Posts Tagged ‘IT job’
IT Candidates: An IT Recruiter's Asset
IT recruiters know that people are assets. Like any good asset manager, a technical headhunter at an IT staffing firm knows how to approach a technical candidate strategically, with the goal of accurately assessing a technical candidate’s technical strengths as well as soft skills. Just as important to an IT recruiter’s people-reading skill set is…
Read MoreThe Harder You Work, The Luckier You Get
The IT staffing industry is not unlike many other sales positions. The more activity you put out, the better your odds of success. For IT recruiters, this translates into calls. Ultimately, the more calls you make in a day, the better your chance of finding those perfect information technology professionals for your high-tech jobs. Technical…
Read MoreEarly Bird Gets the Worm
For technical recruiters working in the IT staffing industry, the early bird gets the worm. Because technical job boards are such a major resources for IT recruiters, and sites such as Monster.com dominate the market for prospective IT job seekers, the earlier IT recruiting companies open the door to allow their IT recruiters Boston to log…
Read MoreSending Paper Resumes To IT Recruiters
As an IT recruiter working for one of the fastest growing IT staffing companies Boston, we periodically receive paper resumes blindly sent from candidates in the information technology industry. Here are 3 reasons why prospective candidates should not send paper resumes to technical recruiters: 1) They get thrown away: IT recruiters Boston typically look at…
Read MoreIT Recruiters Work Late
The IT staffing industry is certainly not a 9-5pm. IT recruiters typically get into the office at 8am, then work until 6-7pm at night. The most successful technical recruiters then check their Blackberry or iPhone throughout the night and respond back to any strong/interested candidates for their IT jobs. The very best IT recruiters Boston…
Read MoreIdentifying Top IT Talent
There’s an old saying that the best candidates are typically working and that that has never been more true than it is today in the world of Information Technology. With all of the gloom and doom that we are constantly being fed by the media about the economy, someone outside of the IT staffing industry would be…
Read MoreBefore Accepting an IT Job Counteroffer….
You have frustrations with your IT job, the company or the IT manager that you work for. Ultimately, you decide that you’re better in a different environment so you begin contacting IT recruiting companies to find your next opportunity. IT recruiters set you up with technical job interviews and you land a position that meets…
Read MoreEvaluating IT Staffing Companies
When it comes to choosing the right IT recruiting firm (among hundreds of IT staffing companies) to represent you with your job search, there are many options. A quick internet search for an IT staffing or IT recruiting company in any given location can yield overwhelming results. This can be a particularly challenging issue for many IT job seekers…
Read MoreSubmit Your Resume to An IT Recruiter or Client?
You see an IT job posting for a company that you’re very interested in working for – then you see the same position posted by various IT recruiting companies. Who do you submit your resume to and do you submit to mulitple IT recruiters. The answer might surprise you. Submit your resume to the technical recruiter at…
Read MorePower Hiring in Technical Recruiting
Technical recruiters on top of their game understand that placing technical candidates within any industry isn’t just about matching a skill-set to an IT job description. There’s a lot more to consistently producing winning candidates who clinch IT jobs than pure background & skills. The IT recruiters who understand the issue of fit will be the…
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