Dayton IT Consulting

I am a technology consultant that also assists clients in meeting their sourcing needs in the areas of technology.  Anyone who works in the technology field understands that needs change quickly and yesterdays’ skills may not help one find the right position today.

Likewise job-hunting skills that worked a few years ago do not always work today.  I find the typical approach of most technical workers is pretty much the same as it was about ten years ago.  There is the underlying believe that the “spray and pray approach”  is the best way to get ones name and qualifications out in the market place.  Yes, recruiting is a numbers game but that does not mean one should not have focus and send their resume to every available recruiter they are aware of.

Professional recruiters are really trying to find the best person for the best position because to not do so will reflect badly on the recruiter and the recruiters’ organization.  Information technology consulting incorporates everything from application development to business application development, IT infrastructure as well as the outsourcing of talent.

Organizations everywhere are cutting down on the number of outside vendors that they use believing that quality, not quantity is a better business model for long-term business sustainability.

Experience has taught me that the Cincinnati, Dayton IT marketplace is a tightly knit market space.  When jobs become open in the market place most IT recruiters know about these positions and recruit accordingly. Our marketplace is not a major city like New York or Chicago and the chances of several recruiters having the same job opportunity are much greater.  Candidates that work with every recruiter they can touch actually do more harm than good.  Usually when the potential hiring company sees the same resume from multiple recruiters they become confused and have a tendency to eliminate that given candidate.

I would suggest that potential technical candidates do their homework and interview any recruiter they are working with.  Does this firm have a strategic relationship with the hiring firm or are they hopping to catch a lucky break with your resume?   Technical people tend to think and talk in technical features instead of the terms that organizations want to hear.  Organizations want to hear how your application development skills or IT infrastructure skills can contribute to the overall operational effectiveness of the entire company.  Potential technical candidates looking for opportunities in the Cincinnati IT marketplace might keep these suggestions in mind before they search for their next IT position.