Odyssey Blog
Houston Consultants Celebrate 10 Years with Odyssey!
We are so thankful for Aubrey Martin and Keisha Mathis-Jones, who are celebrating 10 YEARS as IT consultants for one of our largest clients in Houston! Aubrey and Keisha serve on our team that provides non-stop support for convenience store infrastructure and card processing. "It's a very customer-focused, high volume call and ticketing environment," says [...]
Tips and Tricks I Learned from Attending TalentNet Conference
By Kristin Hughes Senior Technical Recruiter I have been attending TalentNet since the very first conference in 2009, which was held at PepsiCo’s headquarters in Plano. We were talking all about how to optimize your LinkedIn profile, why we should be on Twitter and in general how to use social media for recruiting! It’s amazing [...]
Our Spooktacular Costume Contest!
Every year we think, "There's no way we can top last year's Halloween costume contest." And then every year our recruiters, account managers and corporate staff prove us wrong! Check out this year's crop of amazing costumes. FIRST PLACE: "#Filter/#NoFilter" (Brian Richter and Brandy Matthews) RUNNER-UP: "Tired Mama" (Lan Nguyen)
From Contractor to Full-Time Employee
One of our top goals at Odyssey Information Services is helping our consultants take that next step in their IT career. That's why we love hearing about and sharing our consultants' success stories. After just three months serving as a .NET development consultant for a large commercial real estate firm in Dallas, Rafael (right) has [...]
Recap: Sales Training with Julian Placino
The Odyssey Information Services sales team recently had the pleasure of undergoing an in-depth sales training with Julian Placino, Recruiting Lead at Bottle Rocket Apps and creator of the very popular podcast heard around the world, Pathways to Success. Julian shared his journey with us in the staffing industry, from both an agency and corporate [...]
Employee Spotlight: Mai Tran
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: Mai Tran 1. What is your role at Odyssey Information Services & how long have you worked for them? I am a Business Development Manager and I have been with Odyssey since February of 2011. 2. What drew you to become a Business Development Manager? I started as a Junior Recruiter in 2011 [...]