It is no small task to re-enter the workforce after an extended absence. Even for people who have strong skills and years of professional experience, like veterans leaving military service, stay-at-home parents going back to work, and people switching career paths, it can be challenging to get a foot in the door. Because they don’t…
For the second consecutive year, York Solutions – a NVBDC certified veteran-owned business, is sponsoring and participating in the Veteran Career Summit to help companies develop, grow, and enhance their veteran workplace initiatives. As a veteran-owned business, certified by the National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC), York Solutions is dedicated to helping companies close the…
An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 military service members transition into the civilian workforce every year. Thousands of qualified veterans with transferable skills are looking to start new careers, while at the same time, employers are struggling to fill a growing number of critical tech positions. York Solutions’ Barriers to Entry program (B2E) is a returnship…
In support of a great cause, York Solutions’ Inaugural CIO Breakfast took place on Thursday, March 7th from 7:30 am to 10:00 am. The event raised $14,500 for donation to Genesys Works, a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that trains high school students to perform technical services. York Solutions and Genesys Works have partnered together for many…
By Tom Parker, Vice President of Consulting Services Recently York Solutions published the results of a survey that asked Chicago’s top IT executives about their initiatives on diverse hiring for 2019. We found that building diverse teams was one of the top priorities for executives, but they are struggling to make that happen. Of the…
In certain industries, the demand for skilled workers exceeds the available supply, and a persistent skills gap continues to grow. While there are 5% more job openings than workers overall in the U.S., a report prepared for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation found that employers struggle to fill a total skills gap of 4.4…
After a more than 20-year career in the manufacturing industry, Larry Stelmach was ready for a change. Then a friend recommended York Solutions’ Barriers to Entry program (B2E), a paid training that prepares people changing careers or re-entering the workforce for in-demand jobs in IT project management. “The program looked so good, I wasn’t sure…
We may not realize it, but we all bring unconscious bias with us into the workplace. The way we see the world shapes our perceptions of other people and influences how – and who – we hire. In York Solutions’ recent webinar, Overlooked Talent: How Innovative Companies are Finding a Competitive Advantage, hosts Mary Cate…
IT jobs have been growing at a rapid rate over the last two decades. The share of IT and IT-intensive occupations has increased by 19.5% between 2004 and 2017 – eight times faster than the growth of other jobs at 2.4% – according to a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and…
York Solutions, a veteran-owned IT consulting firm that uses a non-transactional, value-based approach to provide clients with custom workforce solutions to fit their business needs to successfully complete IT projects, is certified as a Veteran Owned Business (VOB) by the National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC). The NVBDC is the only Veteran Owned Business Certification…