Posts Tagged ‘technical recruiters’
The Importance of Customer Service in IT Staffing
IT recruiting companies need to separate themselves from the competition. Outside of having the best IT recruiters and IT jobs, the best way for technical recruiting firms to do so it by providing excellent customer service. This means treating candidates they way they would want to be treated in return. IT staffing companies can treach their technical…
Read MoreIT Recruiters Work Late
The IT staffing industry is certainly not a 9-5pm. IT recruiters typically get into the office at 8am, then work until 6-7pm at night. The most successful technical recruiters then check their Blackberry or iPhone throughout the night and respond back to any strong/interested candidates for their IT jobs. The very best IT recruiters Boston…
Read MoreIdentifying Top IT Talent
There’s an old saying that the best candidates are typically working and that that has never been more true than it is today in the world of Information Technology. With all of the gloom and doom that we are constantly being fed by the media about the economy, someone outside of the IT staffing industry would be…
Read MoreBefore Accepting an IT Job Counteroffer….
You have frustrations with your IT job, the company or the IT manager that you work for. Ultimately, you decide that you’re better in a different environment so you begin contacting IT recruiting companies to find your next opportunity. IT recruiters set you up with technical job interviews and you land a position that meets…
Read MoreEvaluating IT Staffing Companies
When it comes to choosing the right IT recruiting firm (among hundreds of IT staffing companies) to represent you with your job search, there are many options. A quick internet search for an IT staffing or IT recruiting company in any given location can yield overwhelming results. This can be a particularly challenging issue for many IT job seekers…
Read MorePower Hiring in Technical Recruiting
Technical recruiters on top of their game understand that placing technical candidates within any industry isn’t just about matching a skill-set to an IT job description. There’s a lot more to consistently producing winning candidates who clinch IT jobs than pure background & skills. The IT recruiters who understand the issue of fit will be the…
Read MoreIT Staffing Agencies vs Human Resources
For IT recruiting companies, human resources is a department that often sparks feuds and a source of friction. However, in some cases, HR is actually a critical ally for IT staffing firms and various independent technical recruiters. Here are two scenarious that provide positive and negative repercussions when HR and IT staffing companies collide: Positive: In…
Read MoreIT Recruiters Are Like Sports Agents
Ok, it’s a bit of a stretch, but you can draw a parallel between IT recruiters and sports agents. Here are a three similarities between technical recruiters and movie/sports agents: 1) Technical recruiters Boston represent their clients: Whether an IT job seeker or a movie or sport star, you’re being represented by someone with a…
Read MoreIT Recruiters or Technical Recruiters?
Is there really a difference between calling high-tech headhunters IT recruiters or techncial recruiters? Not really. IT obviously stands for information technology recruiting while technical staffing could also include engineering or other technical industries. Either way, if you’re an information technology professional searching Google for IT staffing companies, it’s best to put IT recruiters into…
Read MoreIT Job Interview No-No's
What to do and what to say in an IT job interview are both age-old questions. Take it from these IT recruiters, and adhere to the following list of no-no’s with any technical job interview: 1) Don’t be late: While there’s no excuse for being late for an IT job interview (give yourself 2 extra hours…
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