Posts Tagged ‘remote’
Poll Results: Hybrid Positions Are Going to Cost You
In the first quarter of 2024, companies have begun to prioritize hybrid jobs over remote-first positions. While both remote and hybrid schedules have been the norm in technical positions for many years, this is the first-time post-pandemic that our team is working with companies who are looking to bring workers back on-site, at least part…
Read MoreFill Your Jobs Faster (Even if they aren’t Remote!)
An open headcount means that projects aren’t getting done, teams are spread thin, and business goals aren’t being met. The shortage of talent, especially technical talent, over the last few years has really demonstrated how competitive the market is today. One of the easiest ways for companies to compete with the talent shortage – and…
Read MoreWhat Do You Really Want from a Hybrid Employee?
Hybrid requirements are appearing more frequently in job descriptions. Fearing on-site work requirements will scare away talent (or cause current employees to look elsewhere), this option seems to mitigate the opposition to working on-site all day, every day. In theory, everyone wins. Workers retain their time and employers get to have employees on-site on a…
Read MoreHiring Transparency Translates to Filling Jobs More Efficiently
The Talener team has been speaking with more technology candidates recently who are on the job market for the first time in years. Whether they’re actively seeking new employment or were part of some of the technology layoffs this past year, none of them are looking forward to the interviewing process. It’s daunting to find…
Read MoreCompliance: Planning Beyond the NYC Salary Range Law
The NYC Salary Range Transparency Law is now in effect. However, the law gives us insight beyond updating and adding salary ranges to positions that can be performed in part or in full in New York City. Moving forward, all job postings (including active postings advertised before November 1st) will require a ‘good faith’ and…
Read MoreRetaining Foreign Tech Talent: Letting Their Kids Stay
For years, there has been a labor shortage for home-grown technical workers in the United States. Big tech has consistently recruited foreign talent to make up for this shortfall. Now, with more restrictions on available H1-B visas, and an even tighter labor market, companies are scrambling to retain their top talent- and their children. Documented…
Read MoreBalance or Optimize: Is the Grass Green at All?
The grass is greener on the other side. This quip is meant to encourage you to water your own lawn; that all isn’t as it appears over the fence. But what happens when both sides are filled with such anxiety and burnout that there are only tiny tufts of grass that everyone is scrambling to…
Read MoreRemote Monitoring: Half of Employees Would Sooner Quit Than Be Surveilled
Remote work is here to stay. However, more than half of tech workers have signaled that they would leave their organization if their remote work came with additional and more invasive digital monitoring. BI company, Morning Consult published a poll last week asking tech workers whether they would quit if their employers took actions to…
Read MoreWhy Candidates Turn Down Great Offers
Hiring tech talent remains challenging as we move into the second half of the year. Despite the endless news about layoffs and hiring freezes, engineering candidates continue to reel in better and better offers. Companies that are looking to capitalize on big tech layoffs will be disappointed if they are not ready to put up…
Read MoreBig Tech Layoffs are Big Business
The era of garage-based tech start ups is largely behind us. Big tech companies employ tens of thousands of people. They gobble up tech start ups early in their development; paying for concepts and ingenuity to advance their own products and services. Tech firms have branded themselves as disruptors over the last two decades.…
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