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Technical Recruiters Warn LinkedIn Don’ts: Part II

Last week, the IT recruiters of AVID Technical Resources expressed their opinion on the don’ts of LinkedIn.  If you are a prospective candidate or technical recruiter and remain unconvinced, you may need more reasoning to see the points.   Here are some reality checks to keep both IT headhunters and potential candidates in line on their usage of the professional networking site.

Your Profile Picture

It might be tempting to use that photo of you from five years ago, but if you’re not using current photos, it could be difficult for your IT recruiter or client to identify you when you first meet.  Save family and vacation photos for your desk.  Choose a photo that displays your confidence and professionalism.  If you use an inappropriate photo, technical recruiting firms might weed you out of their prospective candidate pool.

Keep It Objective

Imagine calling a client and running through your introduction spiel, then going to add them on LinkedIn.  As you do so, you realize you have already added them.  This not only shows that you do not manage your account, but it also appears unprofessional and a poor reflection on behalf of IT staffing firms.  Worse, if you are just adding random connections, these people can click the “I don’t know this person” button.  If a certain number of people deem you unknown, you will be booted from the site.

Maintain Your Profile

If you start following competitors or random IT recruiting companies, your LinkedIn account will be filled with clutter and could put you on your company’s radar for questionable activity.  Be mindful of where you choose to link your profile and which IT jobs you follow.  Keep your positions and titles up to date so your profile accurately reflects your current standing.

LinkedIn profiles are excellent resources for IT professionals, so do not abuse this privilege!

Quick Response Time to Meet IT Staffing Needs

Companies utilize technical recruiting firms for their quick ability to deliver highly qualified information technology professionals virtually immediately upon request.  There are many reasons why AVID Technical Resources is one of the leading IT recruiting companies Boston.  However, our ability to identify candidates within 24-48 hour window is among the fastest in the IT staffing industry.  Upon receiving a requirement, AVID typically has a 1-2 day turnaround time for all submittals.  In most cases, we come through with candidate/candidates immediately, or within hours, of receiving the requirement due to our volume of recruiters and prospective candidates.

The secret to our quick turn-around starts with our hard work.  Quite simply, the more candidates our IT recruiters contact, the better our odds of finding the best IT consultants for our clients as fast as possible.  Our IT recruiters are also constantly proactively sourcing for both infrastructure support and applications development contractors and full-time candidates.  Therefore, when a client calls with urgent IT jobs, our IT recruiters Boston typically have candidates at their fingertips.

Additionally, our quick response time is the result of our proven, thorough IT recruitment process.  Once we receive a requirement, anywhere from 1 to 20+ technical recruiters Boston can be assigned to work on the position.  The IT recruiters will then meet with the IT staffing sales manager (who is dedicated to the client with the opening) in an effort to review all of the details and provide any additional specific information.  Our technical recruiters then tap into our robust database of information technology professionals, access all the resume boards and post the position on the many IT job sites that we pay for annually. All the time we’re constantly digging for referrals and networking to find that perfect match for your technical job opening.

Once we identify an information technology candidate, or candidates, and our IT recruiters MA successfully check references, they prepare the resume for submittal to our clients.  This thorough process is typically completed with 1-2 days.

Sixth Sense

Everyone wants technology to be at his or her fingertips.  So many wireless companies have made it easier by offering smart phones. These cellular phones can access the internet, take high quality pictures, and play video games. It is like having a mini computer right in your pocket.

Could life be any easier? Well apparently it can.  Over at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, they are developing new software that will allow you to project a screen with a mini projector connected to your cellular phone or any other device.  You will be able to look up products and compare them automatically while shopping in a retail store.  Don’t feel like pulling out your phone to call a friend? No problem, you can just dial their number on your hand.

Sixth Sense is software that others will be able to manipulate for their own use.  So what does that mean for consumers? We will be able to surf quicker, research products and compare prices.  It would be like having an invisible smart phone.  At this point in time it is still in testing, but you definitely be on the lookout for any new updates in this.

From a business perspective, our IT recruiting firm (AVID Technical Resources) would greatly benefit from such a technology.  Our technical recruiters Boston and IT staffing salespeople could bring up documents, proposals or even notes while outside of the office visiting clients or prospective IT job seekers.  Outside of the IT staffing industry, other businesses are surely to see the value as well.

For better or for worse, information technology is fueling our ever-changing world, making our lives more efficient every day.  It’s up to each of us to stay on top of these trends.

Now is the Time to Begin Exploring New IT Job Options

IT staffing companies have been seeing an increase in IT job orders.  Additionally, IT recruiters are claiming that more and more prospective candidates now have multiple irons in the fire.  Both are good signs in what has been a long, cold IT jobs recession.

Therefore, if you’ve been unhappy in your current job, this might be a good time to start looking for other opportunities. Begin looking at IT job boards and start speaking with IT staffing agencies to open up additional opportunities.  Remember to update and reference all of your technical skills before sending your resumes to IT recruiters.  If you need help getting started, contact an IT staffing company like AVID Technical Resources.

How to keep your IT job search on track

Looking for an IT job is a daunting task.  You are constantly worried about finding an IT job description that you fit and making sure you have the qualifications.  It isn’t easy and there are many distractions.

Here are a few tips from our IT recruiters about find a job in the Information Technology Industry:

1. Keep track of the IT jobs

 

When searching through different websites you will end up applying to the same IT job if they appear in different search engines.  Therefore, be sure to keep track to each that you apply to.

2. Don’t Double Submit

If you’re working with various IT staffing agencies, communicate what IT jobs you have applied to so they don’t double submit your resume.  This looks bad for everyone.

3. Organize your IT job searching time

Throughout your entire search, IT recruiters suggest allotting a certain amount of time to each task.  You should divide it up in searching for IT jobs, applying to the IT jobs, and preparing documents for applications and submissions.  If you do not divvy up your free time, then you might spend too much time on one task.

4. Follow up

Keep a spreadsheet of all the IT jobs that you applied to, then mark the date.  Follow up with the contact person once a week with a call or an email.  If you’re utilizing an IT recruitment firm, then follow up with your respective IT recruiter.  Hint, if you don’t have a contact person’s name, try to find a profile on Linkedin.

We hope these tips help you find that ideal IT job.  If you need more help in your IT job search, call an IT staffing agency such as AVID Technical Resources.  They’ll put you in touch with a qualified IT recruiter to assist with your search and set you on the right path.

Healthcare IT Opportunities

A recent article in the Boston Business Journal discussed the high demand for IT products and IT services in the healthcare industry.  IT contractor hiring needs will subsequently open up, as clients will need healthcare IT specialists to implement and train on the new technologies.  Many doctors have been waiting on the new federal regulations that have just been released.  One CEO mentioned that they would most likely double the amount of employees they currently have by the end of the year.  For IT recruiters and IT recruitment firms, this equates to significant contract IT staffing opportunities.

Some IT staffing agencies, like AVID Technical Resources, have embraced the Healthcare IT movement.  AVID created a Healthcare IT staffing division a couple of years ago.  Since the division’s inception, they have secured a number of local healthcare clients (including Boston-based hospitals) as well as national healthcare IT vendors such as Siemens Medical.

A Forward-thinking & Dynamic IT Recruiting Company

When companies remain stagnant, they eventually fail.  It starts with leadership.  If an executive is set in his or her ways, the competition will likely pass them by.  The IT staffing industry is no different.  At AVID Technical Resources, we pride ourselves in being a dynamic and forward-thinking IT recruiting firm.  As technology evolves, so does our company.  We embrace technologic advances from new software to social media.  AVID understands the importance of changing as the economy changes and evolving as our IT recruiting industry evolves.  Most important, we never stop moving; we never remain stagnant.

A good example of this is social media.  Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have grown in popularity over the years.  AVID saw the emergence a few years ago, before many companies had even heard of the sites.  Therefore, our company Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin pages have been built out, optimized and are designed to market every one of our IT jobs.

Another good example is Search Engine Optimization.  AVID recognized the dominance of Google and the importance of SEO years ago.  Subsequently, this IT recruiting company has invested years and thousands of dollars into optimization.  Because of this, our IT recruiters are able to identify more prospective IT candidates and our salespeople frequently have clients find them.

Slow-moving, stagnant companies eventually become extinct.  Forward-thinking, dynamic companies rise to the top.  This approach has helped AVID Technical Resources become one of the Fastest-Growing Private IT staffing companies in the country: https://www.avidtr.com/about-avid-awards-and-recognition.aspx.

Twitter Crashes

As IT recruiters, we use Twitter to post new IT jobs, relevant IT staffing articles, and keep up with our followers.  It has become a very important tool to reach candidates who are constantly using social media networks such as this one.  The problem with this is that over the past week or so, Twitter has been acting up.  So while we are trying to update our followers, we have to wait for the Twitter overload instead of giving information live.

As the amount of Twitter users increase, will there be a problem for IT recruiting companies like AVID Technical Resources, who rely on it to provide updates to our followers?  The IT staffing industry specifically relies on getting new IT job postings out there to candidates to make sure they have an opportunity to apply for a job that they qualify as quickly as possible.  If the Twitter crashes continue, those IT jobs will not be seen by our candidates right away, thus giving them less of a chance of qualifying for a position. Hopefully the usefulness of Twitter’s capabilities will not diminish as time goes on.