Posts Tagged ‘IT jobs’
Imperative Rules for Networking Over Email in IT
If any field uses email to network a lot, it’s information technology. While IT professionals can count on more casual interactions overall, there’s still some hard and fast rules of etiquette that IT contractors, IT recruiters, and IT managers alike need to listen to. Here are a few email rules that will help IT consultants…
Read MoreWhy it’s a Big Deal if Your IT Manager Doesn’t Like You
All IT recruiters and IT contractors know the vital importance of having your IT managers like you. Though pristine resumes chock full of skills are important, IT professionals that rub their IT managers the wrong way will develop terrible reputations with their IT recruiters and in the information technology field in general. It’s also important…
Read MoreWhy IT Managers Shouldn’t Lean on Bribes to Motivate Employees
Across most industries, including information technology, bribing is a popular method to motivate employees. Unfortunately, this method does the IT managers who use it no good. IT contractors need management tactics that go beyond offering rewards to really impact their performance at their IT jobs. IT consultants may show slight improvements over time, but in…
Read MoreShould you Mention Your Family Obligations in an IT Interview?
While all IT recruiters and IT managers tend to know that it’s illegal to ask IT professionals if they have children or are married during interviews for IT jobs, sometimes it still happens. Even if the question doesn’t come up explicitly, IT contractors should know how to handle their various familial obligations in interviews. The…
Read MoreTop Ways to Ethically Use Office Politics in IT
As most IT professionals know, the information technology industry isn’t immune to the influence of office politics. Everyone, from IT recruiters, to IT managers, to IT contractors, are aware of the powerful impact of office politics on IT jobs. So how should IT consultants and technical recruiters engage with office politics effectively? Know who is…
Read MoreWhy 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…
Read More3 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…
Read MoreHow 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…
Read MoreWhy 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…
Read More3 Mistakes IT Managers Commonly Make—and How to Deal With Them
Information technology, like all industries isn’t immune to poor management techniques. All IT recruiters and IT consultants have had direct or indirect experience with terrible IT managers at IT jobs. Below are the some of the most common mistakes that technical recruiters and IT contractors have to deal with—and how to deal with them. Speaking…
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