Posts Tagged ‘IT recruiting firms’
Get IT Job Postings on Your Cell Phone
Since the iPhone came out, there have been more and more applications made by high tech development professionals. These apps range from productive software to games. Now that other cell phones can handle applications such as the android and other MicroSoft Windows-based phones, I have noticed that some job boards are creating applications to send…
Read MoreHow to Keep up with New Technologies as a Hiring Manager
IT professionals are constantly finding new ways of achieving the same goal and doing it with new software or devices. So how do you keep your company staffed with up-to-date IT professionals? IT recruiting firms will fill your contract IT job positions. By opting to use contract workers over permanent ones, you’re giving your company…
Read MoreNew IT Job Interviewing Strategies
Many prospective IT job seekers are very similar in their technical ability. Additionally, with so many candidates on the market to choose from, the hiring process has become increasingly difficult for managers. IT recruiters often debrief prospective candidates after they interview to try to get insight into what hiring managers are looking for. Recently, IT…
Read MoreWhy most people do not think of using an IT staffing agency?
Many IT recruiters may think that job seekers would naturally choose to work with IT recruiting firms when looking for new IT jobs. Unfortunately this is not the case. Most people do not know how IT staffing companies work. The worst part is that they think that they would need to pay a fee! IT…
Read MoreMake Yourself Available for IT Recruiters
When you are a job seeker working with IT recruiters, you need to be easily accessible. When an AVID Technical Resources’ Account Manager identifies a new IT job opportunity, our IT recruiting team immediately begins looking for prospective candidates. At AVID Technical Resources we try to submit candidates within the first few days the IT…
Read MoreIT Contractor Rates in a Weak Economy
Since the economy has weakened, there have been many efforts to give aid to all the high-tech candidates who were laid off from IT jobs. Numerous IT professionals have either been living off of aid provided by the government or have resorted to lower wage IT jobs. In addition to smaller budgets, due to the…
Read MoreGetting Millennials and Generation X to work together
Some argue that the Internet was the single most important invention of the 20th century. Businesses have computers for every employee (IT recruiting firms often provide both a desktop and a laptop for their IT recruiters). It is the backbone that drives today’s businesses and economy. Millennials grew up using computers. Because of this, most…
Read MoreHow to approach phone interviews
IT recruiters understand that hiring managers are typically very busy and do not want to commit to a face-to-face interview unless he or she knows the candidate is a solid prospective candidate. Especially in the information technology industry, where resumes often list a plethora of technologies, it typically takes some digging to find out if…
Read MoreDon’t Be Afraid To Fail – Just Learn From It
I found myself at a crossroads just over 7 years ago. I wasn’t happy with my current employer (one of the leading IT recruiting firms); yet I knew I could succeed in the IT staffing industry. Therefore, I gave my notice and started my own IT recruiting agency called AVID Technical Resources. Whether you’re starting your own IT…
Read MoreTop Interview Questions
IT recruiting firms are constantly screening candidates to make sure they are up to par with our clients’ qualifications. We understand that clients are looking for the perfect candidates to fill their IT jobs. Therefore, to help prepare our candidates for their respective interviews, our IT recruiters have compiled a list of questions that our…
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