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Informational Interviews and Shadowing
In the IT staffing Industry, there are many techniques aimed at helping a candidate land an IT job. As a prospective candidate, you should utilize all of these “tricks of the trade.” One “trick” our IT recruiters recommend is trying to schedule an informational meeting with a potential IT hiring manager. Most managers and executives…
Read MoreAdd IT Key Words to your Resume
IT recruiters go through resume after resume to find keywords that will match the IT job description. Therefore, it’s important for prospective IT candidates to include as many key words in their resumes as possible. For example, if you’re a Software Engineer, be sure to add all of the development languages and tools that you…
Read MoreIT Contractor Rates in a Weak Economy
Since the economy has weakened, there have been many efforts to give aid to all the high-tech candidates who were laid off from IT jobs. Numerous IT professionals have either been living off of aid provided by the government or have resorted to lower wage IT jobs. In addition to smaller budgets, due to the…
Read MorePrivacy
In the IT Recruitment Industry, there are stipulations when it comes to teaming up with a well known IT staffing company. Depending on the type of position, and situation, most clients expect IT staffing firms to maintain some level of confidentiality when it comes to filling one of their IT jobs. There are a number…
Read MoreAVID Technical Resources Just keeps Growing
Just last week the Boston Business Journal wrote an article on AVID Technical Resources in their small business Growth Tools section. It featured both Brian Tomasello and John-Paul Treacy the co-founders of the IT recruiting firm, AVID Technical Resources. Check out the article here: Boston Business Journal – 8.13.10 Even with a weak economy, AVID…
Read MoreHow to keep your IT job search on track
Looking for an IT job is a daunting task. You are constantly worried about finding an IT job description that you fit and making sure you have the qualifications. It isn’t easy and there are many distractions. Here are a few tips from our IT recruiters about find a job in the Information Technology Industry:…
Read MoreYou interviewed for that IT job, now what do you do?
Getting that IT job interview is the first step of many. You need to keep your name fresh with the interviewer(s) to make sure they remember you. Sometimes there is a big gap of time between getting the interview and getting the job. Here are a few things our IT recruiters recommend going through the…
Read MoreExperiences from our IT recruiter Intern
This summer we hired 3 interns to help us out with recruiting information technology candidates. We went through the interview process and identified the right candidates for our IT recruiting internship program. They seemed to be a good fit with our company culture and appeared to have the drive/motivation. Looking back, we were right. Each…
Read MoreGetting Millennials and Generation X to work together
Some argue that the Internet was the single most important invention of the 20th century. Businesses have computers for every employee (IT recruiting firms often provide both a desktop and a laptop for their IT recruiters). It is the backbone that drives today’s businesses and economy. Millennials grew up using computers. Because of this, most…
Read MoreWhat kinds of questions should you ask during an interview?
IT recruiters are always prepping their candidates about what type of questions might be asked during an IT job interview. Although it’s important to be prepared and answer the questions effectively, it’s also key that you ask proper questions as well. Answering questions is just as important as asking questions. Clients of IT staffing agencies…
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