Posts Tagged ‘technical recruiters’
Asking for a Raise: What IT Contractors Need to Know
If you worked with IT staffing companies to find your current role, you might be curious about how raises work. Especially if you’re a contractor, things will be slightly different. Here’s more info from IT recruiting companies about how and when to ask for raise. When to ask: It’s important to know that generally, asking…
Read MoreEmployee Appreciation Day in the Tech Field
Today is Employee Appreciation Day. While this may seem like a silly internet holiday, the message is pretty important for most tech employers. IT staffing agencies find that many candidates are often poached as passive candidates. Since it’s such a strong job seeker’s market for IT professionals, making sure employees feel appreciated on a regular…
Read MoreWhen Applicants Are Overqualified for Your Jobs
IT staffing companies often hear that managers are anxious about interviewing candidates that look overqualified. Their usual instinct is to tell IT recruiting firms that they pass on these candidates. This isn’t always the best course of action, though. Here’s what to do if you get an overqualified applicant to your open IT jobs. Consider…
Read MoreGetting Interview Feedback—and What to Do With It
If you’re working with IT recruiting companies to find your next role, you’re giving yourself many advantages. They’ll help prep you, advocate for you, and negotiate salary for you. Probably one of the advantages that’s least discussed is that IT recruiters can get you feedback when you don’t land IT jobs. As a candidate without…
Read More2 Questions to Ask Candidates in Technical Interviews
Interviewing technical candidates can be challenging. You want to find a way to assess their skills without making your interview a non-stop whiteboarding session or test. Here are two questions to ask candidates that IT recruiting companies suggest for technical interviews. These questions help managers explore a candidate’s technical skills, personality, and experience. What environment did…
Read MoreTips for Using Skype and Facetime in Job Interviews
Skype and Facetime interviews are becoming more and more common in the tech field. Considering how often Skype and Facetime interviews are used instead of (or in conjunction with) phone screens, it’s amazing that the technology has only existed for about 15 years. If you have a video chat interview coming up, here are some tips…
Read MoreTalk About This Topic and You'll Bomb Your Job Interview
There are plenty of ways to bomb a job interview. Not prepping enough, not brushing up enough on the relevant technologies, or arriving late. However, one of the most common ways technical recruiters have seen people bomb interviews this year is by discussing politics. In such a politically charged year, IT recruiters have seen a lot…
Read MoreFind IT Recruiters Who Will Get You Jobs You’re Happy With
Working with IT recruiters doesn’t guarantee you a job that will be a great fit. Sometimes bad technical recruiters will place you in a job with a work environment you hate or with a workload you can’t handle. Here’s how to make sure you work with IT staffing firms that will help you land a…
Read MoreLand IT Jobs You Don't Have the Experience For (Yet)
If you’re seeking a new role in an area of the tech field you don’t have much experience in, there are ways to make you a more appealing candidate to IT recruiters anyway. Whether you’re looking to land your first Helpdesk role, or you want to move from Desktop support to a Network Engineer role,…
Read MoreHow to Avoid Fake Recruiter Scams
If you’re a job seeker, you’ve probably been contacted by or come across fake recruiter scams before. Scammers will often find your information on job boards or LinkedIn. When you’re looking for IT jobs, you don’t have to be vulnerable to these scammers, though. Here are 3 tips for how to weed out fake IT…
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