Posts Tagged ‘IT recruiting agencies’
Avoid These Issues in IT Job Interviews
IT staffing firms can prepare you for basic requirements of IT job interviews, but only you can prevent yourself from disqualification for one of these reasons.
Read MoreCould You Do an IT Job From Home?
IT professionals very often want the option to work from home some of the time, if not all the time. IT recruiting agencies certainly do get their fair share of jobs that allow at least some flexibility to work from home. However, technical recruiters can’t just fill these jobs with anybody. IT recruiters search for somebody with some particular skills and a set-up at home.
Read MoreThe Best IT Professionals Have These Traits
…there are some things that IT staffing firms look for in an IT consultant that are a bit more intangible. One of the most important things IT recruiting agencies like to find in a candidate is an ability to work well with IT managers. How can you make sure you’ve got this ability? Here are some tips.
Read More3 Little Things IT Contractors Should Know about IT Job Interviews
Most IT consultants know that there’s a certain etiquette for interviewing for IT jobs. There are the easy rules, like what to wear, what to bring with you, and what not to say. However, IT contractors will make their IT recruiters and IT staffing firms very happy if they are aware of some of the smaller, more nuanced rules of interview etiquette as well. Here are some things that seem small, if you pay attention to them it will really impress your IT recruiting agencies and technical recruiters—and it may just land you that dream job.
Read MoreInterview Thank You Note Tips for IT Consultants
Most IT consultants hunting for new IT jobs know a lot about how to polish resumes and ace interviews. However, it’s almost as important for IT contractors to do something they rarely do: write excellent thank you notes after interviews. Here are some pointers that will help you write thank you notes that wow IT recruiters, IT staffing firms, and hiring managers.
Read MoreWords IT Professionals Shouldn't Use in Their LinkedIn Profiles
IT recruiting agencies and new potential employers alike are drawn to IT consultants with concise, effective LinkedIn profiles that clearly demonstrate their experience in the information technology industry. Here are some key words to scrub from your profile (and resumes) so technical recruiters and IT staffing agencies start calling you nonstop.
Read MoreDoes Being Late Always Hurt Your IT Career?
For things like interviews, all IT recruiters require their IT contractors to be on time– or preferably, early. But when it comes to day-to-day events or meetings, can IT professionals be late without hurting their reputations or losing their IT jobs? The answer seems to be less than straightforward. While no IT recruiting agencies would…
Read MoreHow to Network Better in IT
Even in a field largely populated with introverts, like information technology, it’s important to know how to network. IT contractors need to be able to network with IT recruiters, IT managers, and other IT professionals. There are ways for even the most introverted IT consultant to network effectively, though, whether with IT recruiting agencies or…
Read MoreBrooklyn: IT's Newest Home
IT staffing agencies and IT headhunters are used to seeing an ever-growing concentration of information technology companies (particularly startups) in California, but Brooklyn seems to be starting its own colony of startups now, too. IT recruiting agencies and IT recruiters are finding more and more interesting opportunities for their IT contractors on the East coast…
Read MoreYahoo and the Country: Looking for a Magic Bullet in IT
IT Professionals, along with professionals in fields other than Information Technology, have been closely watching Yahoo and its semi-celebrity CEO Marissa Mayer for a long time. Its ups and downs took on a whole new level of scandalous when Mayer’s first big hire, Henrique de Castro was fired by the famed CEO herself. While Yahoo’s…
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