Posts Tagged ‘IT staffing agencies’
Want to Appear Calm at IT Job Interviews? Slow Down.
IT consultants may still feel very nervous on the day of their job interviews. Plenty of people, including your technical recruiters, IT staffing firms, friends, family, etc can give you their advice on how to calm down. But there’s one thing you can do to appear calm, even if none of this advice works: Slow down.
Read MoreA Tip to Make Your IT Job Interviews Even Better
Here is an important tip to set you apart at your next interview. Stretch your interviewing muscle and get warmed up. In some ways, interviewing for a job can be like playing a sport.
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 MoreDon't Say These Things As You Quit Your IT Job!
Since a lot of work is project-oriented in information technology, most IT contractors find themselves leaving IT jobs somewhat frequently. What IT consultants say on the last day of the job, whether their IT recruiters and IT staffing firms have found them a new job or not. Here are a few guidelines for IT professionals on what they should not be saying on their last day at job.
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 MoreAre You Actively Preparing For Your IT Interviews?
IT contractors who have been on the hunt for IT jobs before are probably used to being pretty passive, However, if you take a more active role in your search, whether you’re working with technical recruiters or not, you’ll be more likely to find a role you love.
Read More3 Quick Ways to Improve Your IT Job Search
While IT consultants can always count on IT recruiters and IT staffing agencies to provide them with great connections to companies that are hiring, there are some things that IT professionals can do to make sure they’re the most marketable candidate on their technical recruiters’ rosters.
Read MoreFinding a Job in IT When You’ve Been Unemployed for a While
In a market as hot as information technology, IT recruiters and IT managers tend to be very suspicious of IT contractors who haven’t been employed for stretches beyond 6 months. Of course, for IT consultants with big gaps on their resumes, there is certainly hope for getting IT jobs. For these IT professionals, it’s all…
Read MoreHow Older IT Consultants Should Job Search
Since the recession started back in the early 2000’s, IT recruiters and IT staffing agencies have seen an influx of older IT consultants looking for IT jobs. Though the information technology market hasn’t suffered quite as badly during the recession, older IT contractors seeking jobs have certainly had a harder time getting hired (while the…
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…
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