TechServe Alliance released its IT Employment Index figures for March 2012 this week, showing that IT employment has reached an all-time high and that the demand for IT talent, which has been growing steadily for some time, remains strong. Recently, the SIA reported on a Teksystems’ survey that reported 37% of IT Leaders expect to […]
In support of ATR’s diversity initiatives, our very own Andrea Brenholz and Lauren Grace are attending the 12th Annual Multicultural Business Conference in Mashantucket, CT. This event has become a major multicultural business conference and aligns with ATR’s goals of building our economy, educational system, and society through inclusion.
You may know Margaret as the mild-mannered, yoga-loving Human Resources Manager that makes sure all of ATR’s contract employees have their HR needs met. This, however, is only one side of Margaret. What most people don’t know is that Margaret has another side to her, a side that is obsessed with the latest and greatest […]
This past Friday the ATR corporate office surprised our CEO, Jerry Brenholz, with an unexpected birthday party to help celebrate his 70th birthday. There were over 50 attendees including family, friends and ATR employees to help celebrate the birthday of the only CEO in the 24 year history of ATR.
The nightly news is always telling us about job losses, mass layoffs, industries being destroyed by the Internet, etc. This sort of news is always dramatic and attention getting, as it should be. People losing their jobs can be devastating to individuals, families, and communities alike. But this is only one side of the coin. […]
As regular readers of Staffing 360 know, I am an avid golfer. I play often with friends, clients, and especially with my daughter Andrea (who truthfully is better than I am!). I am also very lucky to have the chance to support worthy charitable causes and indulge my passion at the same time. Springtime has […]
You’ve heard it said that content is king. And that may be true in most situations. But when it comes to resumes, formatting and layout are just as important. According to a recent study by TheLadders.com, recruiters spend an average of 6 seconds looking over a resume. And during those 6 seconds they make a […]
A recent PCWorld article, “IT Contractors Help Companies Meet Changing Work Needs” discusses how corporate IT departments depend on IT contractors to help them fulfill their mission. It mentions competing IT staffing firms, which some might conclude makes it unwise to pass along, but I don’t subscribe to that kind of thinking; I look for […]
Originally, I was going to write about a recent survey conducted by CareerBuilder regarding the usage of temporary workers within the U.S. But while I was reading an article summarizing the survey results, one particular sentence jumped out at me. Eighty-five percent of respondents said that their company was not able to create lower skill […]