Obi Ogbanufe’s Technical Screening – SQL Server Developer helps technical recruiters develop a more efficient technical screening process for vetting candidates. The book discusses how to compare a technical candidate’s skills and background to the technical role requirements, and use cues in a candidates’ technical resume to best determine a match. One challenge Ogbanufe identifies … Read More > Review:”Technical Screening – SQL Server Developer”
Technical recruiters at AVID Technical Resources know that personality determines more than just what movies you like or what type of music you prefer. Personality tests, possibly the most famous of which is the MBTI test; the Myers Briggs Personality Test, allow employers to predict a candidate’s potential fit for a specific job using their … Read More > Personality Testing for Technical Recruiters & Employers
Any job-seeker who has interviewed with a staffing firm before has probably taken online skill-testing. Staffing firms can purchase online skill tests from test providers like Proveit, Eskill, or Brainbench, which offers testing for candidates in a range of skill sets. Technical test topics include Java, Dreamweaver, and ColdFusion MX. These resources can be useful … Read More > Skill Testing Online
The increasing sophistication of cloud computing and smartphone application suggest inevitable changes to come in the job-seeking landscape. With major job board websites like Monster, Careerbuilder, Indeed and Craigslist offering phone application versions of their sites, it’s a matter of time before job hunters adapt their search techniques to the advantages provided by advancing technology. … Read More > The Mobile Job Search
Do you work in an IT staffing environment that is cluttered with noise such as music, loud talking, or random distractions? Perhaps you work in a dead silent area where you can hear a pin drop. If you enjoy these conditions, by all means continue working! If you find that you are having trouble focusing, … Read More > IT Recruiting Companies Working with White Noise
Maybe it’s during the morning commute, or sitting down to coffee and a bagel for breakfast, perhaps it’s an after work guilty pleasure. A number of IT professionals admit they read their daily horoscope. Take it with a grain of salt or words of wisdom, horoscopes may actually be advising technical recruiters, hiring managers, and … Read More > IT Recruiting: Do You Take Horoscopes Seriously?
