How Big Data Can Help You Find and Hire the Most Elusive Talent
By: Marc Rind Gone are the days when businesses had a wealth of qualified candidates competing over every job opening. With U.S. unemployment hovering around historic lows of 4 percent, a growing number of jobs being created nationwide, and more than 10,000 baby boomers retiring daily, organizations are struggling to recruit top talent from the […]
Salesforce Ohana asks Marc Benioff to cancel contract with the Border Patrol
By: Patrick Chu Six-hundred-fifty members of the Saleforce Ohana have spoken. They signed a petition asking CEO Marc Benioff to end a contract with U.S. Customs and Border Protection because of the agency’s controversial practice of separating migrant children from their undocumented parents when apprehended. Salesforce has a contract with the agency, signed three months […]
Study suggests smaller cities likely to see more job loss due to automation
By: Bob Yirka A small team of researchers from MIT and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management has found evidence that suggests automation will cause more job loss in smaller cities than large cities. In their paper published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the team describes their analysis of prior research to discern […]
How Data Is Making Us More Human
What do an Uber driver, app developer, social media manager, data scientist, influencer, and drone operator have in common? They are all jobs that didn’t exist 10 years ago and they’re all a result of the super-fast technological change something that shows no sign of slowing. According to Willis Towers Watson, 65 percent of children going […]
The Best Big Data Companies And CEOs To Work For In 2018
By: Louis Columbus Employees would most recommend Dataiku, StreamSets, 1010 Data, Reltio, Looker, SAP, Google, Salesforce, Tamr, DataRobot, Domo, Microsoft, Qubole, Attivio and Informatica to friends interested in working for business analytics, data science and machine learning, big data systems and platforms, or data management and integration company in 2018. These 15 companies are the highest rated […]
How we grow from breaks in our CV – Women in IT
By: Avril Chester I feel I need to start by giving some context. Firstly, my advice below applies to any industry and any gender. Secondly regardless of role, we are all leaders. Servant leaders, line leaders and most importantly, leaders of our own lives. I am however going to frame this in regards to women […]
Salesforce administrator responsibilities: What needs to be done and when
By: David Taber Salesforce administrators are responsible for tasks ranging from helping users develop reports and reset passwords to maintaining data quality, adding fields, and running backups, among many others. Those ad-hoc tasks do not a job description (or MBO checklist) make, so here’s a look at what admin tasks need to be done – […]
Why So Few Women Work In Cyber Security (And How We Can Change It)
This is a really important question as women comprise roughly 10% of the cybersecurity workforce and that number doesn’t show any signs of improving. Clearly, women are not a homogenous group, so the answer varies based on each individual, but I can provide some general thoughts based on my own experience and research on this […]
Microsoft Dynamics freelancers explain the benefits of going solo
By: Linda Rosencrance Some Microsoft Dynamics professionals cannot be challenged enough for their liking; to them, job satisfaction means diverse projects, certifications, and dipping their hands into the bleeding edge of Microsoft technology. So finds Nigel Frank International – routinely – in its annual Salary Survey reports, which are published in August/September. According to its 2017 […]
How to prepare for (and ace) the technical interview
By: Rich Hein and Sharon Florentine Time-consuming and stressful, technical interviews can make or break your chances for landing a job. The stress level is even higher for self-taught developers and those interviewing for the first time. But with the right preparation and practice, your next technical interview will be a breeze, no matter your […]