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Rescheduling and Cancelling Job Interviews
IT recruiters find that a surprising number of candidates ask to cancel or reschedule interviews for IT jobs last minute. This might not seem like a big deal, but IT staffing firms see that it has some big repercussions for job seekers. Here’s why technical recruiters suggest you never try to cancel or reschedule an…
Read MoreHow to Write Resumes Recruiters Love
As you might guess, resume formats aren’t magic: if you have few technical skills and little experience, it’s hard to mask that with a great resume. However, IT recruiters definitely see some candidates with amazing skill-sets and experience post resumes that don’t do them much justice. Here are 3 tips to write a resume that…
Read MoreHow IT Recruiters Work
If you’ve never used IT recruiting companies before, here’s a little information about how IT recruiters work and why you may want to use them to find your future IT jobs. What Technical Recruiters Do: IT recruiting companies build relationships with companies that need to hire IT professionals. When these companies need to add somebody new…
Read MoreAVID is Hiring – Ready to Launch Your Career in Sales?
For the past 13 years, AVID has been growing at an explosive pace. From our first office in Boston, we’ve expanded into 12 offices spanning from coast to coast. AVID now has IT recruiters working in Boston, California, New York, Rhode Island, Texas, and Iowa. Even with all this explosive growth, though, one thing hasn’t…
Read More4 Steps To Take When an Employee Resigns
It’s usually difficult for any employer when an employee resigns. However, it’s particularly difficult when you lose an IT professional. In today’s market, it can be difficult to find the right person for your open IT jobs. IT recruiting agencies suggest taking these 4 steps to make this loss for your team a lot easier—even if you have…
Read More3 Things You Should Do the Old Fashioned Way in Tech Interviews
When you’re working with IT recruiting companies to find your next role, sometimes it can feel like technology rules the job interview process. You might do a skype interview, connect with your IT recruiters on LinkedIn, or maybe complete a coding test online. But there are some things that you really should do the old-fashioned…
Read MoreDon’t Do This When Working With IT Recruiters
Technical recruiters find that some candidates will make some desperate moves to ensure they land IT jobs. Sometimes this means being a bit too pushy and overbearing in the interview. Sometimes this means trying to reach out directly to the hiring manager too much after the interview. Probably the worst mistake you can make when…
Read More3 Tips for Writing a Good Résumé
Besides the technical skills section (which helps technical recruiters quickly decided if you might be a fit for their open IT jobs), the bullets under your jobs are the most important part of your resume to hiring managers and IT recruiters. Cleaning them up and updating them is the best way to strengthen your resume. …
Read MoreAn Easy Job Interview Mistake to Avoid
You probably spend valuable time prepping for your interviews. You talk with your IT recruiters, you brush up on the relevant technologies, you prepare some questions about the job, iron a suit, etc. When you go to all this effort to wow your interviewers, why hurt your chances by making small mistakes? Here’s one silly…
Read MoreWhy Make a Resume That's Less Technical?
When you’re getting ready to work with IT recruiting firms to find your next role, the most important part is probably polishing and updating your resume. If you can’t hand your technical recruiters a great resume, you’ll severely limit the amount of IT jobs you can be considered for. Your IT recruiters can help you…
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