Consultants and Contractors

Ten Frustrating Candidate Rejections

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I’m sure we all have a mental list of frustrating reasons that a prospective employer has told us, “No thanks” over, sometimes even after a seemingly strong interview process. Here be ten odd stories and employer excuses that, from a recruiting perspective, have left me scratching my head.   10.“It’s…

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Is Hiring a Consultant Right For You?

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Contract work comes in all shapes and sizes. Depending on the complexity of your needs, you may need an entire team of consultants or maybe you just need one expert. First, you need to decide if hiring a consultant is right for your business. In some cases, companies are looking for…

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Is Overtime Killing Your Business?

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Overtime can be both bad and good for your business if your employees qualify. Having your staff work overtime could potentially mean needing less employees-but can also mean overworking good ones. There are some people who argue that the cost of overtime is far less than additional employees, while some argue…

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5 Salary Negotiation Tips

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A tricky topic to cover during the interview and offer process is always going to be the salary negotiation.  Let’s face it, we all want to be paid a fair amount of money for what we believe is our value is to an organization.  It’s not always a comfortable and…

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3 Tips to Help Extend or Renew Your Employment Contract

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The life of an IT consultant or contractor is an ever changing and fast-paced lifestyle. There is usually constant travel, different people to work for and work with, as well as new challenges around every corner. Many of you are thinking, “I would not have it any other way!” You…

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