Why IT Professionals Should Never Use Resume Gimmicks

IT recruiters and IT consultants all over the world have heard the advice that resumes sent with fun gimmicks, like odd packaging or edible goodies will really grab an IT managers attention.  Wise IT professionals know that this simply isn’t true, though.   Gimmicks don’t win IT jobs; skills and experience win IT jobs. While many…

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3 Easy Ways to Organize Your IT Job Hunt

With the right IT recruiters, IT contractors can have a relatively short hunt for IT jobs.  However, IT consultants will still save themselves a lot of confusion and frustration in their job hunt, no matter how short it is or how good their IT headhunters are, if they organize themselves a bit.  Here are 3…

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How to Avoid Being a Doormat in IT

The information technology field’s demanding pace can make it seem easy and imperative to be a certified doormat for coworkers in your IT jobs.  Taking on extra work really makes you stand out to IT recruiters and IT managers as model IT contractors, right?  Actually, that’s not really true. The best IT consultants are able to…

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How to Give Feedback to Your IT Manager

As in any other field, giving feedback to your manager in information technology can be a dicey thing.  IT contractors and IT recruiters may have completely valid feedback, but delivering it to IT managers in a way that avoids soured relationships or terminations can be tricky.   Below are a few ways IT consultants and technical…

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Why are IT Workers Gaining Weight?

Recent studies show that IT professionals are tend to outpace other professionals in an alarming new area: weigh gain.  The information technology field may show IT contractors, IT recruiters, and IT managers gaining higher poundage for a few reasons. The first, though not special to the industry, may be the fact that IT consultants do…

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3 Ways to Stop Letting Email Hurt Your IT Career

Most IT professionals- from the IT headhunters to the IT consultants – wouldn’t be able to function without email.  But maybe the way you use email is hurting you in your IT jobs.  Maybe your inbox is flooded with useless emails from other IT recruiters or IT contractors.  Or worse, maybe you’re the one sending…

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Three Ways to Make Mondays Better at Your IT Job

Mondays always wind up being the slowest day of the week, whatever side of the information technology field you’re on.  IT recruiters, IT contractors, and IT managers all feel the drag on Monday.  But there are a few things IT professionals can do that will make their Mondays go as quickly as their Thursdays. Start…

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3 Ways to Communicate Better With Your IT Managers

Like most managers, IT managers are pressed for time and sometimes (if not often) stressed or overwhelmed with deadlines and projects.  For IT contractors, communicating with a manager at their IT jobs can be intimidating, especially when they don’t know them well.  Below are a few tips for IT consultants to improve their communication with…

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