5 ways to increase your chances of getting a pay rise in 2018
With the looming uncertainty of Brexit, government austerity at full throttle and rising inflation, whether you work in the private or public sector, wages in the UK are stagnating. According to analysis by the TUC, UK ‘real wages’ (pay adjusted for the effects of inflation) were predicted to fall by 0.5% between the start of…
Read More »
Case study: Monique Duarte
Monique Duarte is a product manager with prestigious academic publisher Taylor and Francis – a role she secured with help from identifi. Our consultant Mark Gale helped Monique overcome her distrust of agencies, guided her through the transition from self-employment to employee, and is still helping her settle and grow in her new role, eight…
Read More »
The death of digital: What does the future hold for business transformation?
It’s true: the ‘d’ word will soon disappear from business vocabulary. In a world where everything is digital, particularly for a generation of people who are ‘always-on’, the term is on the verge of dying out. The full integration of digital with so-called ‘traditional’ methods of doing business will soon mean an end to the…
Read More »
IT employers: the employment market is changing (and here’s what you can do about it)
Despite global economic uncertainty, the IT sector continues to thrive. But as demand outstrips supply for skilled workers and employee loyalty continues to drop, attracting, managing and retaining the best talent becomes increasingly difficult for employers. Recruiting skilled IT workers is an expensive business. Acquiring top specialists – and keeping them – is a constant…
Read More »
Interview: Joe Luong, co-founder and CEO of quantum cryptography experts Crypta Labs
Joe Luong is co-founder and CEO of Crypta Labs – a security startup that is developing a quantum based encryption to secure the Internet of Things (IoT). They focus primarily on what they call the ‘fatality market’ i.e. any IoT product that, if hacked, could kill. That includes transportation, driverless cars, normal cars, healthcare and…
Read More »
5 big interview pitfalls and how to avoid them
More than half of employers claim to know if a candidate is a good fit for a position within the first five minutes of an interview. In these early minutes, the impression you make has little to do with what you say – it’s about what you do. 93 percent of communication is nonverbal. Your…
Read More »