Posts Tagged ‘IT recruiter’
Breaking a Bad Habit in the IT recruiting Industry
Are you an IT recruiter with a bad habit that you just cannot seem to shake? No one is expected to be perfect, but when your tendencies begin to affect other technical recruiters, it is time to consider a change. Left unkempt, habits can spill over from your personal life to the IT staffing office…
Read MoreWhen Business Casual Is Too Casual
If your IT staffing office looks like a pajama party, you know work is probably not being completed to its full potential Imagine the nightmare of walking into an interview for an IT job and no one acknowledges you. Desk dwellers are plugged into their headsets and shift their eyes toward you only to immediately…
Read MoreShowing Your IT Recruiter Some Gratitude
The priority for technical recruiters is to find qualified candidates for their open IT jobs. Unfortunately, IT people in the IT recruiting industry are often perceived as pushy, money hungry individuals whose main concern is their commission cut. Working with technical recruiters on a daily basis, one will find this misconception to be far from the truth.…
Read MoreLiving a Double Life—The Dishonest Candidate
Working with technical recruiters should not feel like a controlling relationship. You do not need to tell them your every move or what you had for lunch. IT recruiters are not intentionally being nosey when they ask you questions, they are just trying to get an idea of what you want and where you would…
Read MoreCommon Mistakes in the IT Recruiting Industry
You may be a technical recruiter or you may be seeking IT jobs. Wherever you stand, if you feel like you are pitching without reeling in any buyers, it’s time to reevaluate your strategy. Take a step back and focus on what is working and pinpoint your weaknesses. Here are some common mistakes in the…
Read MoreThe Key to Being Successful in the IT Recruiting Industry
The key to being successful in the IT staffing industry is building a strong relationship with your client. A lot of people think that as an IT recruiter you are just responsible to find candidates to fill the open IT jobs. But how do we as teams get these open jobs? By building strong relationships…
Read MoreIs Cold Calling a Dying Art with IT Staffing Salespeople?
When I first started in the IT recruiting industry fourteen years ago, there were no resume databases, no job boards, no social media and no professional networking websites. In fact, email was something still pretty new that we didn’t utilize on a daily basis. As an IT staffing salesperson, I was set up with a…
Read MoreThe Importance of Building Relationships With IT Recruiters
Prospective candidates usually come to an IT staffing agency to help finding an IT job. Some are desperately looking and others already know the drill. Many will apply to the technical job opportunities available on the IT recruiting company’s website while some will just submit their resume directly to their IT recruiters and hope for…
Read MoreOrganize the Night Before an IT Job Interview
Take 1: It is 8:45 am on a Monday morning. Your interview is at 9:15 am. One slight problem… your printer is jammed and you cannot print the latest copy of your resume. You were going to research the IT recruiting company before you left. You rip the pages from the printer and trip out…
Read MoreHow Social Media Could Affect Your IT Recruiting Job Offer
As a prospective IT recruiter candidate, you will go through the hiring process and be asked certain questions. A hiring manager has a limit to the types of questions being answered. Most of the questions will be around your experience and IT recruiting skills. Very rarely will they ask personal questions about your life. Since…
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