Technical Staffing

There have been many changes to the American workforce over the years, but few have happened as quickly or as strongly as the rise of the gig economy. In fact, 40% of the U.S. workforce will be made up of contingent workers by the year 2020. Portland is no stranger to this shift, as gig employment in the area rose 22% in just a two-year span with every indication that the pace will quicken further. There are several reasons why the Portland gig economy is experiencing such growth, and numerous ways it’s changing the landscape of tech hiring.   Workforce Preferences Dictate Change It’s no secret that locating and recruiting […]

Developers: are your tech skills up to speed in a data-driven job market? Think Big Data is just another fad? Companies like Amazon, Apple and numerous brick and mortar retailers don’t seem to think so, as they invest heavily in systems that support Big Data. How can we be so sure that it’s here to stay and can be a reliable form of employment? Well, let’s look at the data. The International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that the Big Data market will reach 16.1 billion in 2014, growing six times faster than the overall IT market. Survey research from KPMG shows that seven out of ten CIOs say data analytics is […]