What you should know about the Company you are Interviewing with

Dropping into an interview without being prepared is a potential disaster in the making. Or by coming prepared, it could be a great way to win the position. For an IT staffing company, preparing candidates to succeed is a major part of the value we provide to any client. But it can’t all rest the staffing organization; the candidate needs to step up to win in this competitive market.

Here are a few quick items that a candidate should know about a company before jumping into an interview:

The Lost Art of Consultant Care

Many years ago, there was this thing called “Consultant Care”. Those of us that were around in those days recall the dedicated resource that was responsible for consultants on site, as well as care and feeding of the people that help give our companies a good name. The model was such that if your company was big enough, there was a dedicated resource that was solely responsible for making sure that contractors and consultants were receiving the treatment that kept them and the client happy. It was an insurance plan to take care of your personnel and the client satisfaction.

Hiring a Business Development Manager

At Advantech, we like to look at things in a whole different way. 2012 is staged to be a great year and we’ve added some key personnel to help the company build on the success of the past, and the vision for a brighter future. However, what we’re missing are a few team members to help round out the team. For starters, the addition of a Business Development Manager would a good place to increase the team size.

So, instead of passing along the typical job description with a bunch of bullets about what it is that we’re looking for, we decided to point out the top 5 reasons why Advantech is a place to be for top sales performers.

IT Skills Drought: A Growing Challenge

We’re all starting to feel the crunch of the IT skills shortage for a variety of reasons. At Advantech, we’re seeing this in droves as our clients are screaming for help with staffing in a number of areas across the enterprise. A great opportunity for all staffing firms, but a more pressing issue as a number of converging scenarios are likely to increase the needs as 2012 plays out.

5 Keys to Building a Successful Candidate Relationship

We are entering a time where IT is evolving and the candidate supply is becoming more and more scarce. With this challenge comes a frenzy of opportunities that land in each candidate’s lap; giving them a variety of options at any given point. Of course, this quickly becomes a challenging situation for all of the staffing and services firms that are trying to land the best talent.