TriCom Technical Services

The TriCom team is happy to celebrate all the mothers in our lives. Today and every day, we're grateful for those who have shown their love and dedicated themselves to making the world a better place. Happy Mother's Day!

The macro headlines are loud — over 1.1 million U.S. layoffs through November 2025, tech cuts near 96,000 in Q1 2026, and AI/ML pay up 9.2% year-over-year at the same time. The Twin Cities story underneath is almost nothing like what's playing out in San Francisco, Austin, or Chicago, and it deserves to be told on its own terms. What follows is what's distinctive to this metro, where the risk actually sits, and where the next decade of value gets created.

An open letter to the Minneapolis-St. Paul IT community from our CEO, Matt Sharples.

An Overview of the Twin Cities Tech Market The Twin Cities story should be told on its own terms. What follows is what's distinctive to this metro and where the next decade of value gets created.

The interview is an imperfect process. The interview is not the job—the job is the job. However, the interview is what is used to decide who can and will do the job. Interviewers are evaluating three things:

Experience – Have you done this before?

Talent – Can you do it again?

Chemistry – Will you be a good fit with the team?

Job Interview Best Practices Walking into a job interview can be overwhelming. Fortunately, this guide provides general job interview best practices to help you perform at your best.

We're thrilled to see four of our recruiters included here! Major congratulations to Dave Templeman, Caitlin Hiesberger, Jim Erhard, and Jordan Lewis! All your hard work doesn't go unnoticed, both by your fellow TriCom-ers and your candidates.

Being a Great Recruiters isn't an easy feat, but it's one that all four of you achieved.