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Just as in any industry, a few bad days here and there are inevitable at IT jobs. IT recruiters, IT contractors, and IT managers alike all have tough days at work now and then. The thing that separates truly great IT consultants from average or poor ones is how they handle these bad days at … Read More > Handling Bad Days Gracefully in IT
It’s no secret that IT headhunters prize IT consultants with sparkling resumes and who never cause conflicts in their teams. However, there’s just no way that most IT professionals will complete all IT jobs without a single conflict- whether with IT managers or coworkers. Below are a few ways IT contractors can handle conflicts well … Read More > How to Handle Conflicts in Your IT Team
In a market as hot as information technology, IT recruiters and IT managers tend to be very suspicious of IT contractors who haven’t been employed for stretches beyond 6 months. Of course, for IT consultants with big gaps on their resumes, there is certainly hope for getting IT jobs. For these IT professionals, it’s all … Read More > Finding a Job in IT When You’ve Been Unemployed for a While
Since the recession started back in the early 2000’s, IT recruiters and IT staffing agencies have seen an influx of older IT consultants looking for IT jobs. Though the information technology market hasn’t suffered quite as badly during the recession, older IT contractors seeking jobs have certainly had a harder time getting hired (while the … Read More > How Older IT Consultants Should Job Search
Periodically all IT professionals and IT recruiters encounter odd questions in interviews for IT Jobs. Questions like “What kind of cereal would you be?” or “What is the color of money?” are common, if not the prevalent in interviews for IT consultants and IT managers. What is their use, though? IT contractors and IT staffing … Read More > Weird Questions in IT Job Interviews
Having strong resumes in the Information Technology field is obviously imperative to nabbing IT jobs. However, having some key soft skills carries a surprising amount of weight in the interview process for IT managers and IT recruiters. While the value of these soft skills is different depending on the IT recruiting companies and jobs, the … Read More > Soft Skills IT Professionals Should Acquire
Technical recruiters prepare the IT consultants (and their resumes) working with them as thoroughly as possible for interviews for IT jobs. However, there are a few things that IT contractors need to control themselves to make sure their job interviews go as well as possible. Time: While IT headhunters will make sure interviews occur at … Read More > Factors to Control in Your IT Job Interviews
Failure actually holds a high place in information technology. IT professionals are constantly testing programs, code, potential solutions, etc. Every time a test fails, IT consultants learn something. IT contractors and IT managers could also learn quite a bit from embracing failure as professionals, too. Having pristine resumes certainly attracts IT recruiters and lands jobs … Read More > Professional Failure in IT
The most prized IT professionals that IT recruiters want to work with are the ones with not only stellar resumes, but stellar leadership skills. Because the information technology field is overrun with project-based work, IT managers often prefer to use teams to accomplish tasks. IT contractors that can effectively lead their teams to success are … Read More > How to Be a Better IT Leader
IT professionals tend to work behind the scenes in less formal settings, but even those who do can make missteps in their speech and hurt their professional reputations with their IT recruiters, IT managers, or coworkers. Below are a few things for IT contractors to avoid and suggestions to improve the way they communicate at … Read More > Keeping Your Speech Professional at Your IT Job