Steve Cooper

Are You Asking Your Technical Recruits the Right Questions?

Jun 30, 2020 | Career Building

One of easiest missteps when recruiting a for a position like software developer is being overly focused on ensuring the “minimum required skills” parameters of the position are met and losing...

Virtual Recruiting: An Exelaration Team Member Perspective

Apr 20, 2020 | Career Building

No one was planning for a global pandemic to happen this spring. Especially not over spring break (the first one, that is) when I was enjoying the sunset in Myrtle Beach!...

The Biggest Problem with the Tech Talent Pipeline (and How to Fix It)

Feb 19, 2020 | Career Building

The biggest crisis in the tech world today has been well-documented, and it’s even larger than you think. The tech talent shortage is growing exponentially as the demand for experienced technologists...

Must-Have Skills Tech Students Need Before Graduating

Feb 03, 2020 | Career Building

How do you deliver professional, high quality, easy-to-maintain code to your customers and clients if your team doesn’t even know what professional, high quality, easy-to-maintain code really means? You don’t! It’s...

Seven Tips for Getting Hired in the Tech Industry

Jan 22, 2020 | Career Building

Technology is always changing, and will always be booming. That’s because it represents whatever’s new. Across all tech areas and geographies, the world needs more tech workers, so it’s a great...

Seven Things Every Internship Program Must Have

Jan 02, 2020 | Career Building

An internship can transform an entry-level professional or student into a job-ready professional. Graduating with a diploma is great, but graduating with a diploma and a resume featuring accomplishments from a...

Three Things You’ll Learn as a Mentor

Dec 04, 2018 | Career Building

Part 8 of the Series:  Increase Your Stock by Investing in Your Future Mentoring trains mentees and mentors alike. Mentoring creates an environment of growth and will challenge you as a...

How Mentoring Has Made Me a Better Technology Consultant

Nov 20, 2018 | Career Building

Part 6 of the Series: Increase your stock by investing in your future Mentoring students is rewarding, and has helped me become a more successful technology consultant. While it has presented challenges...

Leveraging Learning Styles in Your Mentoring Relationships

Nov 13, 2018 | Career Building

Part 5 of the Series: Increase your stock by investing in your future Understanding and identifying learning styles is a key component in the mentorship process. Everyone learns in slightly different ways, and...

How to Mentor the Next Generation of Tech Talent

Nov 06, 2018 | Career Building

Part 4 of the Series:  Increase Your Stock by Investing in Your Future Some people naturally form mentor-mentee relationships. For the rest of us, we must learn how to cultivate that...

Finding Job Satisfaction: Growing the Next Generation

Sep 28, 2018 | Career Building

Part One in the Series: Increase your stock by investing in your future “You should be a teacher!” It was an innocent, sincere statement made by my high school Chemistry teacher after...

Lessons Learned: Working with Interns

Jul 20, 2016 | Career Building

A few months ago, we shared our thoughts on the most critical elements for a successful internship program. Now, let’s take a deeper look at some of the lessons we’ve learned...