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Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
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Hiring in Los Angeles is extremely active. It’s been a solid 6 months of trending towards an applicant-driven market – individual contributors/technologists are easily getting multiple offers within a week of hitting the market. As recruiters, we are having a…
Continue ReadingThe Cost of Recruiting
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Many companies balk at the fees associated with recruiting, and either opt to hire in house recruiters or simply have the hiring managers be responsible for hiring on top of their other responsibilities. Both options work in certain circumstances, but…
Continue ReadingResume Pointers
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Having been a recruiter all my adult life, it’s not surprising that I’ve often been asked what makes a good resume. It’s actually not rocket science – what you, the writer, need to keep in mind is that the PURPOSE…
Continue Reading“Working in parallel” with your recruiter during your job search is not a good idea
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During this economic downturn, candidates are pulling out all the stops to try and land that elusive job offer. When I’m working with a candidate, I always encourage them to use as many tools as they can to help network and…
Continue ReadingLessons Learned
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Now that we have (thankfully) firmly entered into a recovery in the LA Tech market, many candidates and clients have passed on to me little nuggets of lessons learned, which I would like to share with you. It’s been a…
Continue ReadingThe Changing Technology Landscape…
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Since I started recruiting back in 1998, I have always been fascinated at how quickly the technology landscape changes. Recently, I have noticed that more and more new programming languages, tools, frameworks, platforms, databases, and file systems have emerged. With…
Continue ReadingWhat Makes TCI So Special?
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So, you have a need for a strong technical resource. You can go it alone or call a recruiting firm. While, on the surface, finding a person directly seems like the most cost-effective solution, you’re smart enough to know that…
Continue ReadingJob hunting? Avoid double submissions!
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If you’re a job seeker and you work with multiple recruiters or staffing / consulting companies, you have to be very aware of who is showing your resume to which contacts. If your resume shows up twice at the same…
Continue ReadingWhy Counteroffers Are Lose-Lose Propositions
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Intro By: Cindi Feig – Sr. Account Manager In this market, it seems that there is no shortage of available candidates, and our clients are being extremely selective when making a hire. We are noticing that many of the candidates…
Continue ReadingUsing Technical Connections…WHY?
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Candidate Why You Should Use a Recruiter When Looking For a Job: Recruiters can provide you with market trends/market knowledge, job comparisons, salaries, etc. TCI knows and has worked with a lot of local companies, so we can provide the…
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