Posts Tagged ‘Talent’
CEOs & The Great Resignation
Two significant tech resignations have already happened this week in Jack Dorsey of Twitter and Kedar Deshpande of Zappos. Jeff Bezos resigned from Amazon earlier this year. And while we’ve written about the Great Resignation previously, we’ve never looked at it at the CEO level. Fast Company posted a story in November titled “The Great Resignation rages on: CEOS are fed up with their jobs, too.” It referred to…
Read MoreFounder Friday: What you should hire and when
This month, Forbes released their Forbes 400, which ranks the wealthiest Americans in 2021. Along with that release, they also had a story, The Richest U.S. Tech Billionaires On The 2021 Forbes 400 List. 80 tech billionaires, or 20%, are tied to tech. While we can all dream and a few will succeed, many of the listed entrepreneurs started…
Read MoreHow To Speak Recruiter
Ever wonder what in the world your recruiter is saying? Well, today, we’re breaking down some of the common terms you can hear when working with recruiters… Client: The company that is looking to hire. In-House/Talent Acquisition: This is an employer’s direct recruitment team. Agency/Firm/Thrid-Party: This is a recruiting/staffing company external to the employer. Contingency:…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Tips on Hiring & Team Evaluations
For us, Founder Friday is more than sharing a cool founder story of going from four people sharing a loft and eating Ramen to being a unicorn. That story won’t happen all that often. That is why we try and think about the things that interest us as founders, and so we like to share…
Read MoreCBRE’s 2021 Scoring Tech Talent
If you hire tech talent, you need to read July’s CBRE report. “Scoring Tech Talent” is a 146-page free comprehensive report that covers both the US and Canada. What’s in it?… The top-50 ranked tech talent markets Diversity demographics Highest and lowest costs to operate in How tech labor impacts real estate Some things that jumped out…
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