directors, IT managers) ...
What’s Your Value as an IT Staffing Supplier?
While the East Coast was dealing with Hurricane Sandy, I realized a different kind of storm has been taking shape within IT staffing. It was when I was attending the National Minority ...
Healthcare IT: “Taking its Medicine”
At one time or another we’ve all heard one or both of the familiar sayings, “Take two and call me in the morning,” or “It’s Time to take your medicine.” Taking our medicine ...
How MSPs Are Missing the Mark
I see the statistics — demand for IT talent is at an all-time high; the number of computer science graduates has flattened in recent years and is down 40 percent from 2002. I see ...


