Data Scientist

Data scientists have gone “from being a highly specialized tech role a few years ago to a very common job title,” said Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist at Glassdoor. “Data scientists are in demand in health care, government, finance and even among large retailers today.”

Data scientist was named by Glassdoor as the “Best Job in America” for 2017, based on median annual base salary, job satisfaction rating on the site and number of job openings.

Data Scientist Recruiting Tip! Because this is a relatively new career, working with a technical recruiter that specializes in analytics and statistics will help identify candidates that meet the criteria.

Information Security Analyst

Information security jobs, such as information security analyst, are becoming common in companies in all industries. This is because companies are more aware of the need to protect their data and IT systems from attempted phishing attacks and security breaches.

Information Security Analyst Recruiting Tip! This role is for a seasoned IT professional who has a variety of experiences on multiple security platforms. IT recruiting firms can quickly identify and vet candidates with the experience required.

Software Architect

Software architects are the diamond in the tech job market. These rare gems have a combination of qualities: advanced technical skills and a high level of foresight and vision.

Software Architect Recruiting Tip! Finding talent this rare requires continual networking in the information technology industry on both local and national levels. Often, this time-consuming work is better suited to IT recruiters with an established network.

DevOps (Development and Operations)

DevOps teams and engineers are common in enterprise environments. What we expect to see in the next few years is an increase in demand for the adoption of DevOps in regulated industries, like finance and healthcare.

DevOps Recruiting Tip! Identifying DevOps engineers for regulated industries has the two-fold challenge of validating the candidate has the technical experience, along with the industry and business acumen that will ensure the business objectives are met.

Need Help With a Hard-to-Find IT Role?

Top tech candidates in the jobs above know their value. By working with the experienced IT recruiters at OSI, we can do the hard work of identifying and validating your tech candidates. Contact the IT recruiters at OSI today!

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Luckily that allows us to see some truly interesting resumes, some of which should never have seen the light of day. Here are five things to avoid on your IT resume.

Seriously? That’s your email?

Information technology professionals are smart people. But it always surprises me when I see what should be a private email address being used for career-search purposes. Seriously, keep the 6packabs@gmail.com address restricted to personal endeavors.

An even more terrifying email example is when candidates use their employers email address. For so many reasons – that cannot fit in this article – it’s an immediate ‘no.’

Dates. Yes, you need them.

Not including employment start and end dates, certification dates and educational time frames is a serious warning sign the candidate is either hiding something or not organized. Either way, they are an immediate ‘no.’

TMI! Too Much Information

It’s okay to add a short section about personal interests or accomplishments. However, it is not okay to share too much personal information. Employers really don’t want to know your age, your relationship status, health issues, what your pet’s names are, or your personal goal to bike across the country.

Acronym Insanity

The tech industry loves acronyms and jargon. It’s a secret language designed to efficiently and accurately communicate to technology peers. A resume loaded with acronyms and tech jargon shows the candidate’s limited communication abilities. And those applicant tracking readers can’t read the resumes either.

Mistakes, errors and bad formatting

Imagine a coder submitting a resume with spelling errors. Or user interface specialist sending a resume with bad formatting. Errors are inexcusable. IT professionals have an exact role where everything needs to be error free to seamlessly work. Even one error on a resume is a reason to disqualify the candidate.

Wake up and stop the nightmares!

Avoid the resume nightmare. If you are an IT professional seeking your next career move, reach out to the team at OSI. Our experienced recruiters will review your resume, interviewing skills and help you showcase your best self. Contact the IT recruiters at OSI today!

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