Since this is my first blog for 2012, I thought it was only appropriate to give my take on some predictions for the staffing industry in the New Year. I recently read an article by Kevin Wheeler, 5 Predictions for Recruitment 2012, where Kevin gives his predictions of five trends that are going to be popular [...]

I converted to the iPhone several years ago when the iPhone 3G came out. My then fiancée convinced me to replace our monthly plan with a family plan so that we could save money. Compared to the flip phone that I used to own, I loved my iPhone 3G the moment I got it. I was [...]

UDig is happy to have Kyle Lagunas, an HR Market Analyst with Software Advice, as our guest blogger once again. Kyle recently published an article that explores two hot topics in the dynamic world of recruiting: social media and mobile technology. As a technology staffing firm, two topics close to our hearts are recruiting and [...]

As a Technical Recruiter, I am always looking for more efficient ways to source candidates and stay in touch with current consultants. I stumbled upon this interesting article on www.ERE.net. It was written by Todd Raphael and compiles a helpful list of resources for recruiters but most are applicable to many jobs. This list combines a number [...]

Working from home, to a lot of people, is considered to be a valuable perk that a company can offer. It is becoming very common especially in the IT field, and I believe that this approach to getting work done is here to stay. To attract, employ and retain high level talent, many companies are [...]

With the expansion of mobile devices, more companies are working with their employees to take advantage of these ever-changing technologies. The days of a confined 48-square-foot workspace are moving out, and new spaces that are designed around tablets, smartphones and other shared technologies are moving in. In the article “Smashing the Cubicles” by Tom Simonite, the writer [...]

Great article in the WSJ regarding the shortage of mobile software developers. More and more companies are looking for software engineers with mobile experience to develop applications. The reality is they don’t exist and the smart companies are picking up good software engineers and training them. Their is an inherent problem with the two major mobile platforms, [...]

Mobile is everywhere these days, an even in places where cell phone service is not. For instance? The open waters. Royal Caribbean is using mobility in new and different ways on board its ships, largely with iPhones, iPads and other handheld systems, according to CIO Magazine. Parents can track their kids on an iPhone to see [...]

There was no surprise that the agenda at last week’s Internet Summit 10 in Raleigh, N.C. was dominated by cloud computing, mobile applications, and social networking. The hype and consensus around “the Cloud” is very positive. The concepts of public, private and hybrid cloud solutions are being perfected and the value of the Cloud as [...]