Advice from IT Recruiters
The Importance of Taking Your Breaks in IT
Many IT professionals will choose to work through their lunch hours or breaks when their IT jobs get particularly busy. Like any other kind of professional outside of information technology, IT recruiters and IT consultants can get caught up in the rush of deadlines or program releases, forgetting to take their half hour or hour…
Read MoreIT Professionals are Commuting More…and Liking it
Information technology has plenty of telecommuting, but IT professionals and technical recruiters also spend quite a bit of time commuting to their IT jobs, too. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, IT contractors and IT headhunters, among their peers from other fields, tend to find ways to enjoy their commutes far more…
Read MoreTaking Constructive Criticism in IT
The information technology market may be overwhelmingly a candidate’s market, but that doesn’t mean IT professionals aren’t still subjected to criticism from their IT managers. Dealing with constructive criticism is fact of life in IT jobs, but it doesn’t have to be a necessary evil. If IT contractors can approach constructive criticism the right way,…
Read MoreIT Professionals Shouldn't Quit on Youtube
Information technology recently saw one of its most egregious infractions of employee behavior when digital video content company IT professionals made sure an ‘I quit’ video went viral. Even though IT contractors might find that their resumes are in high demand they’re getting calls from IT headhunters constantly, quitting in a blaze is still a terrible…
Read MoreHow IT Professionals Can Safely Talk about the Government Shutdown
Like every other field, the information technology field is attempting to divine whether it will suffer in the wake of the government shutdown. Of course, IT professionals have a lot of reservations about talking about a topic like this at their IT jobs. It’s a deeply uncomfortable thing to discuss with coworkers, never mind the…
Read MoreDoing Your Research Before an IT Interview
IT recruiters and IT staffing companies tend to recommend that IT consultants do their research before interviewing for IT jobs. This might seem straightforward enough, but it’s worth it for IT contractors to review the research they need to do that is not technology-specific as they prepare to meet IT managers. The first step any…
Read MoreDon't Fake it in IT Interviews
IT staffing companies and technical recruiters give plenty of advice to IT consultants about interviews: what to wear, when to get there, what kinds of questions to be ready to respond to or ask. There is a subtle underlying rule that IT headhunters hope that IT contractors are already aware of, though. It’s best to…
Read MoreWhen to Stay in Your IT Job…and When to Leave
IT consultants must ask themselves a tough question from time to time: Should I start looking to leave my current job? IT professionals who are considering polishing their resumes should consider a few major factors before trying to move on to new IT jobs. The first major fact is the state of the economy and…
Read MoreGoing Over an IT Manager's Head
Sometimes in information technology it’s unclear if you should follow your IT managers or go over their heads. While this situation isn’t enviable, IT contractors and IT headhunters can use a few major rules of thumb to determine if it will hurt or help their IT jobs to go over a manager’s head. There are…
Read MoreAvoiding Conflict in IT
IT jobs tend to require that IT contractors have either teamwork skills or customer service skills. With requirements like these, IT staffing firms find it imperative to ensure that the IT consultants they work with not only have flawless resumes, but can also avoid and defuse conflicts. The best case scenario for IT recruiting agencies…
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