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Cultivating A Thriving Virtual Training & Onboarding Company Culture

Cultivating A Thriving Virtual Training & Onboarding Company Culture

Cultivate A Thriving Virtual Training & Onboarding Company Culture: Even before the pandemic, the remote and virtual work trend was steadily increasing. Now, the process has been accelerated, and virtual has become the new normal. A recent survey showed that of 500 tech founders: On average 70 percent of formerly office-based employees will be permitted … Read More

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Cyber Threats: Protecting Your Business in A Remote Work World

Cyber Threats: Protecting Your Business in A Remote Work World

Opportunistic criminals abound in the era of COVID-19. With the huge increase in remote work, bad actors are out in force with sneaky phishing schemes and cyber-attacks. (Because the health and safety, business continuity and PPP loan compliance issues weren’t bad enough already!) Thankfully, several government agencies have provided free resources and guidance on how … Read More

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How To Maintain AND Scale Culture In A Remote Workforce

How To Maintain AND Scale Culture In A Remote Workforce

Shared underlying beliefs and values shape any organization. Even in business, we find common ground in things we consider to be fundamentally important. That is company culture in a nutshell, and it’s critical for any organization’s success. Rapid growth for any company can be a challenge, and today’s remote work realities make it even harder. … Read More

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Why Diversity and Inclusion is a Must for Every Tech Company

Why Diversity and Inclusion is a Must for Every Tech Company

The undeniable benefits of a diverse workforce. Businesses are beginning to accept the need for a more diverse and inclusive workforce as conventional wisdom. A series of company case studies have shown a clear connection between diversity and business outcomes. For example, one study conducted by Accenture found that companies with disabled persons well represented … Read More

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The Full Adoption & Impact Of Remote Tech Work Due To COVID-19

The Full Adoption & Impact Of Remote Tech Work Due To COVID-19

  Even though the remote work trend was already increasing, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the process into hyperdrive. The new reality is that everyday people now use advanced connectivity tools such as Zoom, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Team, and many others. If brick-an-mortar businesses and families have adopted collaborative tech, what does this mean for … Read More

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How to Seamlessly Onboard Physically Distanced Employees

How to Seamlessly Onboard Physically Distanced Employees

So you’re new to remote onboarding… Despite the number of remote work assignments being on the rise prior to the outbreak, remote work was still the exception, not the rule. Now that you have no choice but to physically distance yourself from staff, your well-established, on-site onboarding procedures have all been thrown out the window. … Read More

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How Covid-19 Impacts The Tech Job Market – Some Good News

How Covid-19 Impacts The Tech Job Market – Some Good News

The current Coronavirus pandemic has dealt a crushing blow to the world economy. Every sector has been hit hard, and the IT space is far from exempt. Still, if we look carefully, the crisis has actually stimulated need in some areas. Let’s take a look at the new tech job opportunities arising out of the … Read More

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Why Your Cybersecurity Certification May (Or May Not) Land You A Job In Information Security

Why Your Cybersecurity Certification May (Or May Not) Land You A Job In Information Security

A Misunderstood Profession:  Information security (IS) was, and still is, a misunderstood market segment.  Conversely, information technology (IT) seems to be a well-known and pervasive market. And even now, with the overused term “cybersecurity”, information security seems to be the middle child. So what exactly is information security? Information security or “infosec” is the practice … Read More

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