Posts Tagged ‘IT staffing companies’
How to Land Jobs With Your Ideal Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance is becoming increasingly important to IT professionals, especially for some tech positions that may require odd shifts, being on call, or long hours. To make sure you land in IT jobs that have a good work-life balance for you, take the right steps to communicate with your IT recruiting agencies and potential employers. Here…
Read MoreOne Easy Job Interview Mistake to Make– and Avoid!
IT recruiting agencies find that candidates make some mistakes in interviews that are pretty egregious. Maybe they are particularly late, rude, or can’t answer technical questions. However, IT recruiters also see candidates make subtler mistakes in interviews. Here’s one mistake you may not even know you’re making as you interview for IT jobs: not giving your…
Read More3 Things Recruiters Will Need for Your Best Job Search
When you work with IT recruiting firms to find new IT jobs, they’ll be doing most of the work. They’ll find opportunities that you’d be a great fit for, set up interviews, etc. However, even with the best IT staffing companies, there are still some tasks you should be prepared to do: 1. Update and polish…
Read More4 Steps To Take When an Employee Resigns
It’s usually difficult for any employer when an employee resigns. However, it’s particularly difficult when you lose an IT professional. In today’s market, it can be difficult to find the right person for your open IT jobs. IT recruiting agencies suggest taking these 4 steps to make this loss for your team a lot easier—even if you have…
Read MoreJob Search Tip: Employers are Probably Googling You You
Some IT professionals are surprised when they find out that IT recruiters and potential employers Google them. Some even ask if it’s illegal. The truth is, if technical recruiters and employers aren’t running background checks on you, they’re very likely Googling you and checking out what you’ve posted publicly on social media. One of the…
Read MoreUsing IT Recruiters Helps Employers with Healthcare Costs
Employers often work with IT recruiting firms to help fill their open positions for one main reason: because of how challenging it is to find the right candidates. The tech field is absolutely a job seeker’s market, with the tech unemployment rate in 2016 being only around 2%. Studies also show that tech professionals are…
Read MoreDo You Know This Job Search 'Secret'?
There are a few ‘secrets’ of job searching that IT recruiting agencies find candidates don’t always know. One of the most helpful ‘secrets’ that IT staffing firms share with candidates is that you don’t need to meet 100% of the requirements listed for a job in order to apply. Here’s why technical recruiters suggest you…
Read MoreHire Tech Talent in a Job Seeker's Market
If you’re working with (or thinking about working with) IT recruiters to fill your IT job openings, you’ve probably noticed that the tech job market is more of a job seeker’s market. IT staffing firms have found this to be true for a long time, and it will likely continue for a while, too. So…
Read More3 Things You Should Do the Old Fashioned Way in Tech Interviews
When you’re working with IT recruiting companies to find your next role, sometimes it can feel like technology rules the job interview process. You might do a skype interview, connect with your IT recruiters on LinkedIn, or maybe complete a coding test online. But there are some things that you really should do the old-fashioned…
Read MoreHiring from a Great Candidate Pool
Most employers know that a bad hire can be very costly. Sometimes employers have a more subtle problem, though: making a final choice between a few candidates. When you have a couple of candidates who possess all the technical skills and experience you’re seeking, how do you pick the one to hire? Here are a…
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