Posted April 15, 2016
For many years, Hadoop was the leading open source Big Data Framework. However, there is a newer and more advanced Spark that has become more popular. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hadoop-versus-spark-whos-winning-naveen-joshi
Read More »Posted March 29, 2016
“Despite banks in all major developed markets providing mobile options, there is a new wave of emerging startups building digital, mobile and online-only banks from scratch.” http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/09/transforming-how-retail-banking-works/
Read More »Posted March 24, 2016
“How can the blockchain begin to have real meaning in the lives of the two billion excluded individuals around the world?” http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/14/unlocking-blockchain-for-the-underbanked/
Read More »Posted February 17, 2016
This is a great article about removing certain words from your resume in order for you to stand out from the crowd! http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/peter-harris/words-to-delete-from-resume_b_7561326.html
Read More »Posted February 12, 2016
This is a great article about how to impress recruiters/hiring managers with your resume! http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/debra-goldblatt/how-to-write-resume_b_984992.html
Read More »Posted February 9, 2016
This is a great article on Visa providing an API to bank card issuers in order to set spending controls for customers. https://www.finextra.com/news/fullstory.aspx?newsitemid=28444
Read More »Posted February 8, 2016
This article provides a great insight on Big Data and whether it is still a phenomenon. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/big-data-still-thing-2016-landscape-matt-turck
Read More »Posted January 13, 2016
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/talent/banks-face-recruitment-challenges-as-fintech-startups-snag-talent/article28105322/
Read More »Posted November 11, 2015
People often ask how we named “BeachHead”. Immediate thoughts move to stiff, hard to de-tangle hair after a day at the Beach. Although a warm thought, BeachHead is a term used to define a place of strategic control in a business setting. BeachHead means a foothold, a place of strategic control. BeachHead provides strategic control […]
Read More »Posted September 22, 2015
A typical day for a recruiter usually involves navigating through piles of resumes from different sources that somehow make their way into your inbox. This is even truer today, when business-oriented social networks such as LinkedIn make employment histories and resumes even more readily available. The grind of sorting and finally selecting the first round begins.
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