Posts Tagged ‘IT managers’
IT Professionals Shouldn't Quit on Youtube
Information technology recently saw one of its most egregious infractions of employee behavior when digital video content company IT professionals made sure an ‘I quit’ video went viral. Even though IT contractors might find that their resumes are in high demand they’re getting calls from IT headhunters constantly, quitting in a blaze is still a terrible…
Read MoreHow IT Professionals Can Safely Talk about the Government Shutdown
Like every other field, the information technology field is attempting to divine whether it will suffer in the wake of the government shutdown. Of course, IT professionals have a lot of reservations about talking about a topic like this at their IT jobs. It’s a deeply uncomfortable thing to discuss with coworkers, never mind the…
Read MoreDoing Your Research Before an IT Interview
IT recruiters and IT staffing companies tend to recommend that IT consultants do their research before interviewing for IT jobs. This might seem straightforward enough, but it’s worth it for IT contractors to review the research they need to do that is not technology-specific as they prepare to meet IT managers. The first step any…
Read MoreDon't Fake it in IT Interviews
IT staffing companies and technical recruiters give plenty of advice to IT consultants about interviews: what to wear, when to get there, what kinds of questions to be ready to respond to or ask. There is a subtle underlying rule that IT headhunters hope that IT contractors are already aware of, though. It’s best to…
Read MoreGoing Over an IT Manager's Head
Sometimes in information technology it’s unclear if you should follow your IT managers or go over their heads. While this situation isn’t enviable, IT contractors and IT headhunters can use a few major rules of thumb to determine if it will hurt or help their IT jobs to go over a manager’s head. There are…
Read MoreAvoiding Conflict in IT
IT jobs tend to require that IT contractors have either teamwork skills or customer service skills. With requirements like these, IT staffing firms find it imperative to ensure that the IT consultants they work with not only have flawless resumes, but can also avoid and defuse conflicts. The best case scenario for IT recruiting agencies…
Read MoreNew Ways to Consider Time Management in IT
The information technology field can be pretty hectic, and IT professionals with time management skills are certainly at a premium. Some new research might help IT consultants, IT recruiters, and IT managers think differently about how they can work at their IT Jobs most efficiently. The first thing IT contractors and technical recruiters can do…
Read MoreInterruptions in IT
As open plan offices become more and more common and information technology departments are less and less often relegated to the basement, IT professionals are experiencing exponentially more interruptions during their IT jobs. After various studies, it seems that most IT contractors are experiencing interruptions so frequently that they spend about 3 minutes at a…
Read MoreMajor Resume Mistakes to Avoid in IT
Creating perfect resumes in the information technology field isn’t hard. IT professionals often have the benefit of IT recruiters and their praise accompanying their resumes to IT managers. Even if IT consultants have this added benefit, though, they certainly won’t get anywhere in their job search (with hiring managers or IT staffing firms) if they…
Read More"Fall" Into Your IT Job Search
IT recruiters and IT contractors are just beginning to dive into fall job searching after the slower, vacation-addled Summer season. IT professionals searching for new IT jobs can certainly expect to find IT headhunters and IT managers with arms wide open in a great candidates’ market. It seems that a few factors will be driving…
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