Posts Tagged ‘IT recruiting’
IT Staffing Firms: The Best Friend of Candidates and Companies
Saves Time and Patience IT recruiting companies save hiring companies the time and effort in researching applicants for IT jobs. Without the hassle of sifting through resumes and weeding out candidates, human resources can refocus their attention to other areas. Recruiters also help the company and applicants negotiate rates and contracts which might be sensitive…
Read MoreIT Recruiting Cues: Choosing Your References
Do Not Sell Yourself Short Chances are you have a number of skills, but when you choose only supervisors who witnessed your multitasking ability or worked with you on desktop maintenance you miss the chance to have others boast about your performance. Prove to technical recruiters that you are qualified by spicing up your reference…
Read MoreIT Staffing Companies Take On Boston
IT recruiters Boston not only share the benefit of working with different clients and building networks, but they also have the city at their fingertips. Technical recruiting companies should take advantage of what the city has to offer. Here are some suggestions to have fun outside the offices of IT staffing agencies. History One of…
Read MoreFive Interview Rules in the IT Recruiting Industry
1. Prepare When candidates work with technical recruiting companies, they help guide you through the interview process and increase your chances of landing IT jobs. If you are unfamiliar with recruiting, draft a series of questions for IT recruiters to have a better understanding. Research the company and hiring managers conducting the interview on your own time. Take…
Read MoreIT Recruiting: Out with Summer, In with Fall
As the summer winds down, technical recruiting companies get a second wind. With children returning to school, parents experienced in the information technology industry may seek IT jobs to fill up free time. Interns return to their respective colleges and universities, leaving technical recruiters to take on the workload. How can IT recruiters still manage…
Read MoreDealing with Difficult People in the IT Recruiting World
The US population is over 307 million people with diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and personalities. Meeting others through the IT staffing industry is fun, educational, and shapes your overall character. While shared qualities might bring some together, there are qualities that set us apart. When you meet someone who appears to be difficult, how do you…
Read MoreSeeking a…Client? Part I
It seems coffee meetings are the go to from catching up with business or friends to first dates and meeting with new IT staffing clients. At first glance, comparing the IT recruiting business with dating might seem entirely wrong, but when you think about it the processes are pretty similar. They both involve finding “the…
Read MoreSink or Swim—Welcome to the World of IT Recruiting
Starting a new IT recruiting role in a different company can be a stressful experience. From unfamiliar fellow IT recruiters and shared work space to unusual IT staffing business practices and procedures, severe changes can send new technical recruiters running in the opposite direction. Before you decide to call it quits or look into other IT recruitment positions, here are…
Read MoreTaking Breaks in an IT Recruiting Office
You know those IT recruiters who constantly get out of their seat, walk around, chat by the water cooler, surf the web, and get a cup of coffee…basically any excuse not to do their job? There is a common misconception that the ideal, efficient technical recruiters who rarely takes breaks and continuously plows through projects and phone calls. …
Read MoreWhen Going Above and Beyond is a Bad Thing
Finishing all your work in a timely manner and helping out when necessary, but when does being productive cross the line into being overworked? While some IT recruiters might do the bare minimum at their IT staffing company, there are those who go above and beyond what is considered the norm—and this is not always…
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