How to know if a Corporate Culture is right for you

If you’re being hired for a position or even if you’re interested in a position at a tech firm, you should evaluate their corporate culture. You need to know if a company’s corporate culture is right for you before taking a job. Corporate culture has a lot to do with the company’s philosophy and worldview. Most companies put flowery words and paint vistas of progress and ingenuity, however, their actions, controversies and milestones speak louder than words. The organizational culture at a company feeds in to what they think of their customers and employees and how they treat their employees. [...]

How to better answer Behavioral interview questions

There are a lot of interviewing techniques out there. There is debate on which techniques are the most effective. There is a body of research that say that no matter what questions you throw at a candidate, you can’t determine their true potential for a position in a short interview. A well-qualified candidate with all the skills necessary to pull off a great tenure at an organization can come off as nervous and incompetent while someone much less qualified can talk circles around the interviewers. Behavioral interview questions are designed to dive deep into a candidate and help the company [...]

Answering: Why do you want to Work here?

Choosing a company to work for is not easy. Most people usually settle for big names without much research because they don’t care as much about building their careers as much as they love money. However, a very common question that comes up in an interview is, “Why do you want to work here?” To answer this question you will most likely need more than a cursory knowledge of the company and its history. If the company is famous, almost everyone will know of its story and success. However, if it’s a small company, if you know more than the [...]

Amazing Phone Interview Tips for Tech People

Skype, WhatsApp, Messenger and Phone interviews are increasingly common in the tech and IT industries. More IT professionals are working from home and more companies are perfectly OK with remote talent. It means that more and more IT people are being interviewed over the phone or other VoIP services. When you are not sitting with your interviewer or employer in person, and you don’t have control over the conversation beginning or ending (because the phone reception or internet connection may betray you at any time), you need to make sure your answers are precise and to the point. Here are [...]

Why do IT and Tech People Cost So Much? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Why do IT and Tech People Cost So Much? IT salaries are increasing. Many managers wonder why IT and tech people cost so much. New Technologies Leads to Increased Demand for Tech Skills  Leads to More expensive .NET developers (or UX programmers or Java Programmers…) Read More: Top 5 IT Cyber Security Certifications with the Greatest ROI >> Read More: How Employers Plan to Deal With the IT Skills Gap? >> Read More: Why Do IT and Tech People Cost So Much? >> Read More: 5 questions to Identity a Software Team Player >> Read More: Your IT Job Description [...]