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In 2025, tech recruiters continue to face fierce competition for top talent while navigating job seekers' ever-evolving priorities.

At the start of 2023, headlines shifted from the Great Resignation to layoffs. However, job seekers are likely to maintain more power than they think, as the labor market remains strong and demand for tech employment remains high.

Ever felt like your success was simply fooling people into thinking you were good at your job? If the answer is yes, you may suffer from imposter syndrome, especially if you’re a full-time executive or fractional executive. However, you’re not alone.

You spend one-third of your lifetime working. How can you navigate what you want your work to mean, and how can you contribute to meaningful employment with purpose? It takes intention.

Companies want to hire C-level executives to help them grow. However, with rapidly changing needs and an unpredictable environment, many companies may not be able to budget for a full-time C-level executive.

Fractional screening is a great side hustle for web engineers with skills, experience, and some free time in their schedules. Screeners can earn additional income while using their skills to match open roles with qualified developers among their colleagues.

The hybrid model has now taken hold. Companies have become aware of the benefits of remote and office-based work. Statistics show, however, that employees want a flexible remote hybrid model.

Chief technology officers (CTO) or fractional CTOs often focus on keeping the process of the most up-to-date technology systems running and leading their teams.

Midway through 2022, we continue to adapt to the most significant workplace disruption in decades. Talent Experience and human-centric workplaces remain the center of focus to leverage a highly skilled and resourceful workforce to ensure the success of organizations and the future of work.

As businesses grapple with new workforce models to balance the desire for flexible work, many remote software developers are trading employed positions for a freelance lifestyle.

Online coding challenges are incredibly popular – the top coding challenge platforms boast upwards of a million users – but what’s responsible for the high demand? Developers often credit these challenges as helping to improve their programming skills and confidence in their expertise.

If you’re wondering where to find top talent willing to work remotely, you’re not alone. In fact, many companies (startups and established enterprises alike) struggle with this.

Unless your organization has a hiring manager with extensive IT knowledge, you’ll find yourself asking this question when filling a tech position: what’s the best way in which to assess a candidate’s unique skills?

Not all business is created equal, and not all business challenges are universal. We may like to think we operate on a level playing field, but the obstacles that one organization must overcome are inherently different from the hurdles that another faces.

The modern job search is a challenging one. Demand for many open positions outpaces supply, and for those seeking employment, job fulfillment is a critical piece to factor in. Whether you seek a pay increase, career advancement, or a fresh start, your job search requires patience.

In 2025 the tech industry continues to respond to the adjustments required to manage, support, and maintain a productive, hybrid workforce.

Sourcing talent and hiring new employees are some of the most challenging — and important — tasks that managers face. We all know the feeling of being overwhelmed by the process, despite our best laid plans and intentions.

It’s a huge understatement to say that 2020 made an impact on economies around the world, let alone workplaces and hiring practices. As the concentric circles of crises converged, our personal, local, and global outlooks shifted like never before.

Now that you’ve zeroed in on your target audience and researched the ins-and-outs of your niche market you can outfit your business with the essentials.

Are you thinking about venturing out on your own to start a software development or contracting business? Then it occurs to you, “How the heck do I go from idea to service or product?”

Beyond coding expertise and certifications, employers now prioritize the "human factor" — those crucial yet often overlooked soft skills that elevate both individuals and teams.

At Esteemed, we have spent a decade building Colleagues. Having started an agency in 2011, we have sponsored countless events, amassed an impressive list of clients and formed many relationships with top talent.