Posts Tagged ‘IT job interviews’
How Technical Professionals Can Engineer a Strong Career Path
Entry-level technical professionals starting an IT career in a job market where those skills are in high demand want to set themselves up for long-run success. As IT staffing agencies know, technical consultants in today’s corporate environment need interpersonal skills to compliment technical expertise — being technically proficient along in the current information technology industry…
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 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…
Read MoreBlogging about Technical Recruiting Companies
You had a rough day at the IT recruiting office. Then you come home and are greeted by the blinding light of your laptop. You open WordPress and immediately pour your heart out about the unfair raise other technical recruiters were rewarded while you were overlooked. Or perhaps you go on a rant about the…
Read MoreIT Recruiting: Interviewing When You are Employed
Whether you’re bored with a current role, looking for a new challenge, or simply disliking your position, you might be on the prowl for new IT jobs. A common concern for these IT professionals is how to interview when they are already employed. The IT recruiters of AVID Technical Resources can provide some helpful insights…
Read MoreIT 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 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 MoreAre IT Recruiters too Tech Savy?
For a technical recruiter, imagine a day without your phone. Then, picture your day without electricity at IT staffing companies. Would you be able to survive the full work day? Are technical recruiters simply taking these things for granted or are IT recruiting companies too dependent on technology? There are benefits to the convenience of…
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 MoreIT Recruiters: What Color is Your Mood?
Ever wonder how you choose your outfits in the morning? You might prepare the night before or grab whatever is hanging in your closet, but often there is an algorithm to the process. Next time you are in the IT recruiting office, take note of what colors your fellow technical recruiters are wearing to get…
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