I’m an IT recruiter. When I come across a resume that’s a good fit for a job I’m recruiting for, the first thing I do is pick up the phone and give the person a call. This is the pre-screening call. If it goes well, I may invite them in for a face-to-face...
With the job market being as competitive it is, candidates need to utilize whatever upper edge they have to get noticed by recruiters. A cover letter is a great way to do that. Since a resume is used to highlight all of your achievements/work experience and should use...
If you are like so many individuals who are able to land job interviews but you are not getting job offers, the issue may lie within your interview style. Luckily, this problem is a quick fix and there are lots of ways you can go about improving your interview style....
With the job market being as competitive as it is, job seekers are becoming more creative in order to find employment. One trend that has become increasingly popular is to utilize Pinterest for job search. According to Business Wire, in January of 2012 alone,...
Being a newcomer to IT recruiting, these past months I’ve had to overcome a large learning curve with social media tools, Twitter being one of them. I had an understanding of Twitter before starting at Stafflink but I never realized the power and influence it has in...
I recently watched a video on USA Today about female tech execs that I thought would be interesting to discuss in today’s blog post. In the video, Victoria Ransom of Wildfire Interactive and other female tech execs discuss their thoughts on a new wave of...
If you’ve ever wondered if exaggerating a a little bit on your resume or telling a tiny white lie might put you ahead in the job market, think again. Learn from Scott Thompson, the now ex-CEO of Yahoo who was let go for this very reason. Be warned: Nothing good...
A while ago, we wrote about why new grads should get LinkedIn. What if you are a professional that is already hired and has been working for years? Since Facebook isn’t the appropriate social medium for most office and business relationships (you don’t...
Stafflink is a technology staffing company located in the heart of Toronto’s Financial District.
We specialize in placing software engineers, web developers, AI specialists, project managers and other technology professionals in jobs with our clients in the Greater Toronto Area.
