The Race to the Interview
by Brian Skory
Things are heating up in the Michigan tech arena! We are seeing more and more of our clients opening up new roles. We are also seeing an increase in the number of job seekers. The hunker down mentality we saw during the recession—with no one willing to trade a stable employment situation for an unknown—is finally abating. People who have held onto a dead end job are feeling like the time is right to move on. What does that mean for you?
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Communicating Without Speaking
by Brian Skory
Technology candidates have heard about all the things we should say during an interview, but sometimes it can be valuable to take a look at what we are communicating when we’re not talking. A recent survey of 20,000 bosses brought to light the following statistics regarding candidates:
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The Forgotten LinkedIn Profile
by Brian Skory
There’s a growing trend for recruiters and hiring managers to utilize LinkedIn when searching for prospective employees. If you are engaged in a job search, there are two questions you have to ask yourself. (1) Are they going to find you on LinkedIn? (2) And if they do, what are they going to find?
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PRE-INTERVIEW RESEARCH
by Brian Skory
Prior to an interview, we advise our technical candidates to familiarize themselves with the company by visiting their Web site. At the very least, you would want to know about that company’s products or services. That’s the minimum. For the candidate who has a taste for drilling deeper, you could try the following.
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HELP YOUR RECRUITER HELP YOU
by Brian Skory
For many candidates, developing a relationship with the right technical recruiter can provide definite advantages to landing that job. Like any relationship, however, there are actions which you can take that will help you to get even more out of that partnership. Following are three that come to mind.
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