Posts Tagged ‘IT staffing’
Review: "A Beginner's Guide to Technical Recruiting" by Prabakaran Murugaiah
What does a technical recruiter starting out for the first time in an IT Staffing Firm need to know? According to Prabakaran Murugaiah, author of “A Beginner’s Guide to Technical Recruiting”, a lot. Murugaiah warns technical recruiters in-training that the big picture in the IT Staffing industry and in technical headhunting is changing at a rapid pace in 2011…
Read MoreReview: "Technical Screening – Java Developers" by Obi Ogbanufe
Technical Recruiters know that placing an IT candidate in a Java role is no easy task – technical candidates with the right background, technical skills, and level of proficiency with Java aren’t always a quick find. One interview approach technical recruiters use when screening IT candidates for a potential interview for a Java Developer role…
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 MoreHow Not to Find a Job
So you think working for a living is lame? So yesterday? Or if your phone provider is AT&T, just too 5 seconds ago? AT&T TV Commercial — Tailgate LTE (HTC Vivid) . Great. I’m here to help. Here’s a solid instructional on how not to get a job. Come 10 minutes late. Or an hour early.…
Read MoreWomen in Tech
The tech industry tends to be one that is fairly male-dominated. Ask a technical recruiter how many men versus women he or she speaks to in a day when seeking to fill a Java or QA role, and you will tend not to hear the odds stacked in favor of the ladies. While this issue…
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 MoreIT Recruiting Companies Working with White Noise
Do you work in an IT staffing environment that is cluttered with noise such as music, loud talking, or random distractions? Perhaps you work in a dead silent area where you can hear a pin drop. If you enjoy these conditions, by all means continue working! If you find that you are having trouble focusing,…
Read MoreIT Recruiting Companies Debate: K Cups or Ground Coffee
Quantity Are you brewing for the entire IT staffing office or just yourself? If you are brewing coffee at smaller quantities, you will want to go with the Keurig. The K cup machine provides the option to brew one cup without holding up the coffee machine for other technical recruiters. Coffee drip machines are made…
Read MoreTechnical Recruiters, Are You Getting Enough Sleep?
Life is too short to sleep away nights and mornings, but if you do not get enough sleep you could be ending your life too soon. IT headhunters often pride themselves on lack of sleep and view those who indulge in the recommended eight hours as lazy or incompetent. Before you shave off that extra…
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…
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