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EdgeLink is a boutique IT staffing and technology recruiting firm with offices in Portland, OR and Denver, CO. They deliver exceptional technical talent and high-quality technical recruiting services enabling organizations to effectively respond to changes in workforce demands.
Edgelink
11M ago
Elevate Your Job Search with an Effective Elevator Pitch
As an IT job seeker, you know how important it is to stand out from the crowd in a highly competitive job market. One of the most effective ways to make a lasting impression on potential employers is to create a strong elevator pitch. An elevator pitch is a brief, persuasive speech that highlights your skills, experience, and unique value proposition. In this blog, we will provide you with tips on how to create an effective elevator pitch that will help you land your dream job.
Start with a hook The first step in creating an effective e ..read more
Edgelink
1y ago
EdgeLink, A Talent Group Company, an award-winning IT staffing firm, is proud to announce the outstanding achievements of its recruiters James Hatch and Marty Smith. These two outstanding recruiters have been honored with the Great Recruiters Q1 Top Rated Recruiter award, an extraordinary achievement that positions them among the top 1% of recruiters on the Great Recruiters platform.
To receive this prestigious recognition, recruiters must maintain a 4.5-star rating or higher and receive a minimum of 26 reviews, averaging at least two reviews per week for the entire quarter. With only 5 ..read more
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1y ago
May is Women’s Health Month, and it’s important to recognize the unique challenges that women in tech face when it comes to maintaining their physical and mental well-being. Long hours, high levels of stress, and extended periods of sitting are common in the tech industry, which can negatively impact women’s health. In this blog, we will provide some tips on healthy eating and other practices that can help women in tech stay healthy, backed by data from reputable sources.
Prioritize Sleep
Getting enough sleep is crucial for overall health and wellbeing. The Centers for Disease Control a ..read more
Edgelink
1y ago
From the time we humans first gathered in groups, bias has existed. This instinctual bias serves a necessary purpose—protecting us from strangers who may pose a threat—but it can also divide us from the very people who could best benefit us.
While we are a long way from our ancestors’ survival-based need to identify and avoid unknown people, that same bone-deep urge remains part of us today. Unfortunately, bias still plays a role in our own day-to-day business endeavors, preventing companies and organizations from being as effective as they could be. And one of the common ways that plays out i ..read more
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1y ago
Portland, OR — EdgeLink, a leading staffing firm in the technology industry, announced today it has been named Great Recruiters Certified 2023. By earning recognition from this leading experience and reputation management platform for the second year in a row, EdgeLink demonstrates their commitment to providing excellent experiences for everyone they serve.
Being a Great Recruiters Certified company is a top distinction for recruiting and staffing firms that have put processes into place to ensure a great experience for their candidates, clients, and placed talent. These firms actively seek ou ..read more
Edgelink
1y ago
Portland, OR — EdgeLink, a leading staffing firm in the technology industry, is proud to announce that it has been named a Top-Rated Staffing Firm award winner for the second half of 2022. This recognition from Great Recruiters recognizes EdgeLink’s achievements in candidate experience, organizational efficiency, and brand reputation. Over the course of 2022, EdgeLink has demonstrated their recruiting and staffing organization is committed to excellence.
Joining the ranks of over 100 prestigious firms, EdgeLink has demonstrated their commitment to capturing and acting on candidate an ..read more
Edgelink
1y ago
Remote work is no longer a challenge to overcome. It is a clear business advantage. As we all know, the pandemic was the catalyst for the seismic shift to remote work, and we’ve learned employees are just as productive, if not more, when working from kitchen tables (or hopefully home offices) as they are working in a traditional office setting. Many employees have also discovered a much greater sense of work-life balance while working remotely, thanks to more control over their daily schedule.
Companies that don’t need employees back in-person to keep their businesses running can expect more s ..read more
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1y ago
Whether you felt underappreciated or underpaid in your current role, or you were simply interested in what else was out there, you made the conscious choice to begin looking for a new position. You go through the interview process with a new company and receive an offer you’re prepared to accept. However, after you tell your current employer you’re planning to leave, they present you with a counteroffer. Should you accept it?
Before making any moves, reflect on your career goals and devise an effective strategy so you can leave your current company the right way. Here are some considerations t ..read more
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1y ago
No one is too old, too successful, or too experienced to have a mentor. Whether you just graduated with your bachelor’s in computer science, you recently started your own tech company, or you have 20 years’ experience in software engineering, you can benefit from a mentorship.
Discussing different areas of the tech business to those outside the industry can be like speaking to someone in another language. Even for those in IT, trying to convey a concept to someone outside of your discipline might result in some crossed wires and misunderstandings. That’s why having an advisor within tech is so ..read more
Edgelink
2y ago
Portland, OR — EdgeLink, a leading staffing firm in the technology industry, announced today it has been named Great Recruiters Certified 2022. By earning recognition from this leading experience and reputation management platform, EdgeLink demonstrates that their recruiting and staffing organization is committed to excellence.
Great Recruiters Certified 2022 recipients have earned this distinction by putting into place and following processes to ensure a great experience for their candidates and customers. They also display review ratings that demonstrate their commitment to the highest level ..read more