Posts Tagged ‘IT recruiting agencies’
2 Surprising Questions for Job Interviews
If you’ve worked with IT recruiting agencies to find new roles, you probably understand that interviewing for IT jobs is a two-way street. You probably ask a lot of interview questions to help you make sure the IT jobs you’re interviewing for are good fits for your needs and work habits. If you want to…
Read MoreIs Your Resume in The Wrong Format?
Technical recruiters receive resumes from IT professionals that are built from all kinds of resume templates. Most resume templates are fine (even the free resume templates), but there is one type of format that IT recruiters usually cannot use: a functional format resume. What is a functional format resume? It’s a resume that shows IT…
Read More2 Seemingly Small Things That Hurt Your Job Search
Sometimes IT recruiters find that candidates make mistakes that seem small, but actually have a big impact on their job search. Here are two mistakes that seem pretty insignificant, but will likely make it hard to land IT jobs. 1. Your email signature has an inflammatory or unprofessional quote. IT recruiting companies do find that…
Read MoreAre You Making This Huge Job Interview Mistake?
Technical recruiters see plenty of candidates who are perfectly suited for IT jobs but still don’t get them. Perhaps they don’t interview well, got nervous, or arrived very late. The most egregious mistake though, the one that makes IT staffing firms never want to work with a candidate, is when they act arrogant in job…
Read MoreDon’t Say This When You’re Interviewing
IT recruiters see candidates say unfortunate things in interviews for IT jobs all the time. Mistakes happen and IT staffing companies rarely come across candidates who can give a perfect interview. (In fact, perfect interviews are so rare that some hiring managers will tell IT recruiting agencies they’re rejecting a candidate because their interviewing felt…
Read MoreHow to Interview for Your Dream Job
When your IT recruiters set you up for an interview for your dream job, your first instinct is to probably to tell your interviewer that. You probably just want to gush to your interviewer about why this job is everything you told your IT staffing firms that you wanted. Some IT professionals even say this their dream…
Read MoreHow to Use Employee Reviews in Your Job Search
When you’re working with IT recruiting agencies to find your next role, they will usually tell you to do research on companies you’ll be interviewing with. You probably are already doing basic Google searches and checking out the company’s website. Many IT staffing companies find that candidates are also checking out reviews for potential employers…
Read MoreAre You Making These 3 Job Interview Mistakes?
IT recruiters see plenty of candidates who have been interviewing for years, but they still don’t land the job. Of course, there are plenty of reasons why you might not land the IT jobs you interview for that have nothing to do with you. (IT recruiting agencies see this all the time!) However, it’s worth…
Read More3 Tips for Writing a Good Résumé
Besides the technical skills section (which helps technical recruiters quickly decided if you might be a fit for their open IT jobs), the bullets under your jobs are the most important part of your resume to hiring managers and IT recruiters. Cleaning them up and updating them is the best way to strengthen your resume. …
Read MoreAn Easy Job Interview Mistake to Avoid
You probably spend valuable time prepping for your interviews. You talk with your IT recruiters, you brush up on the relevant technologies, you prepare some questions about the job, iron a suit, etc. When you go to all this effort to wow your interviewers, why hurt your chances by making small mistakes? Here’s one silly…
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