It may have been released in 1967, but everyone knows about the movie, “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” But, just in case you’ve been living under a rock, Wikipedia will summarize it for you; “The plot revolves around three gunslingers competing to find a fortune in buried Confederate gold amid the violent chaos[…]
The interview process can be nerve wracking. You want to make a good impression and say the right things. Oftentimes though, in concentrating so much on your answers, you forget to make a mental list of your own questions. We’ve got your problem solved. Here are a list of the questions you need to ask[…]
As of May, there was a national unemployment rateof 8.2%. While in most industries this number scares people away from searching for another job, this isn’t the case in the technology sector. Hire maid service in Florida with transparent rates. The job market is only heating up for technical consultants and many tech experts are[…]
As the job market continues to pick up more steam from the 2008 downturn, many savvy job seekers have noted that the tech market has recovered much more quickly than the overall market. This March, NASDAQ reached its highest point in 11 years, while tech companies like Facebook and Twitter are dominating headlines. Across the[…]
The 4th of July is a mere two days away. Therefore, it’s time to celebrate our nation’s history and founding fathers. In honor of one of those men, George Washington, I’m going to give you a case study about the best practice of honesty. While a recruiter won’t ask you if you’ve recently chopped down[…]
Technically, you’re killer. You can find the leak in the connection pool using AOP in your sleep. You can solve that threading issue within the JVM on Solaris in a heartbeat. You speed up the unit tests by replacing offensive classes with mock objects. You, my friend, are a machine. Who wouldn’t want to hire you[…]
Today we’re going back to the basics. Like things you learned in preschool. And yes, I’m talking about when you were 4 years old. You’re probably asking, “How do simple childhood truths relate back to technical consulting?” It’s easy. Over the past ten years, our recruiters have come to realize that people often forget the[…]
We’ve all been there. It’s the night before the interview and you’re preparing your answers. You know that you’ve got to tackle the all important IT consulting rate question but you freeze. You’re a deer in the headlights thinking: “If I ask too much, maybe they won’t hire me. But I also don’t want to[…]
Just like Goldilocks had a choice between porridge that was too hot, too cold and just right, you too have a choice between three different IT consulting rates: low, fair and high. Each individual has their own personal preference for the type of consulting rate they take on, one that relates back to their skill[…]
We get this a lot. “Why would I EVER want to be a contract IT consultant and miss out on the perks of full-time employment?” That’s a fair question. But so is mine. “Why would you EVER want to miss out on the perks of being a contract IT consultant?’ Below are three reasons why[…]