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Finding work in IT, the right way?
zkt
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After a year and a half since graduating I finally found a job. I have a few issues with it though, mainly Im overqualified for it and its very monotonous, and it isn't even the position I interviewed for at the company, but its still a job and I sit in front of a computer all day. Anyway, I'd like to work for a smaller company, a start up, and be their IT guy. Craigslist it seems like for every 100 resumes i send out Ill get 1 reply, usually a phone interview. Careerbuilder and Monster seems to be flooded with fake listings much like craigslist. I occasionally check out local job sites but from my past experiences they have fewer listings than CL and CB. I plan on going to graduate school in the fall, but ill probably make another topic about that in a while..
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I have found recruiters to be much better about looking at resumes already in their system and keeping track of people they've talked to recently about jobs than the companies you'll actually be working at are.
Apex Systems and Tek Systems are large national recruiting firms that are very likely to be in your area, so check them out. There are also likely smaller companies which are usually much more personal and less shifty than the big ones, which is good in that they are more likely to try to place you in something you'll actually be happy with, but they also tend to have fewer entry to mid level jobs in my experience. Robert Half Consulting is another very large one, but I would only work with them if I was incredibly desperate AND already unemployed due to my past experiences with them.
I've had a horrible experience with robert half in the past. Ive submitted my resume to a few other recruitment firms online and never heard from anyone, not even a basic conversation to touch base. I believe I have heard of TEK but not Apex systems so I'll look into them. Im in chicagoland if anyone knows of any other companies or recruitment agencies.
Something to consider - smaller IT firms aren't so great, when it comes to pay and bennies. Often they're thriving on just start up capital, which is pretty much feast or famine for keeping a job. It has it's perks usually too, if stability isn't a huge concern to you.
If your job market isn't so hot, are there are any areas geographically close to you, that you might consider relocating too? I've always found that the more selective you get when job hunting, the larger the radius you need to search in.