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Sometimes it helps to get a bit of a hiring manager’s perspective as you work with IT recruiters to land your next role.    Here are two things that IT staffing firms see that are more ‘behind the scenes’ (but will still be very relevant to IT professionals).

1. Even if your technical skills are perfect, you may not be the right fit for IT jobs. Technical recruiters see this all the time: hiring managers don’t just want somebody with the perfect arsenal of technical proficiencies.  Having a professional demeanor or certain soft skills are often just as important.  As you prepare for your interviews, ask your IT staffing companies for a full picture of what the ideal candidate is.  This might help you perform a bit better in your interviews.
2. Your interviewer may not know exactly what they need yet. Especially in IT, the hiring process can be very dynamic.  IT recruiting agencies find that companies can sometimes change the requirements of an IT job even after interviews have begun or resumes have been reviewed.  Companies need to keep up with the speed of technologies.  Sometimes the effect of that is that the IT jobs your IT staffing agencies submitted you for this week will be a little different next week. Or perhaps you may be helping out on different projects than you (or the hiring managers)  initially anticipated.