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Smart Hiring Tips for Tech Startup Success

Original post by Jerome Young via Forbes Getting a tech startup off the ground is an exhilarating time. In fact, many of the “firsts” in business tend to be exciting. Getting your first big idea, landing an investor and leasing a startup office space are all significant events. But hiring your first employees comes in at the […]

3 Tips for Using Social Media to Jumpstart your Job Search

Original post by Lynda Spiegel, LinkedIn Getting a job was once a matter of scanning job boards like Monster or Careerbuilder – or even the classified ads in print media, back in the day! – but social media trumps them all. Data shows that most positions are filled via some form of networking. According to ABC News, […]

3 Ways to Use Social Media to Recruit Better Tech Talent

Original post by Sharon Florentine via CIO A whopping 93 percent of the 1,855 recruiting pros surveyed inJobvite’s 2014 Social Recruiting Survey use or plan to use social media in their recruiting efforts. The reason why is simple and powerful. According to respondents, leveraging social media improves candidate quality by 44 percent over those using only “traditional” recruiting […]

#Barcelona one of the top destinations to launch your #startup

Original post by  Lola Bailey, careeraddict.com According to Rotterdam-based accommodation company Nestpick, London is one of the best cities to launch a startup. The company recently released its list of the best European cities to begin a startup; a short list based on (their) experience and research into those factors that affect startups: cultural, political and economic. Here are […]

Here’s What Mobile Apps Will Look Like in 2015

Original post by JEANNE CAPACHIN via AmericanBanker This article is from the annual FinTech Forward special report. Only a handful of banks and credit unions aren’t offering mobile banking now. Yet, investment remains a high priority as we move into 2015. Where are today’s investment dollars being spent, and what are the investment priorities that we see […]