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Hiring Incentives for Companies – The Federal HIRE Act
Since our economic stability has been a bit shaky, many companies have been decreasing the amount of IT jobs available. Due to that fact, our unemployment has been increasing over time. In order to counteract unemployment rates, President Barack Obama instituted the Federal HIRE Act. It essentially outlines that for every hire that is made…
Read MoreWhy use an IT staffing Agency?
Fortune 500 companies know that when they post that IT job they will get thousands of responses. This is not only because people need a job, but also because so many want to work at their company. An IT staffing company knows that and keeps the company’s name off the job post to avoid all…
Read MoreTwitter Crashes
As IT recruiters, we use Twitter to post new IT jobs, relevant IT staffing articles, and keep up with our followers. It has become a very important tool to reach candidates who are constantly using social media networks such as this one. The problem with this is that over the past week or so, Twitter…
Read MoreShould H-1B Visas be used by IT Staffing Firms?
According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, IT staffing firms are not considered “U.S employers,” so attempts to petition for them have been rejected. TechServe Alliance along with the American Staffing Association and some other entities are suing the Federal Government in an attempt to establish that IT staffing companies are lawful businesses, and…
Read MoreGetting The Experience You Need To Get Hired
With so many IT professionals out of work in recent times, clients typically have countless candidates to choose from if they post an IT job. IT recruiting companies also have an abundant number of candidates at their disposal. With so many qualified people on the market, how do you find a job if you’re just…
Read MoreSoftware Replacing Skilled Employees
The world of technology is an ever-changing and evolving industry. As it stands, IT recruiters need to find highly skilled individuals to compete with other candidates. However, the problem now is that these people are now being replaced by automated software. A few days ago Hewlett-Packard Co. announced that they would be cutting around 9,000…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Rejuvenation May Squeeze Second-Tier Cities
With a recent need for IT recruiting, the bargaining power has fallen into the laps of those looking for IT jobs as well as those who are technical recruiters. Companies in “second-tier high tech locations” now have to fight for IT resources that are otherwise going to be courted by companies in Silicon Valley. Therefore,…
Read MoreIT Recruiting Techniques Outside of Typical IT Job Boards
Most IT recruiting companies will have a robust database housing thousands of resumes in their database. Additionally, IT recruiting firms will have access to all of the resume boards – Monster, Career Builder, Hot Jobs, Dice, Net Temps, etc. However, true IT recruiting reaches well beyond these tools. We understand this at AVID and this…
Read MoreHow to Optimize Your Success on LinkedIn
Some would argue that LinkedIn is the most essential resource IT recruiting agencies use in their search. Massive job boards like Career Builder, Monster, and Craigslist can sometimes fall short in providing IT Recruiters with the highest quality of candidates. As a result, LinkedIn is constantly used by IT staffing companies to locate the best-hidden…
Read MoreCompany Culture – AVID Technical Resources
Over the years, I have learned a number of valuable business lessons. Among the most important was creating and constantly reinforcing company culture. When you have a group of people, all on the same page striving for a common goal, you create a culture that fuels success. Culture can be simple to define, but difficult…
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