Rust has once again garnered a major proponent in the form of MS Azure’s CTO who recently made it very clear that he feels C/C++ should be set aside as a building block for any upcoming projects. The language has been named the most loved by users for 7 years running now in StackOverflow’s most recent survey, and it will soon be making an official appearance in the upcoming 6.1 Linux kernel.
Many companies that allowed remote work in various forms during the height of the pandemic are now asking or, in many cases, demanding that their employees make a partial if not full return to office-based activities. There are a number of factors for employers and personnel to consider when making a final determination regarding how they will ultimately structure their work environment given the profound changes that have taken place over the past few years.
The pandemic and other associated factors have brought about a massive shift in the way professionals view the career landscape and the manner in which they wish to navigate it.
There are a number of factors involved in the recruitment process that hiring managers and candidates can optimize in order to make certain our work together is as productive as possible.
One of the most important things you can do when preparing to send your information to a company is to quantify your achievements on your resume. Having all of the proper skills and abilities that match a job description is a good start
A number of studies have been conducted that show that about nine out of ten individuals who accept a counteroffer will nonetheless be back in the job hunt within a matter of months. The percentages reach near totality inside the still very short period of one year. Given this, it’s very clear that even the seemingly best of proposals to keep you with the company will turn out to be misguided and perhaps even insincere at best. Best advice? Never accept a counteroffer.
10 Ways to Make Certain Your Interview Will Develop Potholes in Short Order Interview errors are often inevitable, but they can be minimized. As recruiters, we try to account for every possible contingency that might arise during the course of an interview. Unfortunately, there are simply too many variables that…
Resume Length. How Many Pages? Resume length is one of the most common subjects I am asked to address. Should a candidate who is seeking a particular position attempt to keep their career information confined to the space of one page? While it seems fairly obvious that those with five…
You feel that the interview went exceptionally well. You had great rapport with the hiring manager. You both agreed that your qualifications, cultural fit requirements, and relevant performance-related accomplishments were a superb match for the role. Yet, unexpectedly, you received notice afterwards that the company was no longer interested in pursuing you for the opening.
17 Interview Questions a Candidate Should Expect to Hear It is essential to be prepared to effectively and agilely provide strong answers to an interviewer’s queries. Although the range and form of each individual’s respective format and approach may differ greatly, there are a number of core questions that always…
13 Questions to Ask an Interviewer Well-prepared and germane questions for a potential employer not only allow you to effectively gauge the strength of the opportunity and how well it matches your requirements, they also provide the interviewer with a strong impression of your commitment and professionalism. The following 13…
Lessons Learned From an Unexpected Candidate Placement: Part 2 In my last post I outlined the story of an individual who took great initiative and was rewarded with the best job of his career. Here are some of the important points I was able to mine and utilize from that…