Working with an IT recruiter can occasionally be frustrating for job applicants. After an initial flurry of interest, it isn’t unusual for a recruiter to go quiet or take days to get back to you. With jobs on the line, that’s the last thing you want! Worse, you have no idea what your recruiter does all day to justify these delays. You may be pleased to know that the life of ...

Guest Blogger: Valerio Fuschini from CWT “Do you know that it took over 40 years for the electric engine to replace steam engines on textile production lines?” In my daily conversation with my collaborators, just last week, one of them hit me with this statement. At a first glance this might not sound related to the job I do, and also not very familiar with the digital era, ...

For the first time ever the job market is awash with digital natives. With generation Z now entering the workforce, this is telling for the future of the job market. Today’s graduates have never been without ICT or even electronic devices in their adult life and digital communications come as naturally to them as breathing. Together with the old guard who developed proficien...

Recruitment, no matter what the industry, organisation or position, is both a subtle art and an exact science. It requires not only an exceptional understanding of the position and the qualities it necessitates, but an inherent understanding of people and the social alchemy of the team. The ICT recruitment process can be very exciting, offering businesses the chance to meet ...

The UK relies heavily on the immigration of EU citizens to make-up its workforce. Over 2 million EU nationals work in Britain and over a fifth of UK start-ups are led by EU entrepreneurs. Brexit may mean the end of free movement of EU citizens as restrictions on immigration are put in place. This could, in turn, widen the skills shortage gap and force the upskilling and retr...

First things first, this is not an attempt to excuse what Jamie did. Just an examination of some of the factors that might have been at play and what we can learn to stop ourselves from reacting badly to situations. I'm probably not the only one who was quite surprised to see Jamie Carragher in the media for the spitting incident which has at least temporarily stopped his ca...

DevOps can drive process benefits to an enterprise For those of you that have been stuck under a rock for the last few years, DevOps is a way of developing, deploying and supporting applications in the most responsive and coordinated way possible. Once it becomes established on a running product, the pay-off is the ability to take a business idea or technical change and turn...

I love Google Translate. It was in August 2016, in Rio de Janiero, when our eyes first truly met. I picked up Google Translate on my iPhone at the 2016 Olympics, and it turned out to be a lifesaver. Alone in the city, it allowed me to get around the city without having to depend on anyone for help or wave my arms around helplessly. At Rio 2016, all the infrastructure and tra...

The JM Group (IT Recruitment) and sister company Longbridge Recruitment last week announced the opening of their new 5,500 square feet office in the City of London. The new space includes five meeting rooms named after parent company Staffing 360 Solutions’ other global offices, a chill-out area with pool table, eye-catching wall murals, plus bright and spacious desk space...

Future proofing your organisation When people think of innovation, they tend to think of a new product, like the iPhone, or the driverless car. Think a little harder, and a company might think of making a process more efficient, like Toyota did with car making, or changing a business model, like Uber. Some of these are incremental, and some are a breakthrough. To future-proo...