Utah Market Trends Report for Q1 2022
In our latest Utah Market Trends Report for the first quarter of 2022, we explore the sharp increase in job postings that Utah is experiencing. With employers posting 412,000 new job openings for core tech occupations in March 2022, which is an increase of nearly...
FAQ: What Does a Tech Staffing Company Do?
Technology staffing companies, also known as recruitment agencies or employment firms, provide a service of matching the right job candidates to the right companies. By either working finding qualified candidates for a specific company, or representing job...
Top 10 Traits of a Good Leader
Our Utah Market Director, Sean McKeehan, gives us an insight into his management style. Which of these traits resonates with you the most? Positive Reinforcement. How great would it be if we all spent time “catching people doing things right”? So often...
Utah Market Trends Report for Q4 2021
As we continue to expand our efforts in the Utah tech market, we will be giving you quarterly trend reports just as we do for Oregon! You can look forward to tech salary insights, what tech occupations are leading the local industry, leading tech occupation...
NEW EPISODE – Tech Talks in the Silicon Forest
NEW EPISODE – Tech Talk with Scott Roth, CEO at LegitScript On this episode, we introduce our new co-host Jerry Gaube! Jerry is a talented Client Solutions Manager at ProFocus working with companies to solve their tech talent challenges. We are thrilled to have Scott...
New Silicon Slopes Branch
ProFocus Opens a Branch in Utah! We’re excited to announce that ProFocus is opening an office in Salt Lake City! Over the years, ProFocus has had the pleasure of building substantial relationships throughout the Silicon Slopes market. As our clients continue to grow...
Oregon Market Trends Report for Q4 2021
Though the great resignation is still going strong amongst older millennials in tech, aged 30-45 years old, job postings in Portland have decreased 6% from Q3 to Q4 in 2021. In Oregon overall, postings decreased by 8%. Why are they quitting in the first place?...
NEW EPISODE – Tech Talks in the Silicon Forest
Featured Guest – Mark Farley, VP of IT at Thermo Fisher Scientific In this episode, John interviews Mark Farley, Vice President of Information Technology at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Thermo Fisher Scientific is a world leader in serving science, with annual...
Announcement: Scholarship Winner Angela Pawlowski
Philip Lilly Memorial Scholarship Winner – Angela Pawlowski Congratulations to our 1st Philip Lilly Memorial Scholarship Winner, Angela Pawlowski! Angela demonstrated a clear commitment to leading with compassion, breaking down barriers, and improving...
Roundtable Discussion Topic: Challenges and Best Practices when Managing Remotely
In October, ProFocus hosted a discussion of Portland based technology leaders. This was a roundtable discussion. John Boone, the President of ProFocus Technology, moderated the discussion. The leaders in attendance offered various advice, best practices, and lessons...