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Is your resume too boring to get you the interview?

If your resume is just like everyone else’s, no one will see your genius. The average IT recruiter or hiring manager looks at 100-200 resumes every day. So even though you may be an outstanding A-list performer, but if your resume reads like everyone else’s, how will the recruiter or hiring manager know that they […]

Best Job-Hunting Skill? Minding Your Manners.

Remember when you were a kid and you’d roll your eyes at your mother when she nagged you about saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ and not chewing with your mouth open? Turns out she was trying to give you one of the most important tools in your search for a job: Good manners. Miss Manners […]

Why you might love being a contractor

There are more opportunities for independent contractors than ever before. Here’s why it might be a perfect fit for you. One of the ways that many Canadian organizations have coped with the uncertain economy in the past few years is by increasing their reliance on contract workers: People who aren’t regular full-time employees, but who […]

Cut Your Job-seeking Time in Half: 6 Ways to Stay Positive

Job seeking may not make the list of life’s top 10 most stressful events (though being fired does), but it should. Anyone who’s ever had to look for a new job knows that there is nothing more guaranteed to sap your self-confidence and induce panic than job hunting, and its the effects are cumulative and […]

How to Double the Chances an IT Recruiter Will Call You

There’s no question working with a recruiter can be a more effective way to find an IT job than simply sending off applications to jobs you’ve seen online. Especially to get that crucial first interview. After all, IT recruiting agencies generally have active jobs to fill, and they can ‘pre-sell’ you to potential employers better […]

Dress for success: What does it mean, exactly?

Your appearance sends a message. It’s important it’s sending the right one. And although we don’t recommend becoming someone you’re not because authenticity is a positive asset to finding the right fit for you and the company. We’ve seen often that the choices you make about your appearance can have a huge influence on your […]

How to Come Back from a Bad IT Interview

I was in my early 20s, looking for my second ‘career’ job after graduating from university, and I was applying to everything. One of the positions I saw required you to leave a voicemail message with the responses to various questions as the first step in the application process. So I made my list of […]

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3 Easy Steps to Writing the Perfect Cover Email

Writing an effective cover email is crucial. Ask any recruiter and they’ll tell you: Sometimes it’s the cover email, not the resume, that gets you moved to the top of the pile. Why? Because while a resume often is – and should be – a concise summary of your skills, experience, education and achievements, a […]

When to Call After the Job Interview

This situation is probably familiar to you. You land an interview with a company you really respect, you show up to the interview, you nail it, you go home, you wait for the company to call, and the call never comes. A week might go by, followed by another week. All the while, you’ll stay […]

Want to Ace the Interview? Spend an Hour on Research first.

A few weeks ago, I had lunch with a recruiter who’d just received an angry phone call from a client. The client had just finished an interview with a candidate my colleague had sent over – and it hadn’t gone well. The candidate had seemed like a perfect fit for the client’s opportunity, a finance-related […]

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