Candidates’ blog & Insights

As is true of many industries, the jobs market tends to slow down during summer. With many staff away on holiday, most non-business as usual tasks tend to get put…

So, you’re on the lookout for a new job. But how serious, important and imminent is your quest to land a new position? The urgency around your job search is…

Technology is advancing at an alarming rate which is causing an IT skills gap. To keep up, candidates must keep their skills up to date. But the question is, with…

Knowing what to include and what not to include in your CV for an IT job is tricky. You need to make sure you highlight all your achievements but at…

Today, we live in a digitally connected, social world. This means that most employers and recruiters actively use social media to find and recruit the best candidates. Here, we explain…

Skilled IT professionals are in high demand right now. Organisations are increasingly competing to attract IT skills and are subsequently looking to hire the sharpest IT professionals. However, just because…

As nights rapidly ascend, the temperature plummets and a carpet of leaves forms all around; autumn is here. With summer over, before the madness of Christmas begins, autumn is an…

New research has shown that over 75% of hiring managers have selected candidates who didn’t look good on paper. This begs the question, are CVs still relevant in tech recruitment…

The beginning of summer marks a period of opportunity for students looking for a summer job. With studies on hold for a couple of months, it is a chance to…

With a huge variety of roles on offer and Digital skills being in hot demand, stepping onto the digital career ladder is a great choice. You could work in SEO,…

The professional networking platform LinkedIn and CapGemini, the business consulting and professional services organisation, teamed up to investigate the digital skills gap. Along the way, the research also produced a…

You don’t need to be a hotshot coder to start a career in digital, which, according to FE News, is growing six times faster than any other sector of our…