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When you’re hiring for a position, you’ll probably be looking for two kinds of skills: hard skills and soft skills. If you work in information technology hiring, most applicants already have hard skills. They’re the technical capabilities related to your position requirements, such as coding. Soft skills describe abilities to relate and work with others. […]

Named after the phenomenon popularized by dating apps, professional ghosting refers to when a candidate or new employee disappears from the hiring process without warning. Not only is professional ghosting on the rise, it’s also something that many members of the workforce are willing to defend. According to a study, 40% of employees believed it […]

In the workforce, social media is often a loaded topic. The question of whether to address its use by employees—and if so, how—is a difficult one for many employers. Anxiety over social media use runs both ways. One study found that 51% of employees are concerned that their online activity will be held against them […]

The Washington Business Journal Book of Lists is a collection of the largest and most influential players in the Washington, DC area. In order to feature on these lists, a company must meet rigorous criteria and must have their data verified by the Washington Business Journal’s panel of researchers. As a small business, it is […]

This special list, also published by the Washington Business Journal Book of Lists, is a special awards program that ranks 75 companies by average revenue growth. In order to receive an award, companies must have had growth for each of two consecutive years between 2017 and 2019. Featuring on this prestigious list speaks to our […]