Posts by Blake Coleman
Crafting a Positive Candidate Experience: The Key to Attracting and Retaining Top Talent
In today’s competitive job market, organizations need to go beyond offering competitive salaries and benefits to attract and retain top talent. One crucial aspect often overlooked is the candidate experience during the recruitment process. Ensuring a positive candidate experience not only helps attract the best talent but also impacts your company’s brand and reputation. In…
Read MoreNavigating the AI Revolution: Understanding Types of AI, Potential Dangers, and Future-Proofing Your Career (An In-Depth Look)
AI is everywhere. Go to LinkedIn, and you’ll see a feed full of AI topics and companies that cannot wait to share their new generative AI products/features. But do you understand the different types of AI, why AI has some people scared, and how you can start working now to ensure you’ve future-proofed your career?…
Read MoreDemystifying Applicant Tracking Systems: How They Work and What You Need to Know
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) have become an indispensable tool for organizations, streamlining the recruitment process and making it more efficient. As a job seeker, understanding how these systems work can help you optimize your application and increase your chances of landing an interview. In this blog post, we will explore the inner workings of an…
Read MoreAce Your Next Interview: A Guide to Interview Prep
Preparing for an interview can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. With a little foresight and some strategic planning, you can turn the odds in your favor and stand out among other candidates. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the essential steps to take when preparing for an interview, ensuring you make a great impression and…
Read MoreNavigating the Storm: 8 Steps You Should Take When Losing A Key Employee
Losing a key employee can feel like a significant blow to any organization. It’s natural to experience a mix of emotions, ranging from surprise to disappointment. However, it’s important to remember that employee turnover is a part of doing business, and how you handle such situations can make a huge difference in the long run.…
Read MoreIs your company fostering a culture that creates disgruntled employees?
The Twitter source code link got us thinking, is your company fostering a culture that creates disgruntled employees? We don’t expect many to say “yes” to that question, but more importantly, what can you do to ensure that doesn’t become the case? 2022 introduced us to the new term “quiet quitting,” but managing disgruntled employees…
Read MoreFinding Software Engineering Internships
Today, let’s chat about finding software engineering internships, even if you have to think outside the box. Trust us, there’s more to the job search than just the typical LinkedIn and Indeed scroll. Non-Traditional Resources: Job Boards: So, there you have it, aspiring software engineering friends. Go forth, explore, and score that dream internship! And…
Read MoreFuture of Life Petition calls for an “AI Summer”
An open letter signed by over 1,000 individuals calls for an immediate pause on the development of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months. The letter highlights the profound risks that human-competitive AI systems pose to society and humanity and expresses concern about the lack of planning and management. It urges…
Read MoreiMAGINE Upstate 2023
This Saturday (April 1), the iMAGINE Upstate STEAM Festival will be taking place in our hometown of Greenville, SC and we’re proud to announce that we are one of the official sponsors. We donated our tent to the wonderful team at IT-oLogy, who will be using micro:bit and JavaScript to play rock, paper, scissors. We are…
Read MoreFounder Friday: What Does CB Insights’ Tech Valuations Report 2022 Recap Tell Us?
Have you seen the CB Insights Tech Valuations Report recapping 2022? If not, you need to (it is free to download). Here were some things we took away from it… If anything, the CB Insights report shows there is no universal truth on valuations and available capital. There are subsets in every series that are…
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