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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What is your new IT Position’s Major Goal?
That question can be tough to answer if you haven’t taken the time to truly analyze why you are filling this position in the first place. The Major Goal is a culmination of a series of exercises your organization should be performing before going out to look for the perfect IT candidate to join your […]
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3 Steps You Should Take Before Making an Offer
Looking for the right person to fill a position, especially in an IT role, can be a drawn-out affair. In many cases, the challenge of finding an appropriate applicant can feel so overwhelming people just want to get it over with. Of course, most decision-makers realize the danger in doing that. Persevering with finding the […]
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How to Regroup from a Bad IT Hire
No one is perfect, and sometimes mistakes are made. Errors happen in any situation and any business. One of the most painful errors you might make, is a bad hire. It is an unfortunate event, but for IT and businesses where tech is the backbone, it can be potentially disastrous. So how do you recover […]
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Keeping Your IT Offers Competitive
Every business, whether it is in the information technology (IT) industry or not, is going to face one consistent challenge, even at the very top of the organization. How do you make offers that are competitive enough to secure the kind of talent you want working at your company? People with IT skills are a […]
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Soft Skills Your New Tech Hire Needs
When you decide to start hunting for new employees or contractors to hire, your priority is to find people who are qualified enough to get particular work done. In IT, this can mean anything from familiarity in network protocols to a high level of proficiency in cyber security. The IT recruiting process is all about […]
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How to Keep your Best IT Talent
An IT department is all about producing or maintaining technology that enables customers or clients to do their job easier, better, faster, cost-effectively, or a combination of all four. For all the help that IT brings to people, this department also needs some help. HTML doesn’t code itself, and cybersecurity doesn’t instantly materialize. At every […]
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In-house IT Recruiting versus Outsourcing
Every company is going to need to expand when things are going well. Once you’re doing more jobs, taking on more clients, or simply getting in enough revenue that it’s feasible for people to stop wearing multiple hats, you’ll want to bring in other skilled professionals to handle those tasks. But when it comes to […]
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