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Starting as an account developer in Hudson’s Phoenix office in late 2004, Ivan Thomas assumed the role of practice manager in 2006. In that capacity he has been responsible for building the recruiting team with particular focus on the local market. Among his managerial activities, Ivan has taken a lead role in sales and business development, resulting in the addition of several new customers to Hudson’s client list.

After graduating with a Bachelors degree from the University of Arizona in 1997, Ivan began his career in 1998 as a technical recruiter with a privately held staffing firm, where he recruited full-time and contract IT professionals in the Phoenix metropolitan area. He later moved into account development, gaining specialized experience in the financial services industry by working with clients in Phoenix such as American Express and Wells Fargo as well as additional customers across a variety of industries.

Dear IT Hiring Manager: Why Don’t You Call Back?

By Ivan Thomas November 11th, 2008 at 3:12 pm No Comments

Caller ID and voicemail are the IT manager’s best friend. They allow you to ignore distracting calls to focus on the monumental tasks of your day. They also help you build a wall around your IT fortress to keep invading vendors away. As a manager myself, I understand that a call back just adds more clutter to your task list.

While picking up the phone seems aggravating, there is a potential upside in every discussion you have regarding your IT talent needs, especially when market conditions are tough. Take a minute to check out the most common excuses I hear for not returning a phone call, and the opportunity you may be missing.
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IT Magic and Wizardry

By Ivan Thomas September 10th, 2008 at 9:49 am No Comments

I consider myself an intelligent human being.  I had solid ACT scores coming out of High School, and earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree.  After all that education and after 10 years working with and placing IT professionals of any variety of specializations, I am STILL amazed every time I get the correct cash from a box with a TV screen, go through a self serve check-out at the grocery store, swipe a card to park my car or watch sports bloopers on the internet

It’s absolute magic!
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