Advice from IT Recruiters
Reel in the IT Recruiters—Choosing Your Resume Title
When publicly posting your resume on IT job boards such as CareerBuilder, LinkedIn, and Monster, you are allowing IT staffing agencies to approach you with open positions. But how do you specify which jobs are a fit for you? Are technical recruiters mind readers when it comes to dubbing resumes? Here are some tips for…
Read MoreManaging Your Management
No two IT recruiters work the same, each must adapt to his own form of management. Unfortunately, you cannot choose who you work with, but you can adjust your working habits. Here are some guidelines to ease transitions into new IT recruiting job: Responsibility Maintaining your responsibility and staying focused is ideal in all work…
Read MoreListening to Music at Work in Your IT Recruiting Office
Look around today and you will see a majority of your IT recruitment peers plugged in. You might even be plugged in while reading this. What does this say about work ethic, or does it have an influence on efficiency? Do technical recruiters plug in to escape or to focus? It’s common to walk into an…
Read MoreThe Key to Being Successful in the IT Recruiting Industry
The key to being successful in the IT staffing industry is building a strong relationship with your client. A lot of people think that as an IT recruiter you are just responsible to find candidates to fill the open IT jobs. But how do we as teams get these open jobs? By building strong relationships…
Read MoreHey—Don’t hire me!
Not the message you want to be sending to employers when you are shopping the IT job market. Unfortunately, some candidates are unaware of their eye-popping mistakes. Ignorance may seem bliss, but unemployment is not. Here are some red flags IT recruiters use to screen candidates: – Poor Grammar and Typos Neglecting to spell check…
Read MoreNever Burn a Bridge- Leaving in a Tasteful Manner
Looking for new opportunities, tired of the same routine, or seeking better benefits… you know when your time is up at an IT job, on to the next one right? Sure, but never leave a position empty handed. Always have recommendations in hand and leave on good terms. Give Notice—and Feedback Never drop a bombshell…
Read MoreAsking for Feedback in the IT industry
As an IT professional, after you complete an assignment or project, make sure you ask for feedback. What aspects of the project did you handle well or what are your areas of improvement. Any criticism you receive may in turn help you improve your abilities, thus only making you more marketable in the future. If…
Read MoreIs Cold Calling a Dying Art with IT Staffing Salespeople?
When I first started in the IT recruiting industry fourteen years ago, there were no resume databases, no job boards, no social media and no professional networking websites. In fact, email was something still pretty new that we didn’t utilize on a daily basis. As an IT staffing salesperson, I was set up with a…
Read MoreIT Experiences vs. IT Certifications
The question our IT recruiters often get from prospective candidates is whether it’s better to have the technical experience or IT certifications. While there is no black and white answer, the truth is that it all depends upon the client (and more specifically the IT manager him or herself). Having said that, from this technical…
Read MoreHow To Find The IT Recruiting Job That is Right For You
There are so numerous IT recruiting jobs out there. The problem for many IT recruiters is that they may not know they’re value or level of experience in comparison to other technical recruiters. Therefore, here are a few ways to navigate the IT recruitment industry and find the right job for you. Try taking on new projects within your…
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