Our next employee spotlight is a conversation with Jeff Bonniwell, UDig Senior Technical Recruiter. As we mentioned in our previous employee spotlights, at UDig we have a list of guiding principles that govern how we operate – philosophies that demonstrate how we feel candidates and clients should be treated. These are all just words on paper unless the [...]

One of the designers behind Pinterest, the third most popular social networking site, is moving on in hopes of creating the next big e-commerce site. Nineteen year old Sahil Lavingia’s latest design, Gumroad, seems to have the same general approach as Pinterest – an online community for everyone that satisfies a need you didn’t realize you [...]

The professional staffing industry can be divided into countless segments. Some firms choose to spend their efforts specializing in legal, some accounting/finance, light industrial, engineering and many, like the team at UDig, choose to spend their careers building relationships in the technology sector. A number of the larger firms have found success building their practices [...]

Being in Sales and IT Recruiting, Dice.com is a tool we all use to find candidates. They recently posted an article stating that the Triangle (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) is the hottest spot for technology jobs in the United States, according to a report out March 12 from the technology jobs website. The report found that employers [...]

In many ways, a relationship with a recruiter isn’t any different than other relationships we have in our lives. As with other valuable relationships, trust, honesty and open communication are crucial. There are certainly different dynamics that will make a recruiting relationship more successful. Determining the best way for candidates and recruiters to understand each other, set expectations, [...]

In today’s world of increasing social media outlets, it is becoming more and more difficult for job seekers to make it past the initial interview process. What used to be a standard face-to-face interview with questions of work history, qualifications, and career goals, has turned into a full blown online detective case. Employers are now [...]

Last week I wrote about making recruiting appear easy even though it carries many complications. I have been working with several candidates recently that have found their job search to be quite stressful. Not because they can’t find anything, but because there are too many options. We have been working through multiple interviews and potentially handling multiple [...]

There is a lot of talk in the news about job market improvements. Virginia’s unemployment rate hits lowest in three years. ADP’s February job report sees 216,000 private sector jobs added. In addition to these and many other reports, I ran across some a Top 25 Jobs list for 2012 that came out in late February - five of the Top 25 Jobs listed [...]

This is a topic that we, along with many others, have covered on our blog more than once before. Despite the number of times we have discussed the impact of social media profiles on an individual’s ability to get hired, candidates seem to make the same mistakes over and over again. One of the biggest [...]

I was a contractor in IT. I found my first job through a friend, doing desktop support, and was essentially a pass through for a staffing company – easy money for them. When I moved to Richmond, I posted my resume on Monster. A staffing firm found my resume, brought me in for an interview, [...]