As a boutique IT Staffing Firm, finding and engaging rare matter experts is our business. Needless to say these guys and gals are hard to win over in today’s market. Employers who hire us take different routes to attract exceptional talent. Some companies are trying to one-up each other with perks and others dangle substantial […]
Tom Leonard (LinkedIN) has been one of the most influential mentors throughout my career in IT staffing. I find myself especially fortunate to have met this outstanding IT leader and a stand-up guy 14 years ago. I was able to benefit from his candid advice and encouragement for so many years! I got to watch […]
By Jason Akai, guest contributor Process improvement is everywhere. People talk about the need to improve processes or procedures. There are jobs that are devoted solely to reviewing processes and procedures. I think most people I know learn the value of Visio through their first Swim Lane diagram. Hours of meetings, training, review, new meetings, […]
You’ll want to bookmark this article — trust me. Last week I had a coffee meeting in Oakbrook with a person I respect very much, Janet Godbey. Janet has been a human resources manager with Newell-Rubbermaid for the last several years, and throughout her career she’s dealt with every kind of crazy employee issue imaginable. […]
37signals is a Chicago-based company famous for Basecamp and other collaborative tools used by millions. In the open-source community, they are known as creators of the Ruby on Rails framework. And as many of you know, Jason Fried is the co-founder and President of 37signals. Jason’s minimalist approach to business is revolutionary and inspiring for […]
What’s so unique about Blake Thomas? Well, it’s not like he invented the next Facebook. And he didn’t invest in Google to make a fortune. What’s so great about Blake’s story is that he represents you. He’s an intelligent and hard-working IT Professional from the Chicago suburbs who has seen some great success in his […]
Chances are you’ve heard of Groupon. But what you may not know is that Groupon is also the employer of many young Chicago professionals’ dreams. Luckily, we have an “in” to get the scoop on why working at Groupon is so sought-after: former MMD Recruiter Dustin Carper. Dustin is currently an internal recruiter and rising […]