Contractor or Employee? Misclassification is a Risk You Cannot Afford.

Some companies might attempt to cut employee costs by using long-term independent contractors without considering the potential ramifications related to the misclassification of an employee. Misclassification has serious implications and penalties from the IRS and will ultimately cost your bottom line. Consider payrolling your contractors through a third-party payroll service ...

3coast Enables Disaster Preparedness for Houston Small Businesses

3coast, a Houston-based managed IT support, business technology services and IT staffing firm, published a disaster preparedness blog series to help small and medium-sized businesses better prepare for the 2009 hurricane season. Online backup, voice-over IP, email message continuity and colocation options are highlighted in a Disaster Recovery Toolkit. “Last year, ...

Creating the Winning Resume

No matter what the ads say, using a print shop’s resume service is not the fastest path to the next best job. With resume fraud running rampant, employers are becoming more savvy about the most frequent fraudulent claims on resumes. Most companies perform background and substance abuse checks, and sometimes ...

3coast Establishes IBM Partnership to Broaden Application Infrastructure Solutions

3coast wins IBM partnership through demonstrated competency in application development and enterprise software implementation. As an IBM Advanced Business Partner, 3coast provides consulting and integration for WebSphere, Tivoli and Rational software. The offering focuses on planning, management and execution of projects related to application lifecycle and infrastructure. "We help companies realize ...

How NOT to Get the Job Offer

It’s interesting that candidates most receptive to interviewing tips are usually those that have no trouble receiving job offers. Recruiters…have you heard this before? “I really don’t need any interviewing tips. I’ve had plenty of interviews, and I know all there is to know.” Candidates that make comments like this are most ...

Hands On: iPhone 3.0

On Tuesday Apple held the iPhone 3.0 event. The event announced the roadmap for the 3.0 firmware for the iPhone, iPod touch and whatever comes next (maybe a netbook or tablet?) With more than 100 new features, this release is definitely the biggest yet. That’s right; it’s bigger than the ...