Technology Staffing Updates
, 87 percent of passive and active candidates are open to new jobs – mostly because they are looking for career advancement and growth. In the last three years, I have had many clients come to me looking for new roles who have been with their current employer for 10 years or more. These clients are often baffled by how much the job market and recruiting itself have changed since they last when on the . If you are a job seeker returning to the market after a long time away, here is what has changed since you last stopped in: 1. At Best, Your Resume Will Receive 30 Seconds’ Worth of Attention What you spend hours agonizing over will be read in under a minute. Don’t panic. Soliciting endless feedback from colleagues and experts will not help you write the perfect resume. At some point, you have to stop..
Read MoreIt has long been common belief that a college degree not only opens doors to advancement in your chosen field, but also potentially allows you to earn a higher salary than those without degrees. The contrary point of view is that employers are not simply looking for people with degrees, but for people who have the talent, grit, and passion for a job, plus a unique skill set that has been acquired through the years. An applicant such as this might be valued above a degree holder because of the cost and time it would take to duplicate their skill set in someone else. In many cases, degrees are still important, but all in all, employers want candidates who have gained experience in their field of choice and taken the time to receive some institutional knowledge about their profession. Perhaps this is why more and more industries are looking favorably at candidates who acquire..
Read MoreRelease Date: April 7, 2017 by uscis.gov WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reached the congressionally mandated 65,000 visa H-1B cap for fiscal year 2018. USCIS has also received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to meet the 20,000 visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, also known as the master’s cap. The agency will reject and return filing fees for all unselected cap-subject petitions that are not duplicate filings. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap. However, please keep in mind USCIS suspended premium processing April 3 for up to six months for all H-1B petitions, including cap-exempt petitions. Petitions filed on behalf of current H-1B workers who have been counted previously against the cap, and who still retain their cap number, will also not be counted toward the congressionally mandated FY 2018 H-1B cap. USCIS will continue to accept and..
Read MoreThe first wait is over…USCIS just released a press note indicating that Cap is reached and they have received enough petitions for both regular and Masters quota. Below is the summary of the press release. Summary of USCIS New Release – H1B FY 2018 Cap Reached : H1B 2018 Cap Reached for Regular, Masters Quota : USCIS mentioned that it has received enough petitions for both regular quota, which is 65,000 petitions and masters quota, which is 20,000 for fiscal year 2018. Return and Reject Petitions : USCIS will return and reject all the petitions that are not selected, which are not duplicate filings. Cap Exempt Petitions : USCIS will continue accept all cap exempt H1B petitions that are filed for categories like Extensions, Change of terms of employment, Change of employers and work concurrently in second H1B position. Premium Processing Suspended : They re-iterated that for up to 6 months..
Read MoreAt some point in every , the interviewer will ask you to list your greatest strengths. It might seem like a simple question, but not everyone is prepared to give an accurate and impressive answer. Even those who are confident enough to list several strengths often miss the mark. Some come up with great answers, but they don’t know how to deliver them. Their responses may sound arrogant and prideful, rather than humble and self-aware. How you choose to describe your strengths is critical. Even more crucial is understanding that everyone has different strengths. A quality that is a strength for you might be a weakness in someone else. To help you compose a great answer to the strengths question, we’ve compiled this list of 10 strengths for you to consider. We hope to get you thinking, and your ultimate goal should be to evaluate each strength in relation to..
Read MoreEveryone agonizes over their We all worry that if it’s not perfect, we may not get a call from a recruiter. However, when you constantly gather feedback from peers and experts, you may end up making the job search too confusing before you even start. Ultimately, you only want to consider one thing when you write your resume: the reader. The reader isn’t the evil applicant tracking system that throws out your resume according to some algorithm. The reader is a real, live person. Your task is to make it easy for them to understand what you do and what your accomplishment are in 1-2 pages. Trust me, I’ve read my share of resumes. In the last four years, I’ve averaged between 20-35 open technical jobs that I was responsible for filling. In each req, I selected between 5-10 candidates to interview and put forward. This equated to between 200 and 350 people I..
Read MoreWhen you’re truly unhappy in your current job, a new one can’t get here fast enough. Having to drag yourself to the office each day can be the worst. When you’re caught up in the emotion of it all, you begin to wonder why you don’t have a new job yet. Is it a problem with your resume? Your cover letter? Your LinkedIn profile? Panic and frustration set in as the days go by without a new offer arriving. Sometimes, however, it’s none of those things at all. Sometimes, it’s just a matter of time. It’s easy to get swept up in your everyday responsibilities. Whether it’s a current job, children, a side project, or social commitments, there’s always something pressing to do. The gets pushed to the side, like a treadmill bought with the best intentions that sits gathering dust in the corner. But just like physical health, your dream..
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