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The entire Synergis team gathered at the end of January to celebrate the close of 2014 and officially welcome the New Year. We had so much to celebrate as a company and enjoyed the opportunity to share our accomplishments together! 

In today’s marketing for top IT talent, the power lies with the candidate. It is an incredible marketplace right now for talented technology professionals. For a company looking to hire for their IT projects, you are the one that has to stand out and sell yourself to prospective employees. 

Do you get fired up over the latest tech innovation? Are you passionate about tech and IT? Do you love meeting new people and solving challenges?  

Today’s job market is unique. Great IT talent is in demand, and more opportunities than ever are available for the right candidates. However, when enthusiastic, talented professionals head into job interviews looking for their next IT career opportunities and are met with an “overqualified” objection, it can be frustrating.

How to overcome the “overqualified” label

As companies round out their 2015 workforce strategies, undoubtedly a plan for competing for the best IT talent tops the list. We know IT skills continue to increase in demand while supply is not keeping up. Heading into the New Year, two of the keys to attracting and retaining the best tech employees are providing them with professional development training and a healthy work culture.

As the number of independent contractors (ICs) in the US has increased over the past several years and more companies find themselves utilizing this valuable resource, there is a general trend that we are seeing: less structure when working with ICs.

There’s a lot of work involved when it comes to landing IT job interviews. Maybe you competed with thousands of other job seekers by applying to a job online, or perhaps a recruiter worked with you to fine tune your resume and find relevant positions with desirable companies. It’s a lot of work to get to the job interview, but that’s not where your effort should end.

Have a more successful IT job interview

It might sound cliché, but people really are a company’s greatest resource. That means that personnel costs are often a company’s greatest single expense item. The IT industry continues to rapidly evolve, and the IT employment landscape continues to progress as well. Synergis CEO Doug Ross recently appeared on the Technology Association of Georgia’s radio show, Tech Talk, to discuss workforce planning for 2015 and offer insights for IT leaders across Georgia. Check out the entire, 13-minute interview with Doug here.