Give Your IT Resume Some Added Punch
The cover letter is the most overlooked item in the job search package, but in this lesson, you will discover why you should always send a cover letter with your IT resume…
Do you already have a cover letter developed? If you do not, this is one of the first things that you will want to do. Unfortunately, many job seekers do not realize the importance of cover letters and the impact they may have them.
For more information on why cover letters are so important, you will want to continue reading on.
As for the importance of cover letters, you will find that there are a number of different reasons why they are needed. Cover letters are most commonly used with an IT resumes that will be mailed in.
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Stop Learning and Stop Earning
Before, I begin; I just to want to let all of my readers know that I am getting married tomorrow, October 17th to the loveliest woman in the world, Yanni.
So, I this will be my last post until November 1, 2009.
I’m going on my honeymoon and leaving AdvanceYourITCareer.com in the wonderful hands of my assistant, Thomas Murray, who will be holding down the fort until I come back.
Since this is going to be my last post for a bit, I wanted to leave IT and technology professionals with something they could ponder over the next two weeks.
This took me a while, but I came up with answer after a few career coaching sessions with some of IT professionals needing to re-evaluate their IT career.
Many IT professionals can not answer these 2 simple questions when it [...] Continue Reading…
DHS to hire up to 1,000 Cyber-Security Pros
With the unemployment rate at 9.8% nationally and higher in a lot of other cities, it’s good to be an information technology professional, especially if you have network security, information assurance, or cyber-security experience. The DHS wants to hire you.
October 1, Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano announces the start of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. However, that is not the biggest news to information technology professionals with expertise in information assurance and network security.
The DHS Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budge announced that it will recruit up to 1,000 new IT professional over the next 3 years. The DHS is in dire need of cyber-security professionals to protect country’s network and cyber infrastructure.
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2 Way to Impress IT Recruiters After the Interview
What to do after the interview? The follow-up is crucial to landing your next IT gig. Many believe that as soon as they finish up an IT job interview, the rest is in the hands of the management staff. While this may be true, there are still steps that you can take to improve your chances of getting the IT job, even after the interview has ended?
Here’s a great tip to use on the way out. When you leave the interview room, chances are, you will walk through the rest of the establishment and come into contact with other employees. Be sure to acknowledge them with a quick hello as you pass, especially if the interviewer introduces you to people.
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Why Every IT Professional Should Do a Mock Interview?
When was the last time that you had an interview? If it has been awhile since your last job interview, you may want to consider doing a few practice runs. These practice runs are commonly referred to as mock interviews.
One of the benefit to doing mock interviews before a real job interview is your options. Most IT job seekers try to use their friends and family members for practice. If this an approach that you would like to take, you will want to have your partner ask you common job interview questions, such what your strengths and weaknesses are.
Be sure to answer with professional responses, just as if you would in real job interview. You can also do a mock interview in front of your mirror. While this approach [...] Continue Reading…
Safe Questions to Ask during an IT Job Interview
Okay, you put your IT resume online. You are getting calls for interviews. You are about to go to the interview with a IT recruiter or IT hiring manager and you don’t know what questions to ask.You’ve been told that asking questions during the interview is crucial to getting the job, but you don’t know what questions to ask.
Not asking any questions during an IT job interview gives the impression that you are not a leader, just a follower.
You don’t want to leave this type of impression.
Here are some safe questions to ask:
What would your workdays or workweeks be like?
What type of tasks would you be required to complete?
Are there any plans for expansion?
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Tale of 2 Tech Graduates
Let me tell you the tale of two tech graduates.
One who let others decide their fate and is still unemployed
One who took control of their IT career and found a job.
If you’ve been under a rock for the past week, you’ve probably been reading headlines like,
Jobless Woman Sues College for Tuition
Jobless Grad Sues NYC College
IT grad sues school over failed job hunt
According to the New York Post, a student is suing her school the Monroe College for $70,000; she spent on tuition because she can’t find a job. She claims the college hasn’t done enough to find her a job. According to some reports, she has a GPA of 2.7. She says that the school’s Office of Career Advancement hasn’t provided her with the leads and career advice it [...] Continue Reading…
