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Are large consultancies the best solution?
Why do companies opt for large consultancy solutions to provide their software needs when an agency or contractor relationship can provide a significant cost saving, and many other benefits?
A tough question that will always rouse a comment or two. In my many years of recruiting within the software industry, I’ve always been surprised when [...]
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Happy Holidays
You know the situation: you arrive at the office on your first day back from holiday and your colleagues all ask you how your holiday was.
Many simply reply: too short.
This got us thinking. And as holiday season is now in full swing, our latest survey focussed on this topic.
Timing is everything
A recent article in The [...]
UK’S IT Job Market Remains Steady
Every month we record the volume of skills in demand in roles advertised on our site, which provides a strong indication of the state of the market.
We are pleased to report that since the beginning of 2010, the number of roles advertised on site has remained consistent.
As per the first half of the [...]
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Top 5 IT Pros on Screen
Stereotypes die hard. When people think about an IT professional on TV or in films, they think about a puny nerd wearing thick glasses trying to break into a secret organisation’s IT systems. However Hollywood has changed the rules and these are my top 5 favourite IT pros on the silver screen:
5. Anthony Anderson aka [...]
The Facebook Phenomenon
Facebook officially exceeded it’s 500,000,000 user milestone last night and there are some great stats flying around the press and the web about it.
Here are just a few:
If facebook were a country, it would be third largest in the world – Metro
Over a third of the UK’s population is on it – The Telegraph
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