Posts Tagged ‘technical recruiting companies’
The Highly Competitive IT Staffing Industry
IT staffing is a very lucrative industry that gives IT recruiters the opportunity to make six figures + (most at a very young age). Subsequently, there are thousands of IT recruiting companies and tens of thousands technical recruiters. Therefore, IT staffing companies must find ways to differentiate themselves from the competition. One of the ways to do…
Read MoreIT Staffing Sales is Like Fishing
IT staffing sales can be like fishing. Ultimately, the more lines that you cast in the water, the better your odds of catching that big fish (client). From the perspective of IT recruiting companies, the more calls that their salespeople put out, the more clients….and ultimately IT jobs….they’ll likely receive. While there are a number…
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 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 MoreIT Recruiters Should Prep Candidates For Counter Offers
Counter offers can be heartbreaking for IT recruiters. After putting in countless hours into their IT search, meeting with prospective candidates, coordinating IT job interviews and helping streamline a new hire, having a candidate back out of a placement due to a counter offer can be very deflating. To help ensure prospective candidates don’t blindside your technical…
Read MoreTechnical Professionals Adjusting to a Project Management Role
Technical Professionals who have become experts in their chosen areas of technical talent may find their career trajectory leading them into a management role, and realizing, once in that role, that their job experience so far hasn’t prepared them for the pressures and challenges of IT management. Project management, a standard step in the promotion…
Read MoreReview: Technology Made Simple for the Technical Recruiter
Technical Recruiters will find “Technology Made Simple for the Technical Recruiter: A Technical Skills Primer” by Obi Ogbanufe helpful for developing recruiting strategies and tech skills. AVID Staffing Firm employs IT Recruiting techniques covered by Ogbanufe in her book. Details she delves into include basic programming terms, networking tips, & operating system/network vocab. She even…
Read MoreAre IT Recruiting Companies Using Twitter Properly?
IT staffing firms might be wondering what the purpose of using Twitter when their technical recruiters have Facebook or LinkedIn. If they are actively using Twitter, are they maximizing its benefits to the full potential? The IT recruiters of AVID Technical Resources are happy and willing to provide some valuable insight on how to make…
Read MoreWhat Not to Wear to IT Job Interviews
You have heard it before: it matters deeply what you wear to an interview. Now that you have your outfit together, are you breaking one of the interviewing apparel taboos? Take a second look at your outfit and accessories. Make sure you aren’t sending some inappropriate messages with your choices! Head Unless you are trying out…
Read MoreIT Recruiters Take Mental Health Days!
Have you ever felt so overwhelmed at IT staffing firms that you just could not stay on task nor did you care to finish your IT recruiting work? You may have been lashing out at family members, candidates, and friends, losing sleep, or simply not caring about any of your interests that were important to you. …
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