recruitment challenges

Re-thinking IT recruitment is not rocket science

Re-thinking IT recruitment is not rocket science. Well, not always!

Where do your new IT hires come from? Other IT companies? How\’s that working out? If you\’re finding the traditional talent pools are drying up, you are not alone. In the UK, British Gas hired an ex-NASA data scientist to progress its Hive smart heating project, who said IT recruitment wasn\’t rocket science?! In the […]

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tinder for it recruitment

Is \’Tinder for recruitment\’ the best way to access IT talent?

In today\’s candidate led IT recruitment market, hiring can be more expensive and time-consuming than ever. It is, therefore, in your best interests to balance the recruiting reality in your favour by optimising your practices so that they deliver not just great talent but a real chance of retaining that talent once hired. There is

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IR35 – how to avoid Public Sector IT talent shortages

When the Government announced changes to IR35 and off-payroll working rules for public sector workers like IT contractors, a wave of confusion rippled through online forums used by contractors and hirers alike. There are some great online resources that explain the changes, not least the one published by Stoneseed, in this post we\’ll explore ways

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Kissing lots of frogs is no way to find your PRINCEII

Kissing lots of frogs is no way to find your PrinceII – why specialist IT recruitment has the edge

In many respects, the way a specialist IT recruitment firm will go about the business of securing the right talent will not differ greatly from mainstream recruitment agencies. They will use job boards and social media and a range of industry standard tools. It is what happens beyond that \’industry standard\’ that gives most specialist

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Learning from failed Project Managers

How the experience of failed project managers could be the key to developing a great one?

[social_share style=\”square\” align=\”horizontal\” heading_align=\”inline\” text=\”How the experience of failed project managers could be the key to developing a great one?\” heading=\”\” facebook=\”1\” twitter=\”1\” google_plus=\”1\” linkedin=\”1\” pinterest=\”1\” link=\”http://www.accesstalent.co.uk/blog/134-how-the-experience-of-failed-project-managers-could-be-the-key-to-developing-a-great-one\” /] What makes a great IT Project Manager? You\’ll have read many posts on the subject. I have too. This week, , ‘Never, ever fear failure. Seven powerful

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