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Dallas IT Recruiters must commit to excellence and consistently raising our standards when it comes to working with our clients.

January 18, 2010/0 Comments/in Dallas IT Candidates, Dallas IT Consultants, Dallas IT Consulting, Dallas IT Contractors, Dallas IT Directors, Dallas IT Managers, Dallas IT Recruiting, Dallas IT Staff Aug, Dallas IT Staff Augmentation/by admin

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January 11, 2010/0 Comments/in Dallas CIOs, Dallas IT Candidates, Dallas IT Consultants, Dallas IT Consulting, Dallas IT Contractors, Dallas IT Directors, Dallas IT Managers, Dallas IT Recruiting, Dallas IT Staff Aug, Dallas IT Staff Augmentation/by admin

IT Staff Augmentation – Effective Way to Deal With Resource Crunch Need to staff a project immediately and introduce work process efficiency? Staff augmentation could turn out to be an effective way to leverage existing resources and utilize outsourced resources for the benefit of your company. Today, IT staff augmentation companies will help offer a […]

Dallas IT Recruiters must commit to excellence and consistently raising our standards when it comes to working with our clients.

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Dallas IT Recruiters must commit to excellence and consistently raising our standards when it comes to working with our clients.

I was screening an IT candidate a while back for a developer position with one of our Dallas IT clients and noticed that the resume he had emailed stated that he was a BA on his last 3 positions. I told him thanks for his resume, but my client needed a developer. He said he was a developer and I asked why his resume stated he was a BA. He said that the last Dallas IT Consulting/Recruiting firm he had spoken with had “tweaked” his resume to match a requirement one of their clients had open. To me this is just plain wrong. For one thing, a Recruiting firm should never try to squeeze someone into a position they are not a fit for just to make a buck.

Years ago I interviewed for an account manager position with this same Dallas recruiting firm. I a way I am glad that at that time they chose not to extend an offer to me and I would work for them now that I know that they engage in these types of unethical practices. Even if this recruiting firm does not necessarily condone these practices, if someone working at the firm that chose to engage in unethical practices, it tarnishes the image of the entire firm.

I had a similar situation happen with a company that I worked for out of New York. I managed the Dallas office of this company and had recruiters supporting me out of New York and New Jersey offices. I had a situation where the recruiters just were not finding candidates with the right skills my clients were looking for. They were submitting plenty of candidates, but none were a fit. One recruiter promised me that her candidate had all the experience my Dallas client was looking for although his resume did not reflect the experience. I told her that, if the candidate had the experience with certain programming tools my client was looking for, to have the candidate expound in the body of the resume how he had used the tools and then I would submit them.

Without my knowledge, this recruiter changed the candidates resume to match the requirement (without the candidate’s knowledge, consent, or permission) and sent it back to me. I submitted the resume to my client and he immediately requested an interview with the candidate based on what he saw in the resume. I scheduled the interview and after the interview the manager called to ask why we had changed the candidate’s resume without their knowledge. I told him that we never touch candidate resumes (so I thought). He told me the candidate said he did not have the experience mentioned in the resume and that the recruiter must have added it.

Once I found out what had happened I called the candidate immediately to confirm that he had not updated his own resume and then I called the president of our company to discuss the problem. The recruiter told him that she had corroborated with the candidate on what to change on his resume (which he denied) and the president believed her. He told me to get the candidate another interview – WHAT?

I was so embarrassed that this situation had wasted my clients’ time. IT managers are too busy to have their time wasted interviewing candidates that are not a fit. As recruiters, we must commit to excellence and consistently raising our standards when it comes to working with our clients. We must operate with integrity at all times. We must exhibit INTEGRITY in RECRUITING.

Mike Hanes

ProVisionTech

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IT Staff Augmentation – Effective Way to Deal With Resource Crunch

Need to staff a project immediately and introduce work process efficiency? Staff augmentation could turn out to be an effective way to leverage existing resources and utilize outsourced resources for the benefit of your company. Today, IT staff augmentation companies will help offer a team of professionals that can fill in to suit an organization’s needs.

There are a number of staff augmentation companies online which will assist companies’ with customized software development, contract programmers and a number of staffing solutions based on the needs and the budget of the company. It involves evaluation of existing staff in the company and determination of additional skills required for the projects. In companies that may have downsized a little too much, IT staff augmentation is a great alternative for most companies who are faced with problems of abundant/shortage of IT resources and falling rates.

Benefits of Staff Augmentation in the IT Sector

Skilled, professional IT personnel to work on specific requirements
Create and maintain the additional infrastructure and manpower
Save time and money

Apart from the above mentioned advantages, the process of staff augmentation is helpful in choosing the very best in times of abundance of IT resources. Various companies use different methodologies to find the right candidate and the process of finding an online company which offer IT staff is simpler than ever. For finding the best online you need to check a huge database and choose from a pool of talent. However, IT staff augmentation companies online will help make the process as easy as a click of your mouse. Once your requirements have been noted, they will find the most competent IT staff for your needs and budget.

It is natural for companies to have concerns over the ability/productivity of the IT staff that they have hired following recommendation of the staffing companies. But, the well-structured recruitment process and comprehensive screening process by the staffing companies will ensure that critical information is validated and candidates are chosen based on their performance and ability to handle the job requirement.

As a 13 year veteran of Dallas IT Operations and Technical Consulting/Recruiting, I really do desire to partner with my clients in a long-term relationship that adds value. Many companies I have worked for since moving into IT Staffing and Recruiting did not feel the same way as I did. That is why I considered it a “blessing in disguise” when the last company I was with decided to to close the Dallas IT Consulting/Recruiting office I operated. I launched my own company, ProVisionTech, and now am able to operate my own company with what I feel are sound and honest business practices. If you need to augment your current IT staff, doesn’t it just make sense to work with a company that actually has the background and expert knowledge of the IT Industry? We can help you with your IT Staffing Augmentation needs.

When you work with us, you’ll find the right person or position faster, easier and with fewer headaches than you ever imagined. We guarantee it!

Mike Hanes – ProVisionTech

For more information on our company, ProVisionTech, go to www.provisiontechgroup.com or call 972-200-7171

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