In 1994, I was part of a Radio Frequency (RF) engineering team at Metrocel Cellular. At the time, our strategy had been to chase Cingular’s footprint across the DFW Metroplex—a pursuit that took years and eventually led us to expand…
Greetings from Colorado! I’m conducting research for a forthcoming submission to MIS Quarterly Executive, exploring how AI is reshaping our ability to gather, manage, and align software requirements with organizational strategy — across companies, agencies, boards, and commissions. The focus…
I’ve been watching the job market shift—and watching my own expectations shift with it. Full-time roles with benefits are becoming less common, while contract-based opportunities—business continuity, project-based modernization, enterprise architecture advising—land in my inbox more frequently. I used to view…
Alex Pettit is not only one of the Partners at Pettit Staffing Service, but he is also a veteran CIO of state and municipal government. Here we’d like to showcase a recent interview done by Phil Weinzimer, president of Stratagere…
Human resources teams often have unique insight into hiring trends that help their organization find the right talent, including the skill sets employers to need to succeed in 2021 and beyond. To that end, a panel of Forbes Human Resources…
We frequently hear employers, prospective students, entrepreneurs, and futurists saying that it’s all about the skills, not about the degree. We can understand the conflicting thoughts- Do degrees really matter? Why skills matter more than your degree? Is a University degree necessary…
Earlier this month, Tesla held what it called "A.I. Day" to show off its efforts to build artificial intelligence computers capable of autonomous driving. One of the main reasons for the event was to recruit top talent -- which got…
It is no secret that confidence is tied to success, and vice versa. However, it is usually assumed that confident people are just born that way, that they are never scared and that they just feel confident all of the…
Why Choose a Staffing Agency? The best reason to find work through a staffing agency is the reliable connection to the jobs you need and want. However, that is far from the only reason. Searching for employment can be…
Writing a resume can be a daunting task, especially if you’re tackling this challenge for the first time in your professional life, or if you’ve been off the job market for so long that you’ve lost your old resume file…