Why the perm market went haywire and how you can hire the talent you need.
Hiring permanent IT & business talent is hard right now. It takes forever, it’s expensive and it’s impacting businesses across the country.
Less than two years ago, recruiting for a permanent IT role would take around 8-13 weeks. Now, it can take anything from 3 months to a year – if you’re lucky.
You’re spending a fortune on recruitment, you have projects that you’re waiting to get off the ground, client targets to meet, maybe losing valuable staff – and no talent to do the work, replace leavers or to scale your business.
Sound familiar?
The good news is: it’s not you, it’s the market. Covid changed everything – and when markets change so dramatically, there’s only one option: change your strategy.
If you’re doing what you’ve always done and wondering why it’s not working, our latest guide will help you understand the current landscape and learn what to do next.
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Why it’s high time we improved the candidate experience
While we recruit for both IT and cybersecurity and office professionals roles, our two recruitment arms have one thing in common – putting the candidate experience at the heart of everything we do. At both Identifi Global and Identifi Office Professionals, our consultants are bound by our Candidate Charter: a 13-point model that outlines…
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Cybersecurity and the healthcare sector
After May 2017’s WannaCry cyber attack, which cost the NHS an estimated £92m and also affected other countries across the globe, both governments and authorities alike pledged to ramp up cybersecurity across the sector. Unfortunately, though, the healthcare industry is one that remains plagued by threat. Israeli researchers have created a virus that is able…
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Cybersecurity: is there a skills gap?
“A cybersecurity skills gap demands thinking outside the box”. “Why the cybersecurity skills shortage is a real nightmare”. “Overcoming the cybersecurity labor shortage”. Every week we see new headlines lamenting the dangerous skills shortage in the cybersecurity industry. But is it real, or is it just scaremongering? Unfortunately, it’s real. Earlier this year, Cybersecurity Ventures…
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How to future-proof your soft skills
The world of recruitment is changing. While qualifications, certifications and experience will always be vital parts of the recruitment process, hiring companies are placing more and more focus on looking for those with the right soft skills for the role. These soft skills include things like empathy, listening and communication: skills that may not have…
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Key cybersecurity threats in the retail sector
The retail sector is the most vulnerable and most targeted sector when it comes to cyberattacks. In fact, Trustwave’s 2018 Global Security Report found that 17% of all cyberattacks were targeted at retailers. UK retailers aren’t targeted as heavily as their American counterparts, but major British retailers including Superdrug, Dixons Carphone, Cash Converters, Three and…
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