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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 MoreDifferentiate Yourself From Other IT Job Seekers
In the IT staffing industry, IT recruiters are constantly looking for those candidates that will stick out to a hiring manager. Our technical recruiters will rummage through applications and search resume databases (like Monster or Indeed) for prospective candidates who appear to have the skills needed for the IT job. Once our IT recruiters compile…
Read MoreKeeping Track of Your Experience
If you currently have or have had an IT job, then it’s a good idea to keep track of all of the different technologies that you become exposed to. In an ever-changing industry such as Information Technology, it’s critical that you list as many technologies as possible on your resume (of course, without fabricating experience). …
Read MoreWhy most people do not think of using an IT staffing agency?
Many IT recruiters may think that job seekers would naturally choose to work with IT recruiting firms when looking for new IT jobs. Unfortunately this is not the case. Most people do not know how IT staffing companies work. The worst part is that they think that they would need to pay a fee! IT…
Read MoreContract IT Job Positions
Most job seekers are looking for permanent position in the Information Technology industry. However, contract IT staffing is a widely popular alternative that could also lead you to a full-time opportunity. Additionally, in this economy, contract IT jobs provide you with that ever-important foot in the door. There are many benefits to working a contract…
Read MoreElevator Pitches
One of the most essential things you need as an IT job seeker is an elevator pitch. This tool is used constantly wherever you go. A job seeker never knows when they will meet an IT recruiter or hiring manager who can help connect them with that perfect IT job. During IT job fairs and…
Read MoreIT Job Fairs and Why They’re Important to Job Seekers
As an IT job seeker, it is important to put a face to a name on a resume. A great place to connect with companies that you’re interested in is by attending job fairs held for IT professionals. Many corporations will send out their hiring managers or IT recruiters to find prospective candidates who seem…
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 MoreMake Yourself Available for IT Recruiters
When you are a job seeker working with IT recruiters, you need to be easily accessible. When an AVID Technical Resources’ Account Manager identifies a new IT job opportunity, our IT recruiting team immediately begins looking for prospective candidates. At AVID Technical Resources we try to submit candidates within the first few days the IT…
Read MoreFirst Impression: The Handshake
As IT recruiters, we’re constantly meeting with prospective candidates and IT hiring managers. Typically our first interaction with each is a handshake. As we’ve all been told, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Therefore, here are some tips to make sure you put your best foot forward from the very…
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