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Reading Time: 6 minutes The modern workplace is undergoing a profound transformation, with freelancers playing an increasingly pivotal role in shaping organisational success. As the demand for specialised skills and flexible work arrangements grows, effectively onboarding freelancers has become a cornerstone of strategic talent management. Freelancers are no longer confined to the fringes of the workforce but are now […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes Among my trawls of social media, I have recently come across many posts promoting the benefits of hiring a ‘culture add’. That is, new hires that do not fit the mould; new recruits that come from different backgrounds, with different experiences and education to the existing staff.  However, I still see recruitment teams taking on […]

Reading Time: 7 minutes For a long time, HR departments have had a hit-and-hope strategy when it comes to recruitment. Often, the mantra “if you build it, they will come” has prevailed with the expectation that people need jobs therefore they will want to work for you. However, recently we have seen that this is no longer the case. […]

Reading Time: 8 minutes AI is on everyone’s lips right now. One of the reasons it is enticing so many – and moreover, becoming a multi-trillion-dollar business – is that we do not know exactly how it will change our lives in the future. The future is still unwritten about how it will alter our relationships with work, with […]

Reading Time: 7 minutes We live in a world with threats of an economic downturn around the corner. Meanwhile, technological advancements are gaining pace; artificial intelligence, full automation, and a new generation of high-speed connectivity are set to transform the way we work. Nay-sayers of these technologies say they’ll replace workers, but the reality is quite the contrary. Many […]

Reading Time: 7 minutes As many economies emerge from the pandemic and into the throes of a recession, businesses are looking for ways to weather the challenges ahead. One such challenge is navigating the radical paradigm shift in working arrangements; as droves of talent go freelance, the digital talent marketplace has become a key tool in many businesses’ H&R […]

Reading Time: 8 minutes An IT Project Manager is more about who they are than what they do. Almost 90% of their time is spent communicating. This means that they have to offer a seamless blend of business acumen, technological know-how and people skills. It’s a unique personality type, which can make hiring an IT Project Manager a tricky […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes From a Startup to a Scale-Up A startup is a company designed to grow quickly, even on a weekly basis. A scale-up is a company, which was born as a startup, with the intention of expanding its offer and activity based on innovation. Both in more advanced phases of the startup and in the scale-ups, […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes If you’re launching a startup, cash is absolutely key. No matter the amount of investment you may have, you have to spend it wisely. A common teething problem is the hiring strategy; staff, ultimately, are expensive. Ask any entrepreneur how to bootstrap a startup and they’re likely to cite this as one of their steepest […]

Reading Time: 7 minutes Digital is shaping the global marketplace. The evolution of technology is only getting faster; where once people marvelled at the humble fax machine, now, consumers expect high-clarity calling and 4K content streaming wherever they are. Meanwhile, businesses transfer terabytes of data every minute via highly secure fibre network connections. This is even more so the […]