Technical Recruiter Compensation in the IT Staffing Industry

The IT staffing industry is extremely competitive and growing quickly.  There are many different compensation packages when looking at IT recruiting.  Some technical recruiters are paid a base salary and commission, others on a draw or some even pure commission. Base Salary and Commission:  You won’t find IT recruiting companies offering high base salaries and…

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Sending Cover Letters Electronically

Selling yourself is critical when searching for a job.  As we have stressed, it’s important to sell yourself in an interview.  However, to get that IT job interview, you must first sell yourself in your resume.  However, before you send that resume, you actually have a chance to sell yourself in a cover letter.  This is…

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Building Long-Term Relationships

If you work in the IT staffing industry, you will meet people in various fields.  Whether they are working in the IT recruiting field like you or a completely different one, it is always a good idea to speak with them and learn more about what they do for a living or for fun.  As…

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Building Yourself a Brand

As a marketing student, I am currently taking a class on Brand Building.  Throughout the lectures, we have discussed how various brands immediately come to your mind when you think of a service or product.  When you think of tissues, you’ll probably say Klenex.  When you say soda, you think Coke. These are not the…

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Getting That Reference

When you are a job seeker, you will be applying to many IT jobs.  IT recruiters and hiring managers will want to know about the various experiences you have had during your career.  They will also want to know about how well you worked with others and interacted with your previous employers. This is when…

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The Importance of Providing Incentives for IT recruiters

I’m a firm believer that everyone should be tied to an incentive in the work place.  At AVID Technical Resources, an IT recruiting company headquartered in Boston, MA, our technical recruiters and IT staffing salespeople all have an aggressive commission plan.  The plan is tiered to fuel their incentive and ensure there’s not a chance…

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IT job Interviewing – Uncommon Sense

Most candidates make the same mistakes during an interview.  Many don’t even realize they are creating a negative first impression. Don’t forget, as soon as you walk through the door, you’re being assessed. Often, mistakes are subtle, but why waive a red flag with an employer if you can avoid it? Here are some important…

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Applications on Apple Devices

Recently one of the e-book applications that Sony submitted was rejected by the Apple store.  The reason for this was because it prompted the consumer to download the books directly from the app.  Other e-book applications allow you to read the books within the application but in order to purchase the books you need to…

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LinkedIn – Get Connected, Get Recruited

–          LinkedIn is the best way to get your name in cyberspace (in a good way!). Your LinkedIn profile is an online resume for you, and it’s a way for you to get your resume in front of people without actually sending it. It’s your BRAND. This means, that the quality of your LinkedIn profile…

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