Posts Tagged ‘IT staffing firms’
Considering a Career in Technical Recruiting?
What are the benefits of a career in technical recruiting & how do you know if it’s a career path you want to pursue? Technical recruiting requires the ability to listen to prospective IT candidates & engage in headhunting. Technical recruiters also need to be able to size up an IT professional’s technical strengths and weaknesses…
Read MorePersonality Testing for Technical Recruiters & Employers
Technical recruiters at AVID Technical Resources know that personality determines more than just what movies you like or what type of music you prefer. Personality tests, possibly the most famous of which is the MBTI test; the Myers Briggs Personality Test, allow employers to predict a candidate’s potential fit for a specific job using their…
Read MoreReview: Technology Made Simple for the Technical Recruiter
Technical Recruiters will find “Technology Made Simple for the Technical Recruiter: A Technical Skills Primer” by Obi Ogbanufe helpful for developing recruiting strategies and tech skills. AVID Staffing Firm employs IT Recruiting techniques covered by Ogbanufe in her book. Details she delves into include basic programming terms, networking tips, & operating system/network vocab. She even…
Read MoreSkilled Tech Positions In Demand
Company demand for highly skilled tech workers has been increasing since the start of 2012. IT job candidates seeking higher salaries than they were able to land during the worst of the recession are likely to have more options now. Although the recession may not officially be over, demand for high-tech skills have significantly increased.…
Read MoreCompany Culture
One of the challenges in a job search is finding a company that has not only the right benefits, but also the right atmosphere as well. How can interviewers assess the culture of a company they haven’t yet participated in? A few cues can better help interviewers understand the company they’re interested in. Managers have…
Read MoreTechnical Recruiting Companies Responding to Your Emails?
Do you fire off emails instantaneously and always provide an update? I will let you in on a little secret: not everyone is as prompt and efficient as you. It can be frustrating waiting around on a response from hiring managers or IT recruiting supervisors for the go on a project or decision. Before technical…
Read MoreIT Recruiters Take Mental Health Days!
Have you ever felt so overwhelmed at IT staffing firms that you just could not stay on task nor did you care to finish your IT recruiting work? You may have been lashing out at family members, candidates, and friends, losing sleep, or simply not caring about any of your interests that were important to you. …
Read MoreIT Recruiting: Interviewing When You are Employed
Whether you’re bored with a current role, looking for a new challenge, or simply disliking your position, you might be on the prowl for new IT jobs. A common concern for these IT professionals is how to interview when they are already employed. The IT recruiters of AVID Technical Resources can provide some helpful insights…
Read MoreIT Recruiting: Do You Take Horoscopes Seriously?
Maybe it’s during the morning commute, or sitting down to coffee and a bagel for breakfast, perhaps it’s an after work guilty pleasure. A number of IT professionals admit they read their daily horoscope. Take it with a grain of salt or words of wisdom, horoscopes may actually be advising technical recruiters, hiring managers, and…
Read MoreIT Recruiting Companies: Building Your Own Brand
Technical recruiters not only work within IT staffing firms, they also work for themselves. Their hard work, inner passion, and drive are reflected in the quality of their work and results. How can they replace the label of IT headhunters and make it one of their own? Read on for some tips to develop a…
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