Hiring for IT and cybersecurity roles doesn’t just involve looking at resumes, degrees, and past job titles. It also requires taking a closer look at candidates’ specific skills and certifications to see if their technical abilities align with the core functions of the job. That’s where certifications are so important. Understanding the [...]
Transparency and effectiveness in cybersecurity aren’t just a “plus” for a company anymore – it’s a “must.” As reported by the MIT Sloan School of Management, updated rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission now require companies to maintain adequate cybersecurity controls and to appropriately disclose any cyber-related risks and incidents. MIT [...]
TIME called prompt engineering “one of the hottest tech jobs” as AI language models like ChatGPT are trending big. A prompt engineer’s job is to write prompts and “feed” them into AI models in order to more effectively train the models to produce useful, accurate output. It’s about figuring out what the [...]
ChatGPT has gone far beyond just being something “fun”. The popular AI chatbot is growing its presence and its modeling abilities, and with that technology comes enormous risks. It’s more important than ever for cybersecurity professionals to be aware of some of the most common ways AI can be used to wreak [...]
More women are entering the IT field every day, including many working moms who are taking their careers to new heights. The talent pool of working mothers is full of excellent workers and exciting potential leaders, but they also are facing significant hurdles along the way. If your firm is looking to [...]
As the world of IT and cybersecurity continues to grow and change at a rapid pace, it’s important to have the human expertise to keep pace. While companies are focusing on recruiting and retaining skilled employees with the necessary qualifications, it’s not always in a company’s best interest to try to create [...]
Worker priorities have been changing rapidly over the last few years, and it’s become particularly evident in the already fast-moving tech, IT, and cybersecurity sector. This goes double for women in the field, who have been facing unique challenges as they pursue better representation and career advancement. To continue attracting and retaining [...]
The IT and cybersecurity labor market is more competitive than ever, requiring a new perspective on work itself. More and more, employees are looking for roles that align with their personal goals and sense of purpose, rather than just a paycheck and a particular job title. Recruiters looking to succeed in this [...]
The IT and cybersecurity field is growing fast, and top talent has plenty of offers to choose from. With this kind of competition, it’s important for every organization to take the time to evaluate their hiring and retention practices to ensure that they’re doing everything possible to truly build top-performing teams. One [...]
2023 is just around the corner – so what workplace trends should we be prepared for? Indeed and Glassdoor have just released their annual Hiring and Workplace Trends Report, featuring smart insights on the future of work. This year’s report focuses on how a handful of recent shifts are likely to continue [...]
The IT, cybersecurity, and tech world has been a vanguard of remote and hybrid work in the past. Now, the rest of the working world is catching up – and that means tech teams will need to be even more competitive to stay ahead of the curve. For the latest insights on [...]
The holiday season is looking a little less holly-jolly this year. We’ve seen plenty of hiring woes over the last few years, but the latest industry to be hit by worker shortages is especially disappointing: there’s an official Santa shortage! Mitch Allen, the founder and “head elf” of HireSanta.com, revealed to Entrepreneur [...]
