Posts Tagged ‘IT managers’
Do You Have These Important Soft Skills for IT Professionals?
All IT jobs require particular technical skills, but they also require soft skills that are beyond the usual content of resumes. IT recruiters can all attest to the power of likability in IT professionals. IT managers will always pick the IT contractors who not only have the ability to do the job, but also have…
Read MoreAre You Messing Up This IT Job Interview Question?
Most IT professionals who search with IT recruiters for their IT jobs are pretty well prepared for interviews. With all the potential questions- technical and not, technical recruiters usually have lengthy conversations with IT consultants before interviews. But there are some questions that IT professionals need to prep themselves for: the tricky ones that IT managers…
Read MoreIs Your IT Team Overworked? How to Fix it.
Sometimes in information technology, a team’s workload is unrelenting. Perhaps there are just too many top-priority projects and too few IT consultants on staff to finish them. How can IT managers delegate to the IT contractors reporting to them even if their plates are already full? Here are a few options to consider: Show your…
Read MoreDo you Overshare at Your IT Job?
As open-plan offices increase in popularity, IT contractors and IT managers are all finding themselves experiencing—or perhaps becoming—a office oversharer. According to studies, more than 3 in 5 workers says they are dealing with people oversharing at work….
Read MoreShould You Accept that IT Job Offer?
For IT contractors, the leap to new IT jobs occurs a little more often. How should IT consultants evaluate a new job offer before accepting? Here are a few things IT professionals should ask themselves and their IT recruiters before filling out final paperwork. What are the IT managers styles? What’s the corporate culture like?…
Read MoreFacebook’s Scandal and How it Will Impact IT Professionals
It may not be shocking, but information technology has seen one of, if not its first, scandal of an IT company abusing its technology. In the last few weeks, it has come to light that Facebook has used its IT contractors and IT consultants to help a psychological study to be carried out on an…
Read More3 Things You Must Know Before Doing IT Job Interviews
There are some things IT contractors are expected to know before they interview for IT jobs….
Read MoreHow to Write Thank You Notes that Get IT Jobs
All IT recruiters and IT staffing firms are adamant that IT contractors write thank you notes to interviewers and IT managers. However, a shocking number of IT consultants don’t do it. While it’s hard to say why some IT professionals would choose not to use this huge advantage in their search for IT jobs, but…
Read MoreHow IT Professionals Can Make Their Commutes Productive
Having a long commute on top of their IT jobs can really start to drag down IT professionals. However, there are a few ways IT contractors, IT managers, and IT recruiters stuck on the bus or train can make the most of this time. Using some of these techniques in really effective ways could even…
Read MoreRecent Study Proves IT is the Best Field to Work In
University of California, San Diego’s recent release of their fifth annual list of “Hot Careers for College Graduates” underscores information technology’s consistent wealth of IT jobs for IT contractors and IT managers. While other fields are very slowly recovering from the recession, IT professionals have enjoyed robust economic opportunity—and this trend seems likely to continue.…
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