This article discusses some best practice job search strategies for the information technology sector. According to a recent survey that studied the best practices for prospective employees obtaining employment with a company these were the best practices in order of effectiveness:
• Networking With Company Employees Is Most Effective
• Submitting Your Resume Directly To The Company Web Site
• Submitting Your Resume With Staffing And Service Companies
The following strategies employ all those practices of networking, submitting your resume directly to the company web site and leveraging the contacts and relationships recruiters have with company employees. In all cases the web sites and companies listed all are most profitable and fastest growing within the information technology industry. I have included as well some additional web sites focusing on a specific industry. The networking tools such as Linkedin and other such tools are key in your establishing contacts with employees of prospective companies.
I.T Staffing Companies
Staffing and service firms business model includes both contract, contract - permanent, and direct opportunities. The clients include fortune 1000 companies in North America across all industries. It is an excellent opportunity for the candidate to work with the company for a defined contract period while gaining industry standard experience and leverage that with new opportunities. A lot of the companies have some health insurance plan that is partial or fully funded. In addition there are training resources, 401K plans, and a multitude of other employee benefits. Submit your resume online with there companies and search current opportunities. Keywords are very important with resumes and any search process keeping that in mind
Cisco 10,000 Partner Network
This is a new venture Cisco has started linking skilled engineers with their 10,000 partner companies. These companies employ Cisco, Microsoft Engineers, Developers, Sales and Project Managers. The official name is cisco partner talent network.
Top 500 VAR Companies
This list of fastest growing technology companies is published each year based on revenues from sales and professional services. They hire network engineers, sales, project managers, administrative personnel, and developers.
Social Networking Sites
LinkedIn is the best known business social networking site with 35 million that focus on promoting contacts among business people, job seekers and those with common interests. Create your own group however have a strategy why your doing it.
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