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The Perfect Interview Process
The interview process is crucial in securing the best talent, especially in the competitive IT and digital sectors. Yet, many companies unintentionally lose out on great candidates.
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Birmingham Tech Week 2024: Celebrating Innovation & Growth in the Midlands Tech Hub
Birmingham Tech Week 2024 is fast approaching, and the city is ready to host one of the most exciting tech events of the year.
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5 Strategies to Speed Up Your Hiring Process
A lengthy recruitment process risks losing candidates to faster-moving competitors. Here’s how to streamline your hiring process.
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Why is it so hard to hire for an IT Managed Service Provider?
This article delves into the unique challenges MSPs face in recruitment, offering insights that will hopefully resonate with those on the front lines of this hiring struggle.
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How to get a job in Software Sales
Breaking into the software sales industry can be a rewarding career move, offering the opportunity to work with innovative products and technologies, a competitive salary and progression.
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Why recruiting on Indeed might now be less effective for your business
If you are a recruitment agency or employer who relies on Indeed for the bulk of your recruitment, you may have noticed a drop in visibility and effectiveness for your advertising campaign?
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The Importance of Feedback in the Workplace and During the Hiring Process
Feedback is a critical component of effective communication in both the workplace and the hiring process. It serves as a tool for personal and professional development...
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Where are you going to find the tech skills you need to deliver in 2024?
According to Forbes, 93% of UK businesses say there is an IT skills gap within the national job market; a figure that presents an urgent and growing problem for hiring managers.
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How is AI affecting the job market?
The outlook is bright for artificial intelligence jobs. Here are some in-demand jobs amid the AI boom that you could consider pursuing a career in.
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GDPR and the role of Data Protection Officer
Do you need to have a Data Protection Officer in your company? If you don't, there are still obligations you must fulfill and not doing so can cause issues.
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Applause IT & Acorns Children’s Hospice
Here at Applause IT, we pride ourselves on our commitment to supporting local good causes and helping those in need as part of our CSR policy.
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Employee Benefits - Top Perks to Offer Your Staff
Employee Benefits take an offer of employment beyond the starting salary. Right now, they are more important than ever if you want to secure the best talent in tech and digital.
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How to Write a CV - People on Paper
We offer up some CV tips and advice for you to create your own employee brand and stand out from the crowd of other applications.
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Internet of Behaviour & Other Top Web Trends in 2024
We break down the top emerging trends you’re likely to see in 2024, and how other businesses are making the most of them right now.
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Using Recruiter Insider to Improve Our Customer Experience
Behind any successful customer-facing business is a solid CX strategy. CX, or customer experience, is essentially everything you do to understand and prioritise your customers.
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How To Diversify Your Recruitment Strategy
Discover the value of a diverse recruitment strategy, how to recruit diverse candidates, and how to overcome barriers to diversifying your workforce.
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Why Use Contract Hiring In Tech?
Need specialised tech skills fast? Learn how IT contract jobs could be the right move for your business. Hire IT contractors with Applause IT.
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The Salary Squeeze: Cost of Living and the IT Industry
Discover how the ongoing cost of living crisis is impacting the UK IT sector, and how employers can react.
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Social Mobility: Diversifying Tech Recruitment
Feeling the strain of the UK digital skills gap? Read about how diversifying your hiring strategy could be the answer.
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The Future of Recruiting
This report offers 17 predictions to help recruitment and talent leaders to be strategic, adaptable and in-tune with talent industry trends
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Agile working and how it has evolved
Agile working refers to the refining and streamlines of processes & systems with the goal of delivering results in a timelier fashion.
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How can your career benefit from building a relationship with a single recruitment consultant?
Moving jobs is well known for being a very stressful time; only beaten by having children or getting married! It’s definitely up there with moving house.
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Cybersecurity - How does the UK stack up against USA?
What are the biggest differences between the UK and USA when it comes to Cyber Security?
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Counter-offer, when is it right to say goodbye?
When should you really consider a counter offer?
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Employee Engagement - How can you improve your teams?
What is employee engagement and how can it work for you?
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