Ayub Shaikh is a renowned trainer, famous for having brought credibility, confidence and industry knowledge to over   5000 IT recruitment consultants, HR professionals and resourcers through his training courses around the world. In the past Ayub himself was an accomplished IT recruiter in the financial heart of London and is now a mentor  to some of the world's largest IT recruitment consultancies. His company Holistica Consulting is the world's only training company dedicated purely to teaching IT recruiters and resourcers all they need to know about  the various IT vertical markets such as SAP, JAVA, C#, and Telecoms.

Without doubt there is nobody more suited to writing the world's first 'survival guide' for the IT Recruitment industry.

"The most significant book to hit the world if IT recruitment in modern times, written by the most influential trainer in this area today. This will undoubtedly become the definitive IT recruiter’s bible  and an essential instruction manual for all who are thinking of progressing within the field of IT recruitment." 

Simone Gregory, Personnel And Training Manager Hays Information Technology 

* An overview of the IT industry and how it all came about.

* All of the key IT concepts and jargon explained in lay terms.

* An in-depth explanation of IT architecture, Software, Operating
   Systems and IT Methodologies - in simple non-technical terms.


SECTION 2: THE HISTORY OF IT

* The Evolution of IT  ( An introduction to much of the terminology seen on job specs today)

* The Evolution of the IT Department (A complete overview of the the way the roles evolved)

SECTION 3: RECRUITING IT ROLES

* Recruiting IT Directors (Including all of the terminology on CVs explained)

* Recruiting Business and Systems Analysts (Including all of the terminology on CVs explained)

* Recruiting Project Managers (and Programme Managers)

* Recruiting Technical Architects ( as well as Systems Architects and Enterprise Architects)

* Recruiting Java and .NET Developers (Including a complete description of the significance of Java)

* Recruiting Front End Developers with VB.NET 

* Recruiting Object Oriented Developers

* Recruiting Software Testers (Black box, white box, UAT, Functional and Structural)

* Recruiting Networking Specialist 

* Recruiting Web Specialists

and much more ...

Each chapter is written with recruitment relevance in mind, and includes Interview questions and further techniques to help match candidates to jobs.

This is a hugely significant work for the IT recruitment industry, but do not be daunted (those of you who are squeamish about IT jargon and terminology). Those who have attended Ayub's training will immediately relate to the uniquely simple, passionate and even humorous ways in which he puts across very complex IT concepts and principals. And his now famous easy-to-understand teaching style continues into this ground breaking book. IT knowledge is delivered in a reassuring and relaxed way; and the stories, trivia, and anecdotes flow throughout.

This is an instruction manual like no other. With 'The Complete IT Recruitment Survival Guide' you have a constant, easy-to-understand yet knowledgeable companion as you tackle the murky waters of the world of IT recruitment.

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"This has been eagerly anticipated. An overview of the IT industry, it’s main concepts and roles in the clearest most enjoyable way possible. Drawing on his personal experiences as an IT recruitment consultant, and his formidable knowledge as an acclaimed trainer within the IT recruitment industry, Ayub is the one person who is perfectly qualified to compile this invaluable handbook for those who need to quickly become credible when dealing with people from the IT industry." 

Ian Brookes, Group MD, Lorien Resourcing plc 

Contact Holistica Consulting to enquire about the launch of this new publication, email us at info@holistica.co.uk .

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