The Momentum Blog: TECH TALK
Expert advice, handy resources, and how-tos for career changers and tech teams.
How to Hire Junior Developers
How to hire junior developers may vary from company to company, but there are a few must-have factors to look for in order to ensure you are hiring the best candidate. Read more here.
Advance Your Tech Career with Mentors and Sponsors
Whether you’re taking on a new role or switching careers entirely, you may feel overwhelmed and uncomfortable. Read on to learn how mentors and sponsors can help combat these feelings and advance your tech career.
From Recruiting to Retaining Top Tech Talent
Top tech talent is in high demand, now more than ever. From recruiting to retaining, top tech talent requires commitment from you and your company.
3 Steps to Take When Upskilling and Reskilling Your Workforce
Upskilling and reskilling is a business investment. Taking steps to keep the company's goals front and center throughout the process will better help you highlight what changes are needed in order to achieve those goals.
Upskilling and Reskilling to Advance DEI at Work
In any company, the potential to grow and develop as an individual is an appealing recruitment and retention tool. Employees want to feel valued, respected, and worthy – and when companies take time to invest in their employees, they demonstrate a commitment to that growth and development.
The Most In-Demand Tech Skills for 2022
The tech job market has made a rapid recovery post pandemic seeing over 43,200 jobs added from March to May 2022. As job growth exceeds even pre-pandemic levels, firms are struggling to find qualified individuals to fill their IT roles.
Why Upskilling Employees Matters in Tech — Now More Than Ever
In this post, we outline five reasons why upskilling employees matters now more than ever.
How to Identify Employee Training and Development Needs
Companies that seek to identify employee training and development needs to develop in-house talent need to invest in cultivating talent in the surrounding community.
Confronting IT Talent Shortages
The tech industry continues to adjust to changes in the workplace, and the growing need for IT talent, labor shortages, and rising wages continues to create harsh competition in the industry.
Tech Talent Recruiting: Identifying Hidden Talent Sources during the Labor Shortage
Companies are closing the tech talent recruiting gap by closing the opportunity gap: tech talent recruiting leads are beginning to partner with software engineering bootcamps and other training organizations to cultivate net new tech talent.
Four Best Practices to Execute Your Employee Retention Strategy
In this post, we share best practices to execute your employee retention strategy with leaders of professional development and training teams.
Improve Tech Talent Retention through Employee Training and Development
Are you a manager or senior leader struggling to combat the rising wave of resignations in your company, and seeking proven strategies to improve talent retention?