IT Job Interviews
What To Do in Interviews if You Don't Know a Technology
IT recruiters find that sometimes employers change the requirements of IT jobs even as they’re conducting interviews. Sometimes a candidate will be asked about a technology they’ve never had exposure to or aren’t very confident in. If this happens to you, here are a few tips from technical recruiters. 1. Don’t lie. Never, lie about…
Read MoreFix Your Summary on Your Technical Resume
When you’re polishing your resume for IT recruiters, you want every change to be as impactful as possible. Why waste time updating a technical resume when every word doesn’t increase your chances of landing your dream IT jobs? One really powerful section of your resume is the summary. Great summaries can hook technical recruiters and…
Read MoreDon't Ask About This When You're Interviewing
When you’re interviewing for IT jobs, it’s always important to have good questions for your interviewer. Good questions not only help you make a more informed decision about whether a job would be a good fit for you. They also help your interviewer see that you’re truly interested in the employer, the work, the project,…
Read MoreReasons Candidates Are Late to Job Interviews
One of the worst reasons to be rejected for IT jobs is because you showed up late to the interview. After all the prepping you did, all the studying and time spent editing your portfolio, you don’t want to blow an interview just because you didn’t leave early enough. Here are a few reasons why…
Read MoreThis Will Land You Help Desk Jobs in 2017
Help Desk jobs are slated to be one of the most common jobs that IT recruiters will be filling this year. IT staffing firms will get a lot of Help Desk roles to fill for two reasons. Firstly, there’s plenty of turnover in the field (often because of people moving up into new phases of…
Read MoreGood Signs in a Job Interview
Candidates often try to analyze interviews for good or bad signs. This is a pretty natural thing to do, especially if you’re interested in the IT jobs you’ve interviewed for. While there are some things that might indicate that your interviewer liked you, you can never assume you got the job based on any particular…
Read More2 Ways Being Over-Prepared Ruins Your Job Interviews
Here’s one surprising mistake IT staffing companies see too often in job interviews: over-preparing. While it’s certainly important not to underprepare for you job interview, IT recruiting firms definitely see some candidates rejected for the opposite reason. Here are 2 ways being over-prepared can hurt your chances of landing IT jobs. 1. The interviewer doesn’t feel…
Read MoreTips for Conducting Technical Interviews
Finding great tech talent for the right price is hard. Even with IT recruiting companies to help you find a candidate pool, it can still be hard to find the best people to fill open IT jobs in your company. Here are a few tips IT staffing firms suggest using as you conduct technical interviews.…
Read MoreTips for Exit Interviews
If you’ve been working with your IT recruiters to find a new position, the last step of your transition won’t be giving your notice. Employers often want to conduct an exit interview before you leave. These may seem like a time to vent with impunity, but the truth is that you could do some serious…
Read MoreHow to Pick a Good Coding Boot Camp
If you’re thinking about a coding boot camp, you’re not alone. IT staffing companies have seen an explosion in boot camp popularity in the last few years. IT recruiters certainly find that many candidates seeking new IT jobs (especially their first programming roles) have a boot camp on their resumes. The questions is, are they…
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