Top 5 Job Sites
Business Insider survey on five best job sites, according to users by Vanessa Bostwick on April 20, 2011 Earlier last week, Business Insider polled its readers to find out which job sites are their favorites and if they are utilizing social media and professional networking sites to connect with employers before scoring the big interview. [...]
Panel on Tuesday – 3/29/11
I’ll be on a Recruiter Panel (“Ask the Recruiter”) at Custer Road United Methodist Church on Tuesday, 3/29/11 at 6:30pm – 8pm. http://www.crumc.org/templates/cuscusterroad/default.asp?id=33399 http://www.crumc.org/templates/cuscusterroad/details.asp?id=33399&PG=Events&CID=0 The audience will ask questions to the panel regarding hiring, common practices, etc. Description: Open to anyone in career transition, this meeting will include a guest speaker with timely information on job [...]
DBJ – Best places to work in DFW 2010
This is taken from the Dallas Business Journal List of “Best Places to Work” in 2010 The Dallas Business Journal’s Best Places to Work honorees for 2010, in alphabetical order, are: Best Places to Work in Dallas-Fort Worth, 2010 Large Companies Allstate Insurance Co. Bank of Texas Baylor Health Care System Capital One Financial Corp. [...]
Resigning from your Job
Note: I like this simple article by Brooke Heath, however she doesn’t mention counter offers. Make sure you think about whether your current employer may offer you a higher salary and if it’s worth it to stay. If you aren’t happy, too often employees leave even after a counter offer. Resigning from Your Job: Leaving [...]
Resume Tips
When you are sending your resume to an employer or a recruiter, make sure to name your document as “JohnSmith.doc” or “John Smith – Software Engineer.doc” rather than “resume.doc”. This helps recruiters in agencies as well as corporate recruiters easily locate your resume in the folders on their computer. I would also submit your resume [...]
Lots of .NET opportunities!
1)Senior/ Lead .NET Developer – Arlington, TX Type: Direct Hire Salary: up to $110k Skills needed: C# / .NET / WPF / Win forms / SQL / OOP/OOA and Service Oriented platforms / agile a plus 2) Senior .NET Developer – Durant, Oklahoma Type: 6 month contract Rate: $60/HR + expenses Skills: C# / .NET / [...]
Senior Java Developers needed immediately in Salt Lake City, Utah
Our client in Salt Lake City is seeking a Senior Java Developer. Salary: $85-115K depending on experience Relocation Assistance available! No Sponsorship available • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science • Senior Level Java development skills (7-10 years) in an enterprise environment • JavaEE related experience / EJB, Sp, Spring, Hibernate • Proficiency in [...]
Local Dallas IT Market
As far as Dallas is concerned this spring, the job market in the software programming area seems to be doing well. If you are strong and Senior level in .NET or Java, it should be fairly easy to find a new position. I am hearing that the Director and Management level positions are harder to [...]
Facebook, Jobs, and Finances
We recently had a social media awareness class at our company. Most of this is common sense but you would be surprised how many people don’t think before they post pictures or wall posts. Be sure to block any pictures with the settings feature – especially if you are looking for a new job. Untag [...]
Been out of the game a while?
By Alina Dizik _ Wall Street Journal article If you’ve kept the same job for many years, it’s important to brush up on the interview process. “Just going in with your resume with little or no practical interviewing practice is a fatal mistake,” says Nick D’Ambrosio, president of First Round Search, a California-based search and [...]
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