Posts Tagged ‘IT headhunter’
Finding the Balance of Contacting IT Recruiters
IT recruiters speak with hundreds of candidates each week. Therefore, it’s imperative that information technology professionals keep in touch with their short-list of technical recruiters and their respective IT staffing companies Boston. However, where is the line? On one hand, you need to make sure you’re the first person a technical recruiter calls when they receive…
Read MoreTechnical Professionals Adjusting to a Project Management Role
Technical Professionals who have become experts in their chosen areas of technical talent may find their career trajectory leading them into a management role, and realizing, once in that role, that their job experience so far hasn’t prepared them for the pressures and challenges of IT management. Project management, a standard step in the promotion…
Read MoreProtect Passwords at IT Recruiting Companies
The computer prompts an IT recruiter to change his password after thirty days, but he uses the same password for all logins out of convenience. Annoyed, the technical recruiter looks to his desk for support and spots his stapler. No one will ever guess stapler as his password. The IT headhunter assumes he is safe,…
Read MoreIT Staffing Firms Enjoy Apple Treats
October 21st is a festival called Apple Day for residents of the United Kingdom. Over here in New England, everyday can be Apple Day in the fall. Rinse off those apples you picked a few weeks ago and get ready to bake for your IT recruiting office! The Baked Goods Most IT staffing agencies have a…
Read MoreToo Personal in the IT Staffing Industry
Technical recruiters spend a majority of their day on the phone or meeting with potential candidates. They are around people constantly and typically spend more hours in the office than they do at home. When you work side by side with peers for at least forty hours a week your personal life is bound to…
Read MoreThe Deadbeat Technical Recruiter
You remember your first interaction with IT recruiting companies, an unexpected phone call offering a world of IT jobs and opportunities. You eagerly engage in a phone conversation, followed by an in-person interview with your IT recruiter. After much prepping, you land a role and then your recruiter disappears. Stay Connected Technical recruiters are supposed…
Read MoreTechnical Recruiting – The Plot
Prologue A Boston IT recruiting company is given the task of filling IT jobs for a well established firm. A technical recruiter begins cruising through Monster.com, CareerBuilder, and LinkedIn.com to find the most qualified candidate and a resume jumps at him. He immediately pulls the resume and compares the job qualifications to its listed experience. Success!…
Read MoreAsk Not What Your IT Recruiter Can Do for You…
From relationships with hiring managers to all the right tips on formatting your resume and prepping for interviews, it seems technical recruiters have the inside scoop. IT staffing firms are an excellent resource when you are seeking a new opportunity, but never expect your IT recruiter to limit him or herself to just you. IT recruiters…
Read MoreShowing Your IT Recruiter Some Gratitude
The priority for technical recruiters is to find qualified candidates for their open IT jobs. Unfortunately, IT people in the IT recruiting industry are often perceived as pushy, money hungry individuals whose main concern is their commission cut. Working with technical recruiters on a daily basis, one will find this misconception to be far from the truth.…
Read MoreLiving a Double Life—The Dishonest Candidate
Working with technical recruiters should not feel like a controlling relationship. You do not need to tell them your every move or what you had for lunch. IT recruiters are not intentionally being nosey when they ask you questions, they are just trying to get an idea of what you want and where you would…
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