Posts Tagged ‘information technology’
"Fall" Into Your IT Job Search
IT recruiters and IT contractors are just beginning to dive into fall job searching after the slower, vacation-addled Summer season. IT professionals searching for new IT jobs can certainly expect to find IT headhunters and IT managers with arms wide open in a great candidates’ market. It seems that a few factors will be driving…
Read MoreIntroverts in IT
Information technology is a field that draws an unprecedented number of introverted IT consultants and IT managers. The long hours alone by a computer screen certainly appeal to a great number of IT professionals. This high concentration of introverts makes Susan Cain’s research on how to utilize them in the workplace particularly relevant to the…
Read MoreThe Time to Prepare for Your Next IT Layoff is Now
It might seem completely counterintuitive, but because information technology is a generally robust field at the moment, it would behoove IT professionals to take time now to prep themselves for layoffs. This is not a doomsday prediction for IT staffing firms or IT contractors. Hopefully the next recession is many years off. However, it’s best…
Read MoreWhy So Many Have Forgone Vacations in IT This Year
As the summer draws to a close, the information technology industry, like many others, is seeing a record number of people who have decided to simply forgo their vacations. IT recruiters, IT managers, and IT contractors have simply been too busy to take vacations this year. There are two major reasons why the owners of…
Read MoreIT Vacations: It's All About Setting Expectations
With the Labor Day weekend coming up, many IT professionals and IT headhunters will be trying to sneak an extra day or so to get away from their IT jobs and fit in a quick vacation. Information technology tends to require its IT contractors and IT managers to be on call, even when they’re not…
Read MoreYour Next IT Meeting: Will it Be by the Pool?
Lately in information technology and other corporate fields, meetings have been moved from the boardroom into more unconventional settings. IT recruiters, IT contractors, and IT managers are all finding themselves taking meetings poolside, in the gym, or outdoors. The trend tends to be far more popular on the East and West coasts. IT staffing agencies…
Read MoreWhere the CEO Sits in IT– and Elsewhere
As the information technology field grows by leaps and bounds, it revolutionizes the work world with products and practices in workplace culture. One of the more recent changes that have crossed over from just affecting IT recruiting companies and IT consultants is having leadership sit amongst their employees. The trend has grown intensely amongst startups,…
Read MoreIT's Dark Side is Potentially Bright
IT recruiting agencies, IT contractors, and IT managers across American have basked in the glow of a very robust field. Information technology is currently only at a 3.5% unemployment rate. IT professionals alone make up an astounding portion of the ‘startup’ trend and IT jobs are one of the shining beacons of hope for future…
Read MoreHow to Safely Take Extended Leaves in IT
The New York Times Magazine ran a long article this week about the regret that many women in the opt-out generation seem to be feeling 10 years out. IT consultants, IT recruiters, and IT managers can all learn a thing or two from their experiences—both their successes and missteps. While maternity or paternity leave and longer,…
Read MoreTapping into Your Creativity in an IT Setting
Creative problem solving is imperative in information technology. Indeed, sometimes IT jobs are little more than a constant stream of troubleshooting and solving client issues with products. There are standardized ways to approach these problems, but sometimes the best method is to simply open your creative floodgates and throw caution to the wind. Here are…
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