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Guess what?  Oh, you heard?  Yeah, that’s right…everyone seems to be hiring.  All this hiring is good for everybody, but it’s especially good for the person that is well prepared.  Nobody is better prepared for an interview than someone who is bringing a few questions of their own.

For the most part, gone are the days of finding a good company and giving them 30 years of your career before retiring with a comfortable pension.  Employees these days spend on average 4.4 years with the same employer and that duration shrinks when looking at jobs held between the ages of 18 and 35. But what if you are a job seeker with frequent job changes in the past few years?  What story is your resume telling about you?  When you do finally get that interview, how will you handle the questions about your history? 

Start-ups are indisputably hot right now. I’ve noticed a lot of my fellow college classmates have goals to work for a start-up or small company when they graduate. Everybody wants to be a part of the underdog story. A quick search online will give you multiple resources on the differences between working at a small versus a large companies and what to expect if you decide to work at the former. I’ve compiled a list of the top 5 most common characteristics to expect when contemplating taking a job with a start-up and why people join them.

Here’s your dilemma: you are part of the 74% of workers that are passive job seekers.  Things are going well in your current position but there is room for improvement.  You hear about a new opportunity that sounds interesting but you don’t want your current employer to know that you are looking.  What do you do?  It’s simple…interview without your manager finding out. 

Things have changed significantly in the employment market where the illusion of a candidate surplus has now lifted. Serious employers are learning quickly to adapt or they are finding they can’t identify, attract and hire top talent.  Once coupled with negative unemployment numbers amongst highly skilled workers and the need to hire for immediate impact, is forcing clients to reevaluate their entire talent acquisition strategy and process.

The year of 2012 will be the year of the candidate versus the year of the company when it comes to IT recruiting.  There is a massive shortage of skilled capable IT workers and the demand is rivaling the dot com era of the late 90’s.  With that being the case, it is incredibly important that companies using outside recruiters maximize those relationships, that time and the fees they invest in these agencies. There are a few significant things that an employer can do to significantly impact the success of the relationship with a good recruiting agency:

This month will be the 6-month anniversary of when I decided to reinvent my career.  I spent the last 10 years working my way up the corporate ladder within various management roles.  One day I had an epiphany.  What if I didn’t have to be responsible for anyone but myself?  Prior to management, I had won several awards for being a top performer and going the extra mile.  I knew Iwas a good employee and hard worker.  I wondered, “Maybe I’ve chosen the wrong career path?”