Posts Tagged ‘resumes’
The Most Important Part of Your IT Resume
All IT recruiters have a list of generic tips for IT professionals who are polishing their resumes. These may vary from IT staffing firms to IT staffing firms, but there is one major rule that all IT contractors should abide by if they want to attract a lot of attention from technical recruiters and IT…
Read MoreWhy it’s a Big Deal if Your IT Manager Doesn’t Like You
All IT recruiters and IT contractors know the vital importance of having your IT managers like you. Though pristine resumes chock full of skills are important, IT professionals that rub their IT managers the wrong way will develop terrible reputations with their IT recruiters and in the information technology field in general. It’s also important…
Read MoreWhy ‘I Quit’ Videos Can Ruin IT Professional Careers
A recent poll reveals that 52% of Americans are disgruntled and unsatisfied with their current jobs. While there’s no particular numbers on how much of that 52% of the population is made up of IT recruiters, IT managers, or IT contractors, it’s safe to assume they have to make up at least a portion of…
Read MoreWhy IT Professionals Should Never Use Resume Gimmicks
IT recruiters and IT consultants all over the world have heard the advice that resumes sent with fun gimmicks, like odd packaging or edible goodies will really grab an IT managers attention. Wise IT professionals know that this simply isn’t true, though. Gimmicks don’t win IT jobs; skills and experience win IT jobs. While many…
Read MoreHow to Give Feedback to Your IT Manager
As in any other field, giving feedback to your manager in information technology can be a dicey thing. IT contractors and IT recruiters may have completely valid feedback, but delivering it to IT managers in a way that avoids soured relationships or terminations can be tricky. Below are a few ways IT consultants and technical…
Read More3 Ways to Communicate Better With Your IT Managers
Like most managers, IT managers are pressed for time and sometimes (if not often) stressed or overwhelmed with deadlines and projects. For IT contractors, communicating with a manager at their IT jobs can be intimidating, especially when they don’t know them well. Below are a few tips for IT consultants to improve their communication with…
Read MoreThe Best Way to Polish an IT Resume
As in any field, there’s plenty of bad advice on how to create resumes passed around the information technology field. One of the worst pieces of advice that IT professionals might have encountered is to just list out their skills. While IT managers and IT recruiters want to be able to clearly see what IT…
Read More3 Tips for Sparkling IT Resumes
For IT staffing companies and IT contractors, the Holy Grail is usually those pristine, attractive resumes. While IT recruiters, IT managers, and IT contractors all tend to disagree on what makes the perfect resume, there are a few universal things to keep in mind. These tips are especially useful if you’re looking to work with…
Read MoreWhy IT Managers Can’t Be Friends with Reports
As in every industry, some IT professionals occasionally come across a moment when they have to make a decision: Can they be friends with their boss? Or if they’re an IT manager, can they be friends with the IT consultants who report to them? Whether you’re in information technology or zoology, the answer to this…
Read MoreWhat You Shouldn't Bring to IT Jobs
It’s common knowledge that sparkling resumes and references make IT consultants very attractive to IT headhunters and IT managers. Sometimes it’s what IT contractors don’t bring to the table that makes them so easy for IT recruiters to market, though. Here are a few things IT Professionals should never bring to their IT jobs. Limits…
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