Posts Tagged ‘hiring managers’
IT Staffing: Unemployed…Now What?
You lost your job due to a recent layoff– and you are not alone. Plenty of IT job seekers are unemployed IT consultants at one point or another. They know what they should be doing, they hear it every day, and it becomes frustrating. Rather than simply blasting resumes to technical recruiters and going on…
Read MoreShould IT Recruiters Respond to Emails on Vacation?
You have planned a week long getaway from the IT recruiting office in another country, far away from hiring managers, ongoing IT job interviews, and IT consultants. You set up your auto response and request all urgent matters be sent to a fellow technical recruiter. Before you press save, be mindful of these vacation email…
Read MoreIT Recruiters Should Borrow and Share Ideas
IT recruiting firms have been encouraged to be creative, unique, and think outside the box. What happens when technical recruiting agencies run out of ideas? How can they take a thought from someone else and make it one of their own? Here are some tips for technical recruiters and hiring managers to gain inspiration from…
Read MoreIT Recruiting: Skype Interviews for Hiring Managers
Last week, the IT recruiters of AVID Technical Resources provided prospective candidates with helpful information regarding Skype interviews. This week, the spotlight is on the hiring managers. If IT staffing companies are looking for innovative ways to interview and screen candidates, the Skype interview may be the right choice! Saves Money The Skype interview is…
Read MoreIncorporating Skype into IT Job Interviews: Candidates
Phone screens are quite common during interview rounds as hiring managers select final candidates for IT job opportunities. With new information technology, IT recruiting firms may even vamp up their interview procedure with an innovative type of screening known as the Skype screen. If you are a prospective candidate, read on for information and tips…
Read MoreIT Recruiting: Persistent or Overly Aggressive… Back Off
Chances are you have heard it is good to follow up with hiring managers after IT job interviews. Sometimes, this is not the case if you are working with an IT recruiter. When IT contractors choose to work with technical recruiting companies, they develop their relationship with client companies through IT staffing firms. Before you…
Read MoreIT Staffing: Seeing Candidates Through Rose Tinted Glasses
Most technical recruiters admit to having a choice contractor and play favorites whether it be their first placement or IT contractors with similar interests. While it is great to find the good and positive in others, are some IT recruiting firms seeing candidates through rose tinted glasses? Before a technical recruiter recommends him for other…
Read MoreIT Recruiting Firms Nix Monday Morning Blues
Good bye, weekend. Hello, Monday morning. If you are like most IT recruiters, you dread the inevitable return to work after a relaxing, or perhaps chaotic, break from IT staffing agencies. How can you avoid the pangs or lessen the anxiety of an impending five day work week? Read on for some tips to ease…
Read MoreAre IT Recruiting Agencies Spamming Clients?
In the IT recruiting business, the golden rule is to stay in touch with clients to create reoccurring customers. Technical recruiters do not want hiring managers or IT contractors to forget about them or think they do not care, so they reach out frequently to check in. While this is crucial in the IT staffing…
Read MoreTechnical Recruiting Companies, Stop Second Guessing Yourself!
Making decisions can be a tricky situation, especially when IT recruiters or hiring managers are not one hundred percent on board with their choices. Any small amount of doubt can set back a technical recruiter and impose regret even if it is a step in the right direction. Here are some suggestions to put a…
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