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With recruiters chasing down IT candidates left and right, it’s likely that at some point you’ll interview with a company that just isn’t right for you. Thankfully, every job interview is a two-way street. As a candidate you shouldn’t just be answering questions from a hiring manager – you need to be asking them as […]


We’ve all heard the stereotype about the tech nerd who won’t make eye contact or is just impossible to talk to. In some instances those jokes are completely off base. Occasionally, however, cliches exist for a reason. Sometimes it’s true that IT professionals rely heavily on their technical or “hard” skills and neglect the attributes […]


Communication Deprivation – Patient Zero The author, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker Jim Rohn once said “What’s easy to do is easier not to do.” Nowhere is this more true than in the fragile realm of employer/employee communication. Difficult conversations are a part of the business regardless of what the business is. The boss has to […]


When Tina Nicolai began working as a recruiter for Walt Disney World in the late 1990s, she noticed that many job seekers were submitting flawed résumés. “I realized people simply did not know how to market themselves or their achievements,” Nicolai tells Business Insider. “And that’s how I knew there was a market to educate job candidates at […]


We all know how daunting it is to sit down and actually write your resume. Even if you’re incredibly talented and accomplished, it’s hard to think of how you’re going to list your experiences without feeling like a showoff or facing your insecurities on paper. You may think you can get away with putting it […]