Posts Tagged ‘IT recruiting firms’
Ace your IT Job Interviews with Nonprofits
More and more nonprofits are hiring IT professionals. While the nonprofit sector may not be the first place you’d think of for IT jobs, there are plenty of benefits to working with these organizations. IT recruiters fill jobs like this with benefits that include a more comprehensive health insurance package, increased vacation and PTO time,…
Read MoreTips for Second Round IT Job Interviews
Sometimes when you’re working with IT recruiting firms to find new IT jobs, you may have to go through a second round of interviews. IT staffing companies find that IT professionals may not necessarily be as well-prepared for a second round of interviews. Here are some things IT recruiters would suggest you keep in mind…
Read More2 Ways to Relax Before IT Job Interviews
IT staffing firms see firsthand that plenty of IT professionals get nervous before interviews— no matter how many IT jobs they’ve had. Here are two tactics that might help you relax before your IT recruiters send you to your interviews. 1. The first tactic that IT recruiting agencies would recommend is to stop playing the…
Read MoreDelete These 2 Words from Your LinkedIn Profile and IT Resumes
One strong tactic you can use is to polish up your LinkedIn profile and resume is deleting words that will turn off technical recruiters and potential employers. Here are two words that won’t attract IT recruiters or hiring managers if you have them in your LinkedIn profile or resume – particularly in a summary or objective section. Don’t…
Read MoreThe IT Job Interview Challenge That Doesn't Look Like a Challenge
Most IT professionals are trying to prepare for the challenges they’ll face as they interview for IT jobs. They prepare for the technical and non-technical questions that their IT recruiters anticipate. They prepare so they won’t be late for their interviews, even if there’s bad traffic or bad weather. (Because lateness is a cardinal sin…
Read MoreHow to Answer This Scary IT Job Interview Question
IT recruiting firms hear about a lot of hard interview questions. Usually, these questions are very technical. However, sometimes IT recruiters hear about basic interview questions that really stump candidates. Here’s one question that often strikes fear in the heart of IT professionals as they interview for new IT jobs: Have you ever been fired?…
Read MoreAn IT Resume Mistake that Designers Often Make
IT recruiters often work with various kinds of designers and creative professionals to find IT jobs. Often, technical recruiters come across resumes for these IT professionals that are done with pictures, unconventional formats, and multiple types of font. If you’d like to attract IT staffing firms and hiring managers, doing this with your resume may…
Read MoreDon't Get Caught Off Guard by These 3 IT Job interview Practices
Sometimes when you’re working with IT recruiters to find new IT jobs, you might encounter some surprises. Here are 3 parts of the job interview process that IT staffing agencies find surprise candidates – and how to deal with them. Coding tests: Your IT staffing firms will usually be able to at least warn you…
Read MoreMake This Mistake and You'll Totally Blow Your IT Job Interviews
Most IT recruiters have had at least one IT professional who bombs an interview unexpectedly. Perhaps they don’t know as much about certain technologies as they thought, or perhaps they don’t know as much about interview etiquette as they (and their technical recruiters) thought. There is one mistake that will instantly kill an interview and…
Read MoreA Surprising IT Resume Mistake
IT recruiters see a lot of good resumes, but they also see plenty of bad resumes. One mistake that technical recruiters see far too often is when IT professionals include references on their resumes. Here are a couple reasons why IT staffing firms and hiring managers don’t want to see your references on your IT…
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