Posts Tagged ‘IT staffing firms’
Don't Fake it in IT Interviews
IT staffing companies and technical recruiters give plenty of advice to IT consultants about interviews: what to wear, when to get there, what kinds of questions to be ready to respond to or ask. There is a subtle underlying rule that IT headhunters hope that IT contractors are already aware of, though. It’s best to…
Read MoreAvoiding Conflict in IT
IT jobs tend to require that IT contractors have either teamwork skills or customer service skills. With requirements like these, IT staffing firms find it imperative to ensure that the IT consultants they work with not only have flawless resumes, but can also avoid and defuse conflicts. The best case scenario for IT recruiting agencies…
Read MoreNew Ways to Consider Time Management in IT
The information technology field can be pretty hectic, and IT professionals with time management skills are certainly at a premium. Some new research might help IT consultants, IT recruiters, and IT managers think differently about how they can work at their IT Jobs most efficiently. The first thing IT contractors and technical recruiters can do…
Read MoreInterruptions in IT
As open plan offices become more and more common and information technology departments are less and less often relegated to the basement, IT professionals are experiencing exponentially more interruptions during their IT jobs. After various studies, it seems that most IT contractors are experiencing interruptions so frequently that they spend about 3 minutes at a…
Read MoreMajor Resume Mistakes to Avoid in IT
Creating perfect resumes in the information technology field isn’t hard. IT professionals often have the benefit of IT recruiters and their praise accompanying their resumes to IT managers. Even if IT consultants have this added benefit, though, they certainly won’t get anywhere in their job search (with hiring managers or IT staffing firms) if they…
Read MoreIntroverts in IT
Information technology is a field that draws an unprecedented number of introverted IT consultants and IT managers. The long hours alone by a computer screen certainly appeal to a great number of IT professionals. This high concentration of introverts makes Susan Cain’s research on how to utilize them in the workplace particularly relevant to the…
Read MoreThe Time to Prepare for Your Next IT Layoff is Now
It might seem completely counterintuitive, but because information technology is a generally robust field at the moment, it would behoove IT professionals to take time now to prep themselves for layoffs. This is not a doomsday prediction for IT staffing firms or IT contractors. Hopefully the next recession is many years off. However, it’s best…
Read MoreIT's Dark Side is Potentially Bright
IT recruiting agencies, IT contractors, and IT managers across American have basked in the glow of a very robust field. Information technology is currently only at a 3.5% unemployment rate. IT professionals alone make up an astounding portion of the ‘startup’ trend and IT jobs are one of the shining beacons of hope for future…
Read MoreSalaries are No Longer King in IT
In a field like information technology, where salaries are buoyant no matter what the state of the economy, IT recruiters are noticing that salaries are not the main factor in determining how long IT contractors stay at IT jobs. Even when technical recruiters find IT consultants jobs that perfectly match their salary requirements, the things…
Read MoreSalaries Won't Remain Secret for Long in IT
IT recruiters, IT consultants, and IT managers may soon know all about each other’s salaries. Information technology is particularly full of millennial IT professionals who have few qualms about sharing personal information, including how much they get paid for their IT jobs. In a culture built around sharing everything online, from resumes to vacation photos,…
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