IT, Tech and AI Recruitment Blog

Read interesting blogs on essential topics as part of the Langley James blog.
For candidates, we share insights on how to create the best CV and prepare for the perfect IT interview, among other things.
For companies looking to recruit in IT, learn more about IT recruitment trends, market insight and more.

Textbook Interview Questions Equal Textbook Answers

Ask a silly question, get a silly answer, right? Well perhaps your questions aren’t silly, but if they’re straight out of the textbook, you’re likely to receive the same textbook answers from all of your well prepared candidates. And as a recruiting employer that’s only going to make life more difficult for you. After all the main purpose of interviewing is the get to know each individual candidate and determine who will best suit your role, so it’s down to you to carefully craft some intelligent interview questions that will tease out some interesting and revealing answers.

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F&%£ Passwords!

The first words I heard from the Boss’ mouth this morning would not have necessarily gone down well in the company of my Mother and certainly would not have been heard in a Sunday morning sermon. What was the reason for such a tirade – lack of sleep? No coffee? General winter blues? Perhaps all three contributed, but the main reason behind his x rated outburst was that he had been asked to reset a password.

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The Exit Interview

Once an employee has decided they are leaving it is best practice to arrange an exit interview. An...

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