Posts Tagged ‘resumes’
Handling Bad Days Gracefully in IT
Just as in any industry, a few bad days here and there are inevitable at IT jobs. IT recruiters, IT contractors, and IT managers alike all have tough days at work now and then. The thing that separates truly great IT consultants from average or poor ones is how they handle these bad days at…
Read MoreHow to Handle Conflicts in Your IT Team
It’s no secret that IT headhunters prize IT consultants with sparkling resumes and who never cause conflicts in their teams. However, there’s just no way that most IT professionals will complete all IT jobs without a single conflict- whether with IT managers or coworkers. Below are a few ways IT contractors can handle conflicts well…
Read MoreHow Older IT Consultants Should Job Search
Since the recession started back in the early 2000’s, IT recruiters and IT staffing agencies have seen an influx of older IT consultants looking for IT jobs. Though the information technology market hasn’t suffered quite as badly during the recession, older IT contractors seeking jobs have certainly had a harder time getting hired (while the…
Read MoreWeird Questions in IT Job Interviews
Periodically all IT professionals and IT recruiters encounter odd questions in interviews for IT Jobs. Questions like “What kind of cereal would you be?” or “What is the color of money?” are common, if not the prevalent in interviews for IT consultants and IT managers. What is their use, though? IT contractors and IT staffing…
Read MoreSoft Skills IT Professionals Should Acquire
Having strong resumes in the Information Technology field is obviously imperative to nabbing IT jobs. However, having some key soft skills carries a surprising amount of weight in the interview process for IT managers and IT recruiters. While the value of these soft skills is different depending on the IT recruiting companies and jobs, the…
Read MoreFactors to Control in Your IT Job Interviews
Technical recruiters prepare the IT consultants (and their resumes) working with them as thoroughly as possible for interviews for IT jobs. However, there are a few things that IT contractors need to control themselves to make sure their job interviews go as well as possible. Time: While IT headhunters will make sure interviews occur at…
Read MoreProfessional Failure in IT
Failure actually holds a high place in information technology. IT professionals are constantly testing programs, code, potential solutions, etc. Every time a test fails, IT consultants learn something. IT contractors and IT managers could also learn quite a bit from embracing failure as professionals, too. Having pristine resumes certainly attracts IT recruiters and lands jobs…
Read MoreHow to Be a Better IT Leader
The most prized IT professionals that IT recruiters want to work with are the ones with not only stellar resumes, but stellar leadership skills. Because the information technology field is overrun with project-based work, IT managers often prefer to use teams to accomplish tasks. IT contractors that can effectively lead their teams to success are…
Read MoreHow to Interview Your Next Boss in IT
Bosses have a surprising amount of power in IT contractors’ lives. Having a good one can make your time at work pleasant. Having a bad one can make your time at work terrible and possibly ruin your time out of work, too (perhaps too many off duty calls or just sleepless nights worrying about his…
Read MoreRed Flags to Watch for in IT Job Hunting
Good IT recruiters want to put their IT contractors in IT jobs where they fit both in terms of the skills on their resumes and the workplace culture. While IT headhunters can do their best to try to make good matches for workplace culture, IT consultants can do the most to make sure they wind…
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