IT Recruitment Liverpool

Liverpudlians feel great pride that they have roots in this fair city of Merseyside, and so they should too. The city’s location at the mouth of the River Mersey put it in the perfect position for the success it has enjoyed throughout history. Since the first Roman settlement in 1190, through the industrial revolution, this metropolis continues to grow. This past success provides the perfect foundation on which to build a thriving tech community.

For Technology, The Future Looks Boss!

Forward-thinking in its essence and trendsetter in its blood, the future of Liverpool’s tech scene looks formidable.

Keen for the North to excel, the British Government has pledged over £550 million of funding towards the Northern Power House Movement and Northern Out-Reach Projects. Additional funding from private investors is creating a lucrative market for the creation of technology jobs throughout the region.

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Additionally, increasing our digital capability allows us to maintain contact with candidates at every stage of the process. Such proactive communication gives peace of mind to all parties, from advertising a vacancy to making a placement.

The combination of all of the above enables us to ensure a speedy service. The sterling reputation we have earnt as a result has seen our network grow considerably within the Merseyside tech community.

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Whether you’re a candidate seeking your next career move or the owner of a tech start up looking for your next star hire, our team are here to help you every step of the way. We pride ourselves on a consultancy-style approach and a firm belief that conversation is our most important hiring tool.

We may be a local tech employment agency, but what we lack in size, we make up for with digital capability. Our recruitment process enables us to remain a boutique agency. Along with that comes the expert knowledge of the local technology market but with a reach spanning the whole of the UK.

Graduates: Enjoy a Byte of This

Liverpool boasts not just one but four universities! Among their most notable alumni, are ten Nobel Prize winners who have made incredible contributions to the world of technology.

Standing on the shoulders of such giants makes this an excellent location to begin your IT, Digital or Marketing career. Moreover, with 68% of the scouse workforce being under the age of 30, recently qualified graduates will feel right at home.

Re-boot Your Social Life

No stranger to commanding the spotlight, iconic artists such as The Beatles, The La’s, The Wombats, and of course, our Cilla are proud to call this city home. Appropriately nominated the 2008 European Capital City for Culture and home to two major football clubs: No matter what it takes to fulfil your extracurricular interests, this thriving northern social scene has something for everyone.

The scouse social scene oozes a cosmopolitan atmosphere with its large selection of bars, restaurants and social spaces, ready to build your new network. Spaces such as:

• Baltic Social
• Girl Geeks
• Creative Kitchen
• Cavern Club

Work-life balance has never felt so good!

A Thriving Northern Tech Centre

The growth potential within the Merseyside tech scene makes it an attractive home for tech start-ups and ambitious professionals looking to set down some roots.

• 69% of Digital Businesses do not expect to be affected by Brexit
• By 2020, the technology sector is expected to create more jobs than any other UK industry

If you’re looking for a thriving city in which to grow your tech career, Liverpool could be a very exciting place!

Scouse Lingo, Words And Phrases

Before you embark on a job search in this fine city, here are some local words and phrases that might come in handy:

Boss – Really good, fantastic, great, “This job is well boss!”
Devoed – Really upset, devastated, “I’ll be devoed if I don’t get it.”
Go ed – Go on, usually when pleading for something, “Ah go ed, giz a job mate” *
Mate – Reference to the person you’re talking to at the time. Doesn’t have to actually be someone who is really your ‘mate’.
Jarg – Fake, “I can’t wear this jarg suit for me interview.”
Antwacky – Old fashioned, “I can’t wear this top either, it’s proper antwacky! I’m gonna ‘ave to go shoppin’ on Sat’dy.”“
Satd’y – Day of the week following Frid’y: Liverpudlians have a tendency to disregard vowels.
Divvy – Idiot, “How come you didn’t get that job you divvy?”
Sacked off – Gave up, “I sacked the interview off half-way through.”
Wreckin me ed – Aggravate, “The interviewers were proper wreckin me ed like.”
Like – a word that can be randomly added to the end of any sentence.
Wool – Someone who lives in the surrounding area but isn’t officially a scouser, “I doubt they would’ve given it me anyway, the manager’s a wool.”
Purple – One of the things that defines a true scouser is the colour of their wheelie bin, “Ee ar mate, what colour’s yer bin?”
Bins – Glasses, “I can’t go to an interview wearin’ these jarg bins, they’ll think I’m a right divvy!”
Quality – Commonly used to describe something that’s really good, “Eh, that Adria Solutions provides a total quality recruitment service, yer should give ’em a go lad.”

*Catchphrase coined by Alan Bleasedale in the 1980’s comedy series ‘Boys From The Blackstuff’.

For more professional career advice that will help you breeze through your next job interview, our expert team will help you prepare.

Speak to a member of our team to find out how we can help with your tech hiring needs.

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