Posts Tagged ‘IT recruiters’
Identifying Top IT Talent
There’s an old saying that the best candidates are typically working and that that has never been more true than it is today in the world of Information Technology. With all of the gloom and doom that we are constantly being fed by the media about the economy, someone outside of the IT staffing industry would be…
Read MoreBefore Accepting an IT Job Counteroffer….
You have frustrations with your IT job, the company or the IT manager that you work for. Ultimately, you decide that you’re better in a different environment so you begin contacting IT recruiting companies to find your next opportunity. IT recruiters set you up with technical job interviews and you land a position that meets…
Read MoreEvaluating IT Staffing Companies
When it comes to choosing the right IT recruiting firm (among hundreds of IT staffing companies) to represent you with your job search, there are many options. A quick internet search for an IT staffing or IT recruiting company in any given location can yield overwhelming results. This can be a particularly challenging issue for many IT job seekers…
Read MoreSubmit Your Resume to An IT Recruiter or Client?
You see an IT job posting for a company that you’re very interested in working for – then you see the same position posted by various IT recruiting companies. Who do you submit your resume to and do you submit to mulitple IT recruiters. The answer might surprise you. Submit your resume to the technical recruiter at…
Read MorePower Hiring in Technical Recruiting
Technical recruiters on top of their game understand that placing technical candidates within any industry isn’t just about matching a skill-set to an IT job description. There’s a lot more to consistently producing winning candidates who clinch IT jobs than pure background & skills. The IT recruiters who understand the issue of fit will be the…
Read MoreAll IT Staffing Companies Are Not Created Equal
If you’re an information technology professional, you know that there are a countless number of IT recruiting firms to choose from when you’re in need help of your next assignment. Therefore, when searching for the best technical recruiting agency to partner with, consider some of the following as not all IT staffing companies are created equal: 1) How long…
Read MoreIT Recruiters Should Prep Candidates For Counter Offers
Counter offers can be heartbreaking for IT recruiters. After putting in countless hours into their IT search, meeting with prospective candidates, coordinating IT job interviews and helping streamline a new hire, having a candidate back out of a placement due to a counter offer can be very deflating. To help ensure prospective candidates don’t blindside your technical…
Read MoreIT Staffing Agencies vs Human Resources
For IT recruiting companies, human resources is a department that often sparks feuds and a source of friction. However, in some cases, HR is actually a critical ally for IT staffing firms and various independent technical recruiters. Here are two scenarious that provide positive and negative repercussions when HR and IT staffing companies collide: Positive: In…
Read MoreIT Recruiters Are Like Sports Agents
Ok, it’s a bit of a stretch, but you can draw a parallel between IT recruiters and sports agents. Here are a three similarities between technical recruiters and movie/sports agents: 1) Technical recruiters Boston represent their clients: Whether an IT job seeker or a movie or sport star, you’re being represented by someone with a…
Read MoreIT Recruiters or Technical Recruiters?
Is there really a difference between calling high-tech headhunters IT recruiters or techncial recruiters? Not really. IT obviously stands for information technology recruiting while technical staffing could also include engineering or other technical industries. Either way, if you’re an information technology professional searching Google for IT staffing companies, it’s best to put IT recruiters into…
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