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More than Just a Resume… What Impresses Employers in 2016?

Typically, when one starts – or thinks of starting – the job search, the first thing they do is update their resume.  But a question lingers… is there anything else you can do?  What about when you *aren’t* job searching?  What are those things that make passive candidates attractive to employers?  What can you bring…

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4 Ways to Improve Your Hiring Process

2016 has been dubbed the year of the candidate. According to MRINetwork, a recruitment organization specializing in global research, 90% of recruiters believe that the job market is candidate driven. With the speed of the internet, and online postings, candidates are finding and filling roles faster than ever before. What does this mean for the employer?…

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Don’t Let Them Forget You – How to Stand Out in an Interview

After days/weeks/months of searching for your dream job you’ve finally found it! Your resume has been tailored and on paper you seem the perfect match for the position. After submitting your application the hiring manager has reached out to schedule the interview. Congratulations! But not so fast. While you may have cleared the first hurdle,…

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Flexibility Meets Stability – The Benefits of Contract Work

A few weeks ago we wrote about the different advantages and disadvantages that come with both contract and full time work (as well as the PSCI difference). As an IT staffing firm that deals primarily with contract work, however, we’d be remiss to not follow that up with a post that details just how great…

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How the IT Hiring Market is Affecting Your Business

Glassdoor has just released its list of the 25 best-paying jobs in the US and to no one’s surprise tech jobs are once again dominating the list. This is no new phenomenon, year in and year out tech jobs are always sought after and well compensated for. Software Development Managers, Software Architects, IT Managers and Solutions…

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Contract vs Full Time Work and the PSCI Difference

There’s no denying it, the IT industry is a great place to be as there seems to be an endless supply of opportunity. With this opportunity, however, comes choices. As most in the IT industry know, contract work is extremely prevalent. If your resume is out on the job boards, or simply residing in someone’s…

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PSCI Reads

It’s 2016 and the age of video, photo sharing, instant news, and expressing yourself 140 characters at a time is upon us. Gone (long gone!) are the days of both morning and evening editions of newspapers. In fact, you could even put print media as a whole on the endangered species list. With the advent of…