Assessing (and Hiring) New Grads with Limited Experience

By The Intersect Group

Graduation “season” has come and gone, but companies hire new college graduates all year long. Newly minted bachelor’s degree holders are inundating your job board’s inbox. Some may be so-so for your position, some may be great. But how can you know which is which? Taking a look at new college graduates’ limited experience First, …

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What Keeps CIOs Up at Night? The Pace of Digital Transformation

By The Intersect Group

Technology changes on what feels like a daily basis. It’s hard enough for employees to keep up; it’s especially so for CIOs. After all, they’re human, too, but since they are in charge of all things information technology, everyone expects them to know, well, everything:  The latest nationwide cyberattack? They must not only know about …

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What Keeps CFOs Up at Night: Rethinking Supply-Chain Globalization

By The Intersect Group

The beginning of the pandemic saw a shortage of Personal Protective Equipment – primarily due to a supply chain disruption as the world’s economies shut down. Now, as the U.S. economy continues its ups and downs as it makes its way to recovery, many of the things for which the public clamors – new and …

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Getting Back to the Office

By The Intersect Group

You’ve been hoping beyond hope that your employer will let you remain working from home full-time. Or you’ve been hoping you can work from home a few days a week (you miss your colleagues, after all). Or you’ve been crossing all fingers and toes that your company would say, “All hands on-site, every day.” (You …

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Q3 2021 – State of the Market Report

By The Intersect Group

Temporary staffing is on the rise while the unemployment rate holds steady; a tight talent market for the remainder of the year is likely. Additionally, we rounded up the top 10 fastest-growing IT jobs by salary, as well as 12 of the highest paying finance jobs in 2021. Download this quarter’s State of the Market …

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What is Kanban?

By The Intersect Group

When you first hear it, Kanban sounds like it could be the name of a movie dog, or a new dance move, or a video game. It’s actually a Japanese word meaning “sign” or “billboard” and it is one of the most widely used Agile-based frameworks. Its focus on frequent product delivery, teamwork/collaboration, continuous improvement, …

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Succession Planning in a Post COVID World

By The Intersect Group

  If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught company leaders anything, it’s that business can change instantly. And we’re not just talking about the fact that the pandemic forced WFM, nor the fact that many businesses had to lay off hundreds of employees. We mean avoiding leadership disruption and instability In other words, it’s beyond time …

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What is Scrum?

By The Intersect Group

Scrum is a process framework used for developing, delivering, and maintaining products. You might have noticed that this definition did not mention either Agile or software. While neither Scrum nor any other framework appears in the Agile Manifesto, Scrum may be the most popular. Read the full whitepaper.