Posts Tagged ‘hiring managers’
Review: Technology Made Simple for the Technical Recruiter
Technical Recruiters will find “Technology Made Simple for the Technical Recruiter: A Technical Skills Primer” by Obi Ogbanufe helpful for developing recruiting strategies and tech skills. AVID Staffing Firm employs IT Recruiting techniques covered by Ogbanufe in her book. Details she delves into include basic programming terms, networking tips, & operating system/network vocab. She even…
Read MoreSkill Testing Online
Any job-seeker who has interviewed with a staffing firm before has probably taken online skill-testing. Staffing firms can purchase online skill tests from test providers like Proveit, Eskill, or Brainbench, which offers testing for candidates in a range of skill sets. Technical test topics include Java, Dreamweaver, and ColdFusion MX. These resources can be useful…
Read MoreHow Not to Find a Job
So you think working for a living is lame? So yesterday? Or if your phone provider is AT&T, just too 5 seconds ago? AT&T TV Commercial — Tailgate LTE (HTC Vivid) . Great. I’m here to help. Here’s a solid instructional on how not to get a job. Come 10 minutes late. Or an hour early.…
Read MoreSecrets for Making your Recruiter your Best Friend
In today’s job search environment, recruiters often play an instrumental role in a candidates job search, whether the job is in the medical, financial or technical industry, or the position sought is contract or permanent. The reason is that recruiters spend each work day doing for a living what candidates do only during periods of…
Read MoreWomen in Tech
The tech industry tends to be one that is fairly male-dominated. Ask a technical recruiter how many men versus women he or she speaks to in a day when seeking to fill a Java or QA role, and you will tend not to hear the odds stacked in favor of the ladies. While this issue…
Read MoreCompany Culture
One of the challenges in a job search is finding a company that has not only the right benefits, but also the right atmosphere as well. How can interviewers assess the culture of a company they haven’t yet participated in? A few cues can better help interviewers understand the company they’re interested in. Managers have…
Read MoreThe Mobile Job Search
The increasing sophistication of cloud computing and smartphone application suggest inevitable changes to come in the job-seeking landscape. With major job board websites like Monster, Careerbuilder, Indeed and Craigslist offering phone application versions of their sites, it’s a matter of time before job hunters adapt their search techniques to the advantages provided by advancing technology.…
Read MoreTechnical Recruiting Companies Responding to Your Emails?
Do you fire off emails instantaneously and always provide an update? I will let you in on a little secret: not everyone is as prompt and efficient as you. It can be frustrating waiting around on a response from hiring managers or IT recruiting supervisors for the go on a project or decision. Before technical…
Read MoreIT Recruiting Companies Working with White Noise
Do you work in an IT staffing environment that is cluttered with noise such as music, loud talking, or random distractions? Perhaps you work in a dead silent area where you can hear a pin drop. If you enjoy these conditions, by all means continue working! If you find that you are having trouble focusing,…
Read MoreWhat Not to Wear to IT Job Interviews
You have heard it before: it matters deeply what you wear to an interview. Now that you have your outfit together, are you breaking one of the interviewing apparel taboos? Take a second look at your outfit and accessories. Make sure you aren’t sending some inappropriate messages with your choices! Head Unless you are trying out…
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