A CareerBuilder study found that 58% of employers conduct social media screenings to look for information supporting a candidate’s qualifications for a job. If the decision came down to you and another candidate – with the same exact qualifications AND a strong LinkedIn following – who do you think they would choose? Today, your online […]
Talent Gaps in Electrical Engineering: Awful or Opportunity?
With the 4th Industrial Revolution, there have been expansive job opportunities in emerging technology such as artificial intelligence and data science. Locally, reports show that every 100 tech jobs created in Arizona result in 252 jobs in other sectors. From manufacturing all the way to sales – each job vertical has expanded due to new […]
Top 6 Progressive Business Reformations Due to COVID-19
Businesses have faced many obstacles during these trying times, as COVID-19 has forced companies to reevaluate their standard practices. Although challenging, companies have taken this opportunity in stride, implementing progressive reformations that are streamlining the new norm. This new wave in the fourth industrial revolution showcases how technology can be utilized to improve and adapt […]
Best Practices for Video Interviews in the Midst of COVID-19
Amid the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus – also referred to as COVID-19 – many organizations are opting to go remote in order to slow the spread among their employees, students, and travelers. Companies like Twitter, Microsoft, and Apple are heading up the shift. So far, school districts, professional sports leagues, food service companies, and […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day
https://bluesignal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/BSS-Womens-Day-Video-Final.mp4 Blue Signal has a 43% gender balance.Happy International Women’s Day to all those change-makers in our industry. Here at Blue Signal, we have sought to build a diverse workforce since our inception, and we now have a 43% gender balance across the company. This is significantly higher than the tech industry average of 29%. Our […]
Benefits of Cloud Adoption
Technology provides an endless opportunity for businesses to optimize, grow, and innovate. In the race to remain competitive, businesses have launched their way into cloud adoption. McAfee calculated that companies using the cloud grow 19.3% faster than their competitors. This IT gold rush is very much reflective of the “First Wave” of cloud adoption – […]
Unified Communications Industry Predictions for 2018
The unified communications industry has been very fluid over the past few years. Although the industry is maturing, people’s communication habits continue to evolve as social media and personal technology habits shift. The major challenges of the unified communications industry are also shifting. Customers (and employees) struggle with overflowing inboxes and are less willing to […]
NB-IoT vs. LoRa: It’s an Ecosystem, Not a Race
As the number of connected devices rises, new technology standards have developed to handle the growing IoT space. While smartphones use cellular networks for their data, many IoT devices (for example, a smart water meter) only need to transfer small amounts of data. Relying totally on cellular or satellite networks would be expensive and use […]
Top IoT Industry Trends of Q1 2017
The Internet of Things has enjoyed top buzzword status for a while now, but the technology has made steady strides away from the hype and towards a tangible, profitable reality. Here are the top trends of IoT since the start of 2017: 1. 3GPP Standardization of NB-IoT (Narrow-Band IoT) for LPWAN NB-IoT technology took a […]
