Resume updated – check.
LinkedIn profile updated – check.
Surf job boards and apply to some online postings – check.
Network and email with friends and former co-workers – check.
Meet with staffing firm recruiter – check.
Now what? You have started with some obvious steps to look for a new job but now the search has stalled. Seems like you keep seeing all the same jobs posted -… Continue reading
Insider Tips for Technical Resume Writing
If you are an information technology job seeker you have probably emailed your resume in response to several job postings and received limited response. Do you feel that your resume goes into a black hole and no one is even reading your resume? Well, you are probably right.
The art of writing an effective resume has changed significantly over the last… Continue reading
Interview preparation is key to landing the perfect job. The tough part about interviews is that a couple of missteps or weird “off the record” type comments could kill your chances at getting the job offer. Below is a basic list things to keep in mind before your next in-person interview.
Pre-Interview Preparation
• Do impeccable research on the company before the interview. Read recent business articles, visit the… Continue reading
As we close out the first month of 2011, it has become clear which skills are in most demand for Q1. I’ll break things into two categories of app development and infratructure.
Within the app dev world, we are seeing a strong demand for Java skill sets in combination with the Struts/Spring/Hibernate/Jboss technology stack. This skill set is in demand in our major markers of Colorado, NY, and… Continue reading
In Part 1 we discussed the recent article on Inside Tech: Laid Off? Five Tips to Bounce Back. They provide 5 very introspective tips to help deal mentally with being laid off and get yourself back to a positive state of mind to begin your search again. If you are ready to get back out there, and don’t need to take time to grieve your recent job loss, then… Continue reading
We do get this question a lot from candidates, and our answer is generally ‘Yes’. Thank you notes serve more than just a gesture of professional courtesy. They allow you to concisely summarize and reiterate your qualifications positioning you for the job fresh off of what you heard in the interview.
Key criteria for effective notes are:
In a recent article on Inside Tech: Laid Off? Five Tips to Bounce Back they provide 5 very introspective tips to help deal mentally with being laid off and get yourself back to a positive state of mind to begin your search again. The tips are good if the layoff has affected you personally, but there are no real practical answers or help for someone who is not taking… Continue reading
In a recent post from Inside Tech, Monster’s new website dedicated to IT professionals and their career search, Denver is listed as number 8 for cities in America who are poised for growth based on a number of statistics from several key growth analysts. The cities were chosen based on either directly singled out by positive economic reports or were cities whose profile fit the top growth indicators. Low… Continue reading
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