Working With A Recruiter

By 3coast on November 9, 2010

There are many ways to find a new job. Today we have all kinds of new technologically advanced tools to help us in our search for a new career home or consulting gig. Online job boards, niche networking groups, LinkedIn, Facebook, and various blog sites can often prove to be ...

3coast Introduces Good Idea, Bad Idea

By 3coast on October 29, 2010

Scenario 1 Good Idea – Hiring our Professional Recruiters to quickly fill your IT openings Bad Idea – Hiring just ANY recruiter to quickly fill your IT openings Scenario 2 Good Idea – Paying this much now to protect your data: Bad Idea – Paying this much later to try to get your data back: Scenario 3 Good Idea – ...

How Do I Make the Best Impression at my New Job?

By George Black on September 7, 2010

Starting a new job is going to be something that many IT professionals are going to be doing over the next two years. Either you have been laid off and are going to finally land that new job, or you are going to be changing jobs to get a raise ...

Topgrade Now

By George Black on August 3, 2010

As we all start to raise our head from the mud of the depression, opportunity to topgrade our organizations will present itself. The stress of the past two years has many talented folks ready to change and get a fresh start at a new company. And, like other times in ...

How Do I Win the Dreaded Telephone Interview?

By George Black on July 20, 2010

That phone is going to ring any moment now and the voice at the other end of the line is going to hold my future in his or her hands. What can I say or do to make sure that I get the option to take the next step in ...

Which Came First: The Job or The Candidate?

By 3coast on June 15, 2010

We are in another state of transition where we are hopefully looking in our rear view mirrors (for now) at the recession of 2008. Everything is cyclical, and in staffing nothing rings more true. So, how does a staffing company move forward in providing excellent service and benefit to prospects ...

An Efficient Partnership: The Professional Recruiter and the Human Resources Professional

By George Black on May 17, 2010

In today’s business world, where overhead and costs must be controlled in order to remain competitive, Human Resources professionals find themselves constantly short on the resources required to fulfill the broad range of tasks in their job descriptions. Benefits administration, employment processes, training, college campus recruiting, job analysis and classification, compensation ...

Searching, Snagging, and Succeeding at a Stupendous New Job (Audio)

April 7, 2010

Episode # 17- George Black, CEO at 3coast, explains the steps to take when searching for a new job, tips to ace an interview, and how to ensure success at a new company. [ca_audio url_mp3="//www.3coast.com/audio/Job_search_11-11-09.mp3" url_ogg="//www.3coast.com/audio/Job_search_11-11-09.mp3" css_class="codeart-google-mp3-player" autoplay="false" download="false" html5="false"]

Interviewing Tips: Why Just a “Yes” or “No” is Not Good Enough (Video)

April 6, 2010

A hiring manager’s job is to evaluate whether or not you are the best candidate able to perform the required duties. They will be able to more accurately judge your skills if you explain each of your answers to showcase your knowledge and experience. Never answer just “yes” or “no.”

To Be A Contract Consultant Or Not To Be A Contract Consultant? THAT is the Question. (Video)

March 29, 2010

Both contract work and permanent employment have their pros and cons. While being a contract consultant may not allow you to become part of a work family, you avoid office politics and get to experience different challenges with many different companies. Permanent employees, however, do not endure the stress of ...

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