According to Emerald Insight, employer branding establishes the identity of the firm as an employer. It encompasses the firm’s values, systems, policies and behaviors toward the objectives of attracting, motivating and retaining the firm’s current and potential employees. Given unemployment rates in B.C. are at 4.7%, it is imperative that firms keep a positive employer...Read More

2018 was a year of growth for IT/IQ, with demand increasing across several industries and skillsets. Throughout the year, we noticed certain trends, which included increased recruitment demand in the Project Management Office (PMO), Healthcare and Infrastructure specialty areas, with Development recruitment remaining steady and constant. This increased demand from our clients, and our commitment...Read More

There are not many other places in life, where you can find the same satisfaction as getting your dream job. Work can be a big or small part of your life, but either way, if you aren’t enjoying it, it can cause both a mental and physical strain on your well-being. Helping people like you...Read More

Many of IT/IQ’s team members have special talents or abilities that are worth highlighting. Within our team, there’s personal trainers, basketball players, soccer players, Michael Jackson dance experts, and several other special individuals. In addition to being excellent recruiters, they spend their time away from work excelling at other things. One recruiter with a special...Read More

2018 was a year of new experiences, growth, and diversity. Throughout the year, there was always a new and exciting challenge to tackle, both internally and externally. As a result, our specialized recruitment practices were kept hard at work at maximum capacity throughout the year, resulting in the placement of nearly 300 consultants and candidates...Read More

IT/IQ is always looking to add exceptional people to its team. With the expansion we have planned for the immediate and long-term future, IT/IQ needs a larger team to support our growth. Last night, IT/IQ hosted its first student open house of 2019. IT/IQ’s open house events host a select group of new (or soon-to-be)...Read More

As Vancouver grows year-over-year in population, the overall landmass stays the same size. Office towers are popping up everywhere, but there is only so much space to hold employees. As an alternative, you may have looked at utilizing remote workers before, but refrained since it requires a serious amount of trust with your employees. However,...Read More

It’s 2019. Resolutions have been made and plans are being followed. If your resolution was to switch from being a permanent employee to a contract worker, you may have a few things you’re wondering about. Contract work is inherently different than being a permanent employee in that you log your own hours, you receive no...Read More

Resume writing is no easy task! This is especially the case when employers don’t always communicate the exact skills and experience they’re seeking and make it difficult for you to know which information to include or omit.  While we don’t claim to know every last detail employers would like to see in your resume, our...Read More

It’s December; the days are shorter, and the mornings are frosty. IT/IQ is excited for the upcoming holidays and all the joy that they bring. Since we love all things tech, inside and outside of our work, we’ve created a list of some of our favorite holiday tech gift ideas. Outlined below are some of...Read More