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Emerging Code for New Hires
Tech Trends - Techno-Tainment
Tech Compensation Trends
The Resume is Dead
50 Ways to Quit
Pay It Forward Update
Recruiting, Staffing & Employment News
Recruiting Priorities - Hot Opportunities
Referral Program
FEATURED PLACEMENT
 
Omar Valle,
Account Executive - Cloud Channel Data Management
Omar Valle
Recruiting for a unique role for one of our key clients, the leader in channel data management for global technology companies, Redfish sought a passionate Account Executive to grow new business and increase revenue with existing accounts. The company is privately held and profitable with a great customer base and is currently in high growth mode. The company's cloud-based SaaS applications and managed services for multi-tier channel visibility seamlessly integrate with CRM and ERP systems such as Salesforce.com, SAP and Oracle. The VP of Client Services required someone with proven success in selling a complex cloud/SaaS based solution to enterprise level clients. The ideal hire would have a technical nature as well as a creative, strategic mindset; and he/she would be a dynamic, self-starter with a solid work ethic and drive who can fit into the company's collaborative, results-oriented work culture.

Omar Valle is an accomplished sales professional with over a decade of sales experience in retail, technology, and healthcare sectors specializing in SaaS Enterprise Software including CRM, service, marketing, and security. His experience includes tenure at Salesforce.com, and other Enterprise Cloud Computing and Computer & Network Security companies, where he developed extensive sales experience selling into Fortune Global 1000 companies, a deep technical background, and a passion for driving engagement at the C-level. In addition to his string of sales recognitions - "top producer', best channel account manager, most valuable Cisco channel security partner account manager - Omar has a plethora of additional sales training and industry and sales certifications. He has a degree from UC Berkeley in the Political Economies of Industrial Societies, which he attended on a Naval R.O.T.C. 4 year Scholarship, and he has was selected for U.S. Navy Broadened Opportunity for Officer Selection and Training (BOOST). Omar knew and had recommended the company's products and was excited about an opportunity to join such a dynamic team with a top notch product suite. Omar's drive and ability meshed with the role and company, making for a fantastic fit.

"It was a pleasure working with Jon! He took the time to understand my skill set and experience and used it to find a very good fit for my talents. He was also very proactive and only reached out to me when he had good potential employer candidates. During the final negotiation process Jon went to bat for me and we ended up with a superior compensation package. I could not be happier."
- Omar Valle

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REDFISH MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

August 2014

   

 

How is it August already? Tech is fast and furious despite the busy summer plans of one and all. Enjoy the newsletter! Drop us a line.
 

 - the Redfish Team
WHAT'S THE LATEST EMERGING CODE YOUR NEW HIRE BETTER KNOW?
By Meredith Dean, Executive Recruiter, IT Division
 
Is Java the top code to know? C, C++, C# - ho hum. Python and Ruby are hot. What about R? Assembly, Scala or Shell? Picking a particular new "emerging" technology stack like Ruby on Rails, any of the MVC Javascript frameworks, Scala, or Solr, etc. means working with some cutting edge new coding.

But requiring the latest, emerging new code in terms of a hiring requirement definitely means that the talent pool available is going to be extremely small. And with quasi-fulltime employment, tech talent is already highly in-demand before you even start 'stacking' the technology deck against yourself.

Here's the thing. Software developers are at just 2.3% unemployment rate in Q2 2014. What might make your company's new technology most competitive is having a talented, motivated professional working on it and learning the newest code you want simultaneously. After all, if you are waiting for the perfect person with all the right bleeding-edge coding skills under his or her belt, you may be waiting a while. You will have to locate, woo, and then negotiate them out of another position. How far is your project advancing during this time?
 
 What can you do? ...Red Arrow  
TECH TRENDS - TECHNO-TAINMENT
Playing Around with Technology
 
Technology has taken art, social, and entertainment to all kinds of new levels that we never imagined possible just a few short years ago! Here are some favorites.

Engage with your Favorite Musicians  
Some really fun social media platforms out there are near and dear to our hearts. BandPage is one of them! This company is unlocking new opportunities for the music industry by connecting musicians, fans and partners on a single platform. From Alicia Keys and Beyonce to Stone Foxes and Usher, more than 500,000 musicians use this company's platform to create amazing interactions between artists and their fans, building deeper relationships between them. From interviewing your favorite musician to singing with them onstage, bands offer up a variety of experiences, BandPage help musicians create new revenue streams and drive higher fan engagement. The platform allows musicians to upload their profile, bio, pictures, videos, tracks and tour dates - and then update that information across the social web.
TECH COMPENSATION TRENDS

Tech Industry Average Annual Wages
While real wages may be down 8% in the US since 2006, the tech industry paid an annual average wage of $93,800 in 2012, which is 98% more than the average private sector wage of $47,400. And California tech workers earn the highest average annual wage of $123,900, according to the TechAmerica Foundation.

Software Services Leading
The Cyberstates 2013 Key Findings include that the software services sector grew by 63,900 jobs in 2012, a 3.5 percent increase. Leading the way in high-tech employment was California (968,800), Texas (485,600), New York (318,200), Virginia (285,400 - 9.8% of with private sector workforce), and Florida (270,900).

Leading States
Following California, Massachusetts tech industry workers were paid the highest annual average wage of $116,000, and Washington was in third place at $110,200. Tech wages on average were double the overall private sector wage in these states: California, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, New Mexico, Virginia, Arizona, and North Carolina.

 

THE RÉSUMÉ IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE RÉSUMÉ
  
LinkedIn, and Facebook, and Dice, oh my!

Professional networking site LinkedIn is the leading social media venue for career networking and recruiting alike. The concise display of Experience, Education, Skills, and Projects, peppered with Endorsements and Recommendations, ensures easy accessibility and searchability in a well-packaged graphic format.

Monster, Dice, CareerBuilder, The Ladders, Glassdoor, Execunet, etc. all offer a digital compendium of candidate's qualifications. Not only can you search for jobs, but recruiters and hiring managers can use keyword search to land on your profile. One click applications make it easy peasy lemon squeezy to apply for a job.

Personal websites, GitHub, Slideshare, and visual résumé sites, all offer personal vehicles of expression for your story, your apps/code, your publications, your projects, and your curriculum vitae. And any recruiter worth their salt, has mad google x-ray search skills that will bring hither all kinds of rare talent finds.

Social recruiting is the buzzword of choice these days. Bullhorn Reach, Jobvite, Tweet a Job, Facebook apps for job searching. It is mind-numbing how many social networks exist and no one can be everywhere. So if everything is on the web, the résumé must be dead. Right?

Wrong ... Red Arrow
50 WAYS TO QUIT YOUR EMPLOYER   
(Sing to Paul Simon's 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover)

"The job offer has arrived", my recruiter said to me
"The next steps then follow logically
I'd like to help you on some scenarios to foresee
There must be fifty ways to leave your employer"

She said, "It's my role to make this smooth
Furthermore, you should call me if there are any issues
But I'll repeat myself, to prepare for the interlude
You must give a letter of resignation to your employer
Two weeks' notice to your employer"

Just stay on track, Jack ... Red Arrow 
HOW FAR WOULD A PAY IT FORWARD GESTURE GO? 
Well you never know, but recently ...
Kelley @ Chic
Kelley @ Chic


... a Redfish bought a pedicure for the person in line after her at Chic. When we met back up with the owner, Kelly, she told us how touched she was by the Pay It Forward pedicure purchase. "The gal cried and said she didn't know that people still did this kind of thing in today's world." She was so moved throughout the pedicure and then she did the same thing and bought the next person's pedicure. "It went on for three days!"

RECRUITING, STAFFING & EMPLOYMENT NEWS 
Technology Goods & Services Driving Trade 
Employees  
In July recruiting and hiring activity revolved around senior roles: Senior Account Executives, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Technical Marketing Manager, DevOps, and Senior QA Engineers. The primary hiring occurred by companies focused on Semantic Intelligence Software, AdTech Platform, Customer Loyalty/Retention Technology, Game Development Technology, and CRM for Google Apps.

The American economy revved up the second quarter with GDP hitting a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.0%, according to the Department of Commerce. This is higher than the 3.0% forecast by economists for the quarter, reports the Wall Street Journal. "Annual revisions indicate the economy expanded at a 4.0% pace in the second half of 2013, the best six-month stretch in 10 years."
 

RECRUITING PRIORITIES / HOT OPPORTUNITIES

     
This week's priority hiring spotlight is on: Product Designer & Product Manager - E-Learning; Senior Software Consultant (presales) - IT Agility Application; Solutions Consultant - Digital Media, AdTech Platform; Artist Relations & Director of Marketplace Growth - Social Music Connection Platform; Implementation Consultant - PPM Software Solutions. New high tech career opportunities daily!  

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REFERRAL PROGRAM

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Do you know someone who would be a good fit? Contact the recruiter heading up the search to discuss the referral fee program!
 

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