Posts Tagged ‘IT recruiters’
Three Ways to Make Mondays Better at Your IT Job
Mondays always wind up being the slowest day of the week, whatever side of the information technology field you’re on. IT recruiters, IT contractors, and IT managers all feel the drag on Monday. But there are a few things IT professionals can do that will make their Mondays go as quickly as their Thursdays. Start…
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 MoreHow to Say No to IT Managers Gracefully
IT professionals are often pressed for time, as the information technology industry tends to run on a 24-7 schedule. When IT managers hand their IT contractors one project too many, what is the best way to gracefully say “no thank you!” Read on to see some tips for the best ways IT consultants can say…
Read MoreThe Best Way to Polish an IT Resume
As in any field, there’s plenty of bad advice on how to create resumes passed around the information technology field. One of the worst pieces of advice that IT professionals might have encountered is to just list out their skills. While IT managers and IT recruiters want to be able to clearly see what IT…
Read More3 Tips for Sparkling IT Resumes
For IT staffing companies and IT contractors, the Holy Grail is usually those pristine, attractive resumes. While IT recruiters, IT managers, and IT contractors all tend to disagree on what makes the perfect resume, there are a few universal things to keep in mind. These tips are especially useful if you’re looking to work 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…
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