Advice from IT Recruiters
How to Keep up with New Technologies as a Hiring Manager
IT professionals are constantly finding new ways of achieving the same goal and doing it with new software or devices. So how do you keep your company staffed with up-to-date IT professionals? IT recruiting firms will fill your contract IT job positions. By opting to use contract workers over permanent ones, you’re giving your company…
Read MoreNew IT Job Interviewing Strategies
Many prospective IT job seekers are very similar in their technical ability. Additionally, with so many candidates on the market to choose from, the hiring process has become increasingly difficult for managers. IT recruiters often debrief prospective candidates after they interview to try to get insight into what hiring managers are looking for. Recently, IT…
Read MoreWhere are the IT jobs? In the IT Healthcare Industry!
The healthcare industry has been updating and improving many of their EMR and PACS systems within hospitals and doctors’ offices. Workers within these facilities have to adjust to new machines and programs that will help them improve as a healthcare professional. Therefore, the healthcare space is yet another growing field within the information technology industry.…
Read MoreWhere are the IT Jobs? In the Mobile Applications Industry!
As many are already aware of, the smart phone market is relatively new, but growing at a rapid pace. New high-tech applications are being developed daily due to the increased popularity of the iPhone (and to a lesser extent the Droid). So what does this mean for IT professionals who are currently on the lookout…
Read MoreNon-Competition Agreements
In a recent investigation, the Justice department was looking into why companies such as Google, Apple, and Intuit were including employment non-competition clauses when working on collaborations with one another. Although the employees are exposed to sensitive information, it seems unfair to prohibit a high-tech professional from gaining employment. If the non-competes are upheld, then…
Read MoreProofread
As a job seeker actively looking for an IT job, you are constantly sending out resumes and emails to hiring managers or IT recruiters working for IT staffing agencies. In order to make sure that your email or resume is not disregarded, make sure that you proofread for any typos and grammatical errors. Hiring managers…
Read MoreTips on Submitting your Resume to Databases
Although it’s frustrating to submit your resume to IT staffing firms or direct clients without hearing back, it’s critical to get your information to as many databases as possible. Searching for an IT job is a numbers game, the more databases you submit your resume to, the better odds that you’ll receive a call one…
Read MoreFinding a Job in the Recession
Recent reports have concluded that the US recession will continue until 2011. Therefore, how are we going to get IT jobs for all those unemployed workers in the US? One option that seems to be working for many is turning to IT recruiting agencies. As an IT recruiter for an IT Staffing Company, you will…
Read MoreIs the IT industry going Green?
Lately there have been many blogs and articles about the Information Technology industry going green. More companies are looking to create products that are environmentally friendly while remaining efficient. Combining the two things is hard but businesses are beginning to research and look into the possible solutions. IT recruiting companies are using less paper and…
Read MoreA Forward-thinking & Dynamic IT Recruiting Company
When companies remain stagnant, they eventually fail. It starts with leadership. If an executive is set in his or her ways, the competition will likely pass them by. The IT staffing industry is no different. At AVID Technical Resources, we pride ourselves in being a dynamic and forward-thinking IT recruiting firm. As technology evolves, so…
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