Posts Tagged ‘technical recruiters’
3 Easy Tips For Better References
IT recruiters usually find that candidates have references lined up by the time they start searching for IT jobs. Unfortunately, technical recruiters find that some candidates haven’t prepped their references well. Here’s a few tips to make sure that you’re not only providing your IT staffing agencies with references, but references that are primed to…
Read MoreTake Notes During Your IT Job Interviews
Even if you’re completely engaged during your interviews for IT jobs, there are still little details you could miss or forget later. IT recruiters would absolutely suggest taking notes as you interview. Here are two guidelines IT staffing agencies would suggest you follow to take notes for your own reference later. Write down info for…
Read MoreWhy You Need To Do Research On Your IT Salary Expectations
Many IT recruiters find that the candidates they work with don’t always have realistic (or sometimes any!) salary expectations when they’re looking for new IT jobs. This can actually make it harder for candidates. Perhaps you might be consistently (and erroneously) disappointed in the salaries/rates you’re quoted by IT recruiting agencies and turn down jobs…
Read MoreWhy The IT Job Market is Better Than Ever!
Even though IT recruiters never saw the same kind of downturn that other industries experienced during the recession, the market is certainly growing now. If you’ve been considering working with your IT recruiters to find a new IT job, now is a great time. Here’s why you should polish up your resume and call your…
Read MoreIs Your IT Resume Mobile Ready?
In today’s world, searching for IT jobs requires more than just polishing your resume and printing it on nice paper for IT recruiters. Especially if you’re trying to attract IT recruiting firms, it’s important to make sure your resume is adapted for a more digital world. Here’s how to make sure your resume can be most attractive to…
Read MoreAsk IT Recruiters About This Topic, Not Interviewers
IT recruiters are seeing more and more IT professionals who want some kind of flexible work or work-from-home arrangements in their next roles. Due to the nature of IT jobs, this is actually possible relatively often. However, you can safely assume you’ll seriously hurt your chances of getting one of these jobs if you ask…
Read MoreThis Programming Language Will Land You IT Jobs in 2016
IT recruiting firms are finding that one of the biggest programming languages of 2016 will be Scala. There are a few reasons why having this language on your resume will make you more attractive to IT recruiters and hiring managers. 1. Scala is used by some important companies. LinkedIn, Twitter, Novell, and Sony are just some of…
Read MoreDon't Ask About This in IT Job Interviews
IT recruiters often advise their candidates to have questions to ask at the end of interviews. There are a lot of great questions your IT staffing firms want you to ask, but here’s one topic you should not ask about: vacation time andor your upcoming vacation plans. Why do technical recruiters advise against asking about…
Read More2 LinkedIn Post Mistakes That Hurt Your IT Job Search
These days, IT recruiters find that most of the candidates they work with are on LinkedIn. Most IT professionals are on LinkedIn to either actively seek IT jobs or for networking or professional purposes. IT staffing firms also see plenty of candidates publishing posts on LinkedIn. Some of these posts are great, but some are really…
Read MoreFix Your Elevator Pitch for IT Job Interviews
IT recruiters find that some candidates like to use an elevator pitch in interviews or when first meeting technical recruiters. While elevator pitches are a good tool to have in your back pocket, IT staffing companies would suggest you make one important tweak to yours: make sure it speaks to what you can offer a hiring…
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