Making digital strategy a reality in insurance By Tanguy Catlin, Somesh Khanna, Johannes-Tobias Lorenz, and Sandra Sancier-Sultan Digital transformation is challenging in insurance, where change must happen without interrupting the flow of daily business. Here’s how savvy leaders are taking on the challenge. The nature of competition in property and casualty (P&C) insurance is shifting […]
Unicorn startup MongoDB has taken another step toward its IPO by offering a price range for its shares. It plans to price shares between $18 and $20 apiece it said in an updated prospectus filed with the SEC. The IPO is generally expected to take place on October 19. At the mid price, MongoDB would […]
Sourcing tech professionals with certain emerging or hard-to-find skills can be a challenge – even for the most seasoned recruiter. In the second installment of our “Transferable Skills Guide” series, we look at the Big Data Engineering role and skill-sets in other disciplines that translate to success in big data. Use these tips to better evaluate […]
The number of technology professionals earning six-figure salaries has increased for the sixth year in a row, according to new data from Dice. Some 32 percent of full-time tech pros took home more than $100,000 in 2013, according to the findings, up from 30 percent in 2012 and 26 percent in 2011. For contractors, the […]
Hiring a Scrum Master? Interviewing a Scrum Master? Here are 28 interview questions or scenarios to consider: Phone Interview Questions I would use these questions to quickly determine if a candidate has a base understanding of Scrum and should be brought in for in-person interviews. In two minutes or so and at a high level, describe […]
What should CIOs and hiring managers prepare for in the 2014 H-1B application process? Experts say beware new twists. Planning to sponsor applications for new H-1B visas next year? You’d better start prepping now. Experts expect the visa, which enables non-US citizens that meet certain criteria to work legally on American soil, to be in […]
The IT job market is headed into a slowdown with CIOs reluctant to hire because of uncertainties over how to plan their 2014 IT budgets. Management consulting firm Janco Associates, Inc. looked at Bureau of Labor Statistics data and conducted interviews with 84 CIOs to assemble its monthly IT job market report, and the news isn’t […]
2014 is shaping up to be a competitive year for the IT Recruiting industry. “Unemployment is probably close to zero for people with high demand skill sets” says Michael Kirven, founder and CEO of Mondo. Furthermore, he urges employers that want top skill sets to move fast because at least 2 other firms are competing […]
Every year we release data on the “Most Popular Programming Languages” based on thousands of data points we’ve collected by processing over 100,000+ coding tests and challenges by over 2,000+ employers. This gives us a pretty good idea on what the trends are for the upcoming year in terms of what companies are looking for. […]
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