Tag Archives: hiring

Women in Technology

Posted in: Business, News, Technology, What's That? | March 23, 2012

What did I miss? Did something happen? All of a sudden women-in-tech is a big issue? Today, there was a dust up of articles and tweets about the subject. It never bothered me whether I was hiring a male or Continue Reading...

Job Descriptions

Posted in: Business, Hints/Tips | March 22, 2012

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So we saw some fairly strange job titles a couple days ago. .. fun and amusing. But now the question is: What’s the description look like? Well-written job descriptions might look good in the HR manual, but are they helping Continue Reading...

What’s in a name?

Posted in: Business, Hints/Tips, What's That? | March 18, 2012

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Reviewing resumes, although tedious, can be fun and enlightening at times. I was interviewing a young man for a PC technician’s position at a client of ours. He noted his job as Replenishment Coordinator in his present position and I Continue Reading...

Mentoring Project Managers

Posted in: Hints/Tips, Project | March 16, 2012

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There was a survey performed a couple years ago on how businesses use contract or interim project managers. Help with the workload (43%) Support the on-site PM (30%) Start up and head the PMO (22%) Mentor appointed employee PM (5%) Continue Reading...

Paper PMPs Part 2

Posted in: Business, News | March 13, 2012

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Earlier this week I got on my soapbox about the Paper PMPs or whatever favorite occupation bubble may be near and dear to your job. I’ve received quite a few emails about this (I sure wish you would use the Continue Reading...

Getting What You Pay For

Posted in: Project, Technology | March 5, 2012

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This article goes back several years, but the song remains the same…An article at CFO.com, Brain Gain – Advice on hiring the right IT consulting firm and getting what you pay for, provides due diligence activities prior to hiring a Continue Reading...