IT & DIGITAL CAREERS

James Flanagan

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What I do• Talent attraction and acquisition on behalf of my clients

• Permanent & temporary/contract roles

• Specialised expertise based on client needs

• Level 1 Support through to Chief Information Officer (CIO)

• Federal & State Government / Public Sector / Private Sector

• Geelong / Ballarat / Colac / Horsham / Warrnambool

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ONE MILLION LINKEDIN FOLLOWERSJUNE 2015Currently 1,245,654 followers

#16 Most followed company on LinkedIn

#1 Recruitment Company

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• Fully integrated into our database system

• Can now reach 90% of the work force

• View candidates CVs and get in touch regarding opportunities

SEEK

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SKILLS IN DEMAND

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• We are seeing very strong demand for soft skills. Personable candidates with a customer service mindset are preferred by clients.

• .NET Developers for both web and desktop systems to deliver customised solutions are also in strong demand in addition to .NET Developers with strong SharePoint experience

• Agile Project Managers and Agile Business Analysts are both highly sought. In addition, Business Analysts with a commercial background and excellent communication skills are in demand

• Application Project Managers with software implementation experience and Implementation Consultants are seeing good demand for their skills

• Cloud based technologies are growing and candidates with Amazon Web Services (AWS) skills are in particularly short supply.

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• Security skills are always in demand and this will only increase. Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) and Certified Information Security Managers (CISM) are in hot demand.

• Mobile Development capability is in demand as mobile is being taken more seriously.

• Support roles for Mobile and Tablets are on the rise too in line with increased use of these devices over laptop and PC's.

• Front End Development skills and User Interface/User Experience skills (UI/UX) remain in hot demand.

• Employers are looking for candidates with a combination of Full Stack Development in both .NET and Java to offer them greater value than just server side or front end skills.

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AVERAGE TIME A RECRUITERSPENDS LOOKING AT YOUR CV6-12 SECONDS

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RESUME & APPLICATIONS• Keep your CV simple, specific, structured and tailored to the role you are applying for.

• Use your cover letter to highlight HOW you are the right candidate for the role by using specific examples.

• Include basic details such as name, address, phone number, email address

• Research the company, its values and the hiring manager

• Use Arial or Times New Roman – size 10 or 12

• Limit to 3 pages max

• Proof read and SPELL CHECK

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YOUR PERSONAL BRAND…• LinkedIn – get it, use it. Follow Hays for regular content on job

seeking. Connect with me to follow what I share and hear about opportunities I am working on

• Seek – Keep your profile and CV updated. Register for job alerts

• Hays.com.au – Register for job alerts and for IT roles in Geelong

• Social Media – Be aware that what you put online is PUBLIC – recruiters and employers will look at your profiles. Make sure your profiles are set to private or “Friends only”

• Networking Events – ICT Geelong, Deakin/Gordon TAFE careers days

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QUESTIONS?