IT Staffing entries

7 Reasons Why Hiring Managers Say You Are “OVERQUALIFIED”

Have you been working in the software or IT industry for many years? You must have come across situations where you were rejected for a job because you were ‘overqualified’. Being rejected for being overqualified for a position is equivalent to being dumped by someone who says ‘it’s not you, it’s me’. Such rejections simply translate to the notion that ‘you are so tremendously experienced that we cannot bear to have you on our time right now’. It can be really discouraging for candidates, especially in the IT and software sectors. But, aren’t qualifications and experience always a plus [...]

By |November 26th, 2019|Interview Tips, IT Staffing|0 Comments
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Why It’s Harder to Recruit IT and Software People

We talk to our customers and prospects daily about finding good, quality IT and software people. Everyone is arriving at the same conclusion - it is getting harder to find those high caliber IT and Software people to join your company. Some will respond with “no kidding?’. There is an obviousness to the statement. But even to those who want to dismiss it, we challenge that most IT hiring managers are still underestimating the tech skills gap. Here are a few numbers to put things in perspective: According to Code.org, there are 500,000 open IT and software job in [...]

By |October 7th, 2019|Better IT Hiring, Hiring IT Talent, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing, Tech Skills Gap|0 Comments
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Facts about .NET Developers in Texas

One of the things we do at Decide is keep tabs on the talent pool in Texas. We invest in knowing the market so when our client base is looking for a specific skill-set, we know where to look. Here are some good statistics about .NET Developers in Texas: Where They Are: Here are the Texas Cities with the most .NET Developers Houston 4,975 Dallas / Fort Worth 4,538 Austin 2,490 San Antonio 672 El Paso 228 College Station 196 Amarillo 162 Lubbock 152 Beaumont 137 Waco 121 Education .NET Developers with a college degree from: A Texas University: [...]

By |May 7th, 2019|Better IT Hiring, Hiring IT Talent, IT Staffing|0 Comments
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What Motivates Tech People More Than Money

Money matters. It matters a lot. It is often the reason we switch jobs. Money is not the only thing that keeps you IT people motivated to stay at their jobs. It is widely presumed that money is the ultimate motivation for better performance. It is seen as the source of job satisfaction. The settlement may work for some time, but it cannot be sustained in the longer run. Employees are unlikely to acquire job satisfaction if they are solely motivated by good pay scale offered by the company. There are some other elements that play an important role [...]

By |February 5th, 2019|Better IT Hiring, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing, Retain Your Talent|0 Comments
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10 Common Interview Questions You Need to Know

Job interviews can be nerve-wracking. The anxiety before the interview escalates even more when you start worrying about what questions the interviewer is going to ask. There isn’t any standardized list of questions that the interviewer goes through during an interview. A lot of what gets asked depends on the kind and the level of job you are applying for. The mindset of the interviewer, the job description and your resume details play a huge role in determining what kind of questions you will be asked in the interview. You cannot determine the first one, i.e. the mindset of [...]

By |January 8th, 2019|Interview Tips, IT career planning, IT Recruiting, IT Staffing|0 Comments
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