Certifications vs Projects: What Actually Gets IT Candidates Hired in 2027

IQLancer article "Certifications vs Projects: What Matters More for Getting an IT Job?

Every IT candidate eventually asks the same question: should I get another certification, or should I build another project? The honest answer is that certifications vs projects is the wrong framing for the decision. Certifications and projects are different types of evidence, and each one proves something the other usually cannot. Some employers explicitly require … Read more

What Recruiters Look for in IT Candidates: The Evidence That Gets You Hired

Why Freshers Get Rejected Despite Having Skills

Most IT candidates prepare for hiring the same way list every tool they’ve touched, add a certification or two, and hope the resume speaks for itself. Then they get rejected without knowing why. The problem usually isn’t a missing skill, it’s that what recruiters look for in IT candidates is not a list of claimed … Read more

Why IT Professionals Not Getting Interview Calls: Diagnose Where Your Job Application Is Breaking Down

Diagnostic funnel graphic for the IQLancer article on why IT professionals don't get interview calls

You’ve applied to sixty, eighty, maybe two hundred IT jobs. Some of them were a strong match on paper. And yet the responses either don’t arrive, or arrive as an automated rejection within hours. The instinct at this point is to send more applications, or to rewrite the resume for the fifth time and hope … Read more