Posts Tagged ‘IT job’
Should IT Recruiters Respond to Emails on Vacation?
You have planned a week long getaway from the IT recruiting office in another country, far away from hiring managers, ongoing IT job interviews, and IT consultants. You set up your auto response and request all urgent matters be sent to a fellow technical recruiter. Before you press save, be mindful of these vacation email…
Read MoreAre IT Recruiting Agencies Spamming Clients?
In the IT recruiting business, the golden rule is to stay in touch with clients to create reoccurring customers. Technical recruiters do not want hiring managers or IT contractors to forget about them or think they do not care, so they reach out frequently to check in. While this is crucial in the IT staffing…
Read MoreCommon Email Blunders at IT Recruiting Companies
Gone are the days technical recruiters only needed to worry about spell check as they fired off rounds of messages to IT job seekers. Now, IT headhunters are concerned about attachments, tone, and character with the IT staffing industry relying heavily on information technology for communication. Before you send off that final email, here are…
Read MoreIT Recruiting: Did You Blab through Your Interview?
During your last IT job interview did the timeframe go from the anticipated one hour to two or three hours? You may leave thinking you won the hiring managers over, but think again. If you were doing most of the talking and managers seem disinterested, this is generally not a good sign. Some IT candidates…
Read MoreIT Staffing Woes: The Language Barrier
Working in the IT recruiting industry, technical recruiters are bound to face the near inevitable. You discover resumes of the most talented candidates with the near perfect background and experience and reach for the phone. You begin to explain why you are calling, talking about a potential IT job, when the person on the other end…
Read MoreFirst Impressions in the IT Staffing Industry
IT recruiters use first impressions to determine their potential candidates for open IT jobs. Most IT staffing firms first engage in a phone screen to find applicants who can best communicate their skills and experience. If the phone interview goes well, the next steps are a submittal and possibly an in person interview. This interview…
Read MoreMirroring the Hiring Manager in the IT Staffing Industry
An IT headhunter enters an interview and prepares to do the skill he has learned in a number of classes, articles, and books…mirroring the hiring manager. The manager enters the room running behind schedule and forgets to extend a handshake. He immediately begins complaining about traffic, weather, and whatever is on his mind. The manager…
Read MoreMaking the Most of Your IT Recruiting Internship
The best way to subsidize a college career is with real world experience in the IT staffing world. An internship provides skills and knowledge within the information technology industry that one cannot learn in a classroom without having to commit to a full time IT job. They also allow students and prospective technical recruiters the opportunity to…
Read MoreSeeking a…Client? Part I
It seems coffee meetings are the go to from catching up with business or friends to first dates and meeting with new IT staffing clients. At first glance, comparing the IT recruiting business with dating might seem entirely wrong, but when you think about it the processes are pretty similar. They both involve finding “the…
Read MoreIT Job Descriptions
One of the most frustrating aspects of IT job hunting is coming across an incomplete job description. As a candidate, do you skip over and look for more detailed positions or do you take the risk and apply? A majority of applicants will continue their search while those that do apply are carelessly sending out…
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