The Massachusetts office was happy to volunteer their time at Career Collaborative in Boston. The mission of Career Collaborative is to teach adults who are unemployed, or under-employed with low-income jobs, how to build careers that change lives and strengthen families. Last week, we were able to help conduct several...

This week, BVI Boston went in for a big challenge at Escape the Room which provides interactive adventure challenges. Nick and the team escaped the room! They were given access to the scene of the crime for 1 hour where they had to decipher the clues, solve the puzzles &...

A bad hire can be a costly, frustrating, and time-consuming mistake. The US Department of Labor has estimated that the cost of a single bad hire equals up to 30% of the employee’s first-year salary. The time and money spent to find, hire, and train these bad hires will all...

Attrition is a major concern for business leaders, and it’s not one which can be easily resolved. When a good employee leaves your organization, you’re not only facing the immediate costs of hiring and training a new employee, the bottom line is also impacted by the internal knowledge that key...

There is much to be said for the benefits of developing employees internally. Not only will you have a happier, more engaged, and longer-tenured workforce than if you did not provide these opportunities for growth, but you can also save a fair amount of money by addressing issues such as...

If you read enough job descriptions, they start to blur together. There isn’t much to distinguish one from another; they are generally comprised of a long, bulleted list of very specific qualifications, followed by a paragraph requesting that candidates be able to sit, stand, and use Microsoft Office at a...

Led by Tyler Tinnes, BVI Colorado recently visited the Ronald McDonald House in Denver.  The team was brought in to help make meals for 60 children that are currently staying at the Ronald McDonald House. We had a great time making meals for the children and getting a tour of...

Led by Kate Donovan, BVI NJ recently visited Sammy's Hope Animal Welfare & Adoption Center, a privately-operated animal shelter supported by volunteers that help care for and find forever homes for dog and cats.  BridgeView's New Jersey office spent the morning on a special project building a storage shed for the...

A couple of years back, we decided that although we had supported many non-profits and charities over the years that we needed to do more than donate money.  We wanted to get involved and have our team get involved as well.  Hence, Karma Day was born. To help us find fulfilling partnerships,...

Are you Tech Skills Top 10 material? According to recent ranking by IT Job Board, Dice, the top ranked skills are as follows: The Top 5: Java,  C#, .Net, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails The Next 5:  SAP, HTML, Oracle, CSS, Linux Do we think that is accurate?  Somewhat.  The biggest...