Posts Tagged ‘IT jobs’
France's Email Decision: Will it Affect IT Workers Worldwide?
By now, most IT professionals around the world probably know about the big move by the information technology field’s labor unions in France. The move to give IT contractors, IT recruiters, and IT managers the right to disconnect from their IT jobs and email after 6 pm has made epic waves around the internet. In…
Read More3 Ways to Stop Letting Email Hurt Your IT Career
Most IT professionals- from the IT headhunters to the IT consultants – wouldn’t be able to function without email. But maybe the way you use email is hurting you in your IT jobs. Maybe your inbox is flooded with useless emails from other IT recruiters or IT contractors. Or worse, maybe you’re the one sending…
Read More3 Ways to Communicate Better With Your IT Managers
Like most managers, IT managers are pressed for time and sometimes (if not often) stressed or overwhelmed with deadlines and projects. For IT contractors, communicating with a manager at their IT jobs can be intimidating, especially when they don’t know them well. Below are a few tips for IT consultants to improve their communication with…
Read More3 Ways to Start Your IT Work Day Off Right
IT professionals from all over the Information Technology industry can agree that there are universally wonderful and terrible ways to start the day at their IT jobs. Here are a 3 ways everyone from IT recruiters, to IT consultants, to IT managers can start their days. Get up right away. Sleeping beyond one snooze button…
Read More5 Ways to Blow an IT Job Interview
IT recruiters and IT managers are admittedly hard up for IT professionals these days. The information technology field is absolutely a job seeker’s market right now. However, that doesn’t mean that IT consultants can’t perform well in interviews. If IT contractors make any of the major mistakes below, they’re actively taking themselves out of the…
Read More3 Ways to Stand Out in Your IT Job
A recent Harvard study points to one overarching means to making yourself stand out (in a good way) at your IT jobs: Dare to be a little different than the average IT consultants. While IT recruiters, IT managers, and other IT contractors tend to believe that it’s best to try to fit in, Harvard’s recent…
Read MoreStaying Relevant in IT After 40
Older IT professionals know that as you pass 40, suddenly IT recruiters are no longer chasing you in droves with IT jobs. Though it’s a terrible practice, some IT managers instruct their IT staffing firms to seek out younger IT contractors. You don’t have to become a victim of this practice, though, if you’re an…
Read MoreWhat You Shouldn't Bring to IT Jobs
It’s common knowledge that sparkling resumes and references make IT consultants very attractive to IT headhunters and IT managers. Sometimes it’s what IT contractors don’t bring to the table that makes them so easy for IT recruiters to market, though. Here are a few things IT Professionals should never bring to their IT jobs. Limits…
Read MoreCreating Accountability in IT Teams
In a field like Information Technology, the ability to build accountability among reports is crucial for IT managers. While IT recruiters and IT staffing firms will provide IT contractors who work well independently in their IT jobs, there are a few key strategies that managers should employ. Start a tradition of sharing major achievements with…
Read MoreWhy IT Professionals Should Write Short Emails
IT recruiters, IT contractors, and IT managers are all too aware of the frustrations of receiving long-winded emails at their IT jobs. IT professionals in any part of the Information technology field know that long emails not only take up too much time in a fast-paced industry, but also tend to be less effective in…
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