Technical recruiters see plenty of candidates who are perfectly suited for IT jobs but still don’t get them. Perhaps they don’t interview well, got nervous, or arrived very late. The most egregious mistake though, the one that makes IT staffing firms never want to work with a candidate, is when they act arrogant in job … Read More > Are You Making This Huge Job Interview Mistake?
Most IT recruiting agencies make sure their candidates are prepared with job interview questions. If you come without any, you’ll definitely hurt your chances of landing the IT jobs you interview for. However, it’s just as important to make sure that you have effective questions to ask. IT staffing firms can attest to the fact … Read More > Don’t Ask These Questions in a Job Interview
IT recruiters are sometimes asked by candidates if an online degree will increase their prospects for IT jobs. On one hand, online degrees used to have a certain stigma to hiring managers and IT staffing agencies. On the other, these programs are becoming more and more popular, rigorous, and respected by IT recruiting firms and … Read More > Will an Online Degree Help Your IT Job Search?
There are a fair amount of IT professionals that prefer not to take calls from IT recruiters. Some even add this to their resumes. However, even if you’re not currently searching for new IT jobs, you should consider taking that call anyway. Here are 3 reasons why you should take calls from IT staffing companies: … Read More > 3 Reasons to Take an IT Recruiter’s Call, Even if You Don’t Want To
IT recruiters usually find that candidates have references lined up by the time they start searching for IT jobs. Unfortunately, technical recruiters find that some candidates haven’t prepped their references well. Here’s a few tips to make sure that you’re not only providing your IT staffing agencies with references, but references that are primed to … Read More > 3 Easy Tips For Better References
Many IT recruiters find that the candidates they work with don’t always have realistic (or sometimes any!) salary expectations when they’re looking for new IT jobs. This can actually make it harder for candidates. Perhaps you might be consistently (and erroneously) disappointed in the salaries/rates you’re quoted by IT recruiting agencies and turn down jobs … Read More > Why You Need To Do Research On Your IT Salary Expectations
Even though IT recruiters never saw the same kind of downturn that other industries experienced during the recession, the market is certainly growing now. If you’ve been considering working with your IT recruiters to find a new IT job, now is a great time. Here’s why you should polish up your resume and call your … Read More > Why The IT Job Market is Better Than Ever!
IT recruiting firms are finding that one of the biggest programming languages of 2016 will be Scala. There are a few reasons why having this language on your resume will make you more attractive to IT recruiters and hiring managers. 1. Scala is used by some important companies. LinkedIn, Twitter, Novell, and Sony are just some of … Read More > This Programming Language Will Land You IT Jobs in 2016
IT recruiters find that some candidates like to use an elevator pitch in interviews or when first meeting technical recruiters. While elevator pitches are a good tool to have in your back pocket, IT staffing companies would suggest you make one important tweak to yours: make sure it speaks to what you can offer a hiring … Read More > Fix Your Elevator Pitch for IT Job Interviews
IT recruiters usually find that candidates have their resumes ready when they first start their job search. What many candidates don’t have ready to give their technical recruiters is a good list of references. Here are 2 tips for compiling a good list of references to share with your IT staffing firms. Make sure the references … Read More > Get References That Will Land You IT Jobs