10 things you need to know about IR35 in the private sector
IR35 (otherwise known as the Intermediaries Legislation) came into effect as part of the Finance Act in April 2000. Deriving its name from the press release used to announce its creation, the government introduced the law to combat tax avoidance by the so-called ‘disguised employees’ offering their services to clients via an intermediary company. The…
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The importance of giving interview feedback to candidates
In the dating world, ‘ghosting’ is when a person you’ve been dating cuts off all communication, with no explanation. You never hear from them again – you’ve been ghosted. It’s a cut-throat tactic, but it’s common enough to have its own name. For this reason, it’s really important that employers don’t ‘ghost’ their prospective…
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Personality profiling and talent management: Getting the best and retaining the best
Finding, recruiting and retaining talent: perhaps the biggest challenge for businesses in the late twenty-teens. The war for talent is over, and talent won. Now businesses are on the back foot, trying everything to find the right recruits that will drive the business forward and stick around long enough to make a significant difference. …
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identifi Global supports NeuroCyber:2
Identifi Global is thrilled to support NeuroCyber2, part of a series of events designed to grow the engagement, inclusion, and understanding of neurodivergent people whose skills are so suited to cyber. What is NeuroCyber:2 and what’s it all about? Our neurodivergent population has so much to contribute to the world of cybersecurity, but few…
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Data-driven recruitment: Should you be doing it?
In a recent LinkedIn survey of 8815 recruiters and hiring managers, 65% said they use data in their hiring practice – with technology-driven campaigns one of the site’s key trends for 2018. This makes sense. With hiring the wrong individual incurring costs of as much as £132,000, workplaces need all the help they…
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The rise and rise of personality profiling in cybersecurity recruitment
In Ancient Greece, (c. 460 – c. 370 BC), the physician Hippocrates developed a theory that our temperaments were directly influenced by our bodily fluids. We know his test now as The Four Humors, each ‘humor’ representing a different fluid – yellow bile, black bile, phlegm (bear with us, we know this is disgusting),…
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