Is it time that you chose experience over qualifications when looking to secure your next IT hire? We look at the facts. A 1st Class degree: the hallmark of the ideal candidate… or is it? It’s true that a strong qualification does give candidates a good...
When was the last time you reviewed the employment discrimination laws before conducting an interview? Most hiring managers have every intention of complying with employment discrimination laws but find that the time needed to keep abreast of the nuances of employment...
Questions Never to Ask When Interviewing in IT Recruitment If you are given the task of interviewing you should ensure you make yourself aware of up-to-date employment law and that all the questions you plan to ask are compliant, legal, and non-discriminatory. There...
Soft Skills and How to Assess Them Assessing a candidate’s professional or ‘hard’ skill proficiency, such as technical skills, Active Directory or SQL, etc, is pretty straight forward, especially if the interviewer is experienced in the same thing. However, digging...
Your Recruitment Consultant’s Interview Have you considered your Recruitment Consultant to be part of your candidate interview process? This is the first stage of the interview process. When you outsource your recruitment to Langley James IT Recruitment, you are...
How to Achieve Recruitment Stakeholder Unison Successful recruitment relies on consistent and concise communication, speed, and decisive action from all stakeholders. The more people involved in a recruitment project, the more complicated it becomes to avoid conflicts...
1st Class Interviewing: Part 1 of 12 How to Write a High-Performance IT Recruitment Job Description The Job Description is the cornerstone of every effective recruitment process. It serves as a blueprint for every role in your business and collectively, they form a...
An economic boom is on the horizon. Don’t delay your recruiting plans – act now or risk being left behind. A little direct? Perhaps, but it is all too common at this time of year for businesses to start planning for the New Year, instead, take action now and start...
The Difference Between an IT Contractor Interview Vs Permanent Employee Interview IT Contractor interviews are different than interviews held for a permanent employee. Generally, line managers will not be carrying out psychometric tests, or second and third...
Act Now to Retain Your IT Staff Before its Too Late As we race towards the end of a somewhat eventful 2020, we’ll soon be bracing ourselves for the annual surge in people all over the country reflecting and deciding to change jobs. Twice a year, in January and...
Soft Skills gaining importance in IT Recruitment Adaptability is a priority in IT Recruitment… IT Recruitment experts have been persuading employers to weigh a candidate’s soft skills over their hard skills when recruiting. Employees can learn technical...
Jobs Market Remains Resilient Despite an Inconsistent Economy. We will look back on this time with curiosity post-pandemic when future economists tell their children’s children about a time when there was a 15% rise in GDP (Gross Domestic Product). They will also...
6 Silver Linings of the COVID-19 pandemic for IT Unquestionably, the coronavirus crisis has dramatically shifted the way society functions on a global scale. The undue stress and anxiety caused as a result of the virus have had a profound impact on the world – a...
3 Avoidable, Highly Toxic Management Mistakes Employees leave managers, not companies. At least that’s what they say but is it true? Perhaps. What is certain, however, is that of many of the reasons cited by people leaving their jobs, the vast majority stem from...
Pro Tips for Ensuring Your New Hire Starts and Stays She accepted! Slumping into your chair with a grin and a sigh you realise you’ve beaten the competition, filled a critical vacancy and above all, landed the talent you wanted. Fears of restarting the search begin to...
Some of the biggest challenges for employers managing remote teams, often for the first time, include workers struggling with loneliness, managing their time, and communication among staff members. What’s more, as the government starts to impose tougher...
COVID-19 has caused a major shift in the working landscape, causing thousands of employees to work from home. Indeed, businesses have embraced a flexible working life to encourage a smooth transition to full-time remote working. With this being said, the function of...
Be prepared In light of this, it may be useful to create a pre-onboarding process for your new starter, presenting them with a digital welcome package that can be easily circulated via email or host on a shared digital drive. Do this a few weeks before they are...
Concise communication can help technical teams clearly relay complex information, a crucial collaborative element as the workforce shifts online. To enhance effective communication in-house, employers across industries are increasingly seeking soft skills during the...
Brevity is a lost art in this age of data overload, but there are three tips you can master in order to improve your communication skills. People are inundated with information, and their brains have reached a saturation point. If you want to get someone’s...
IT Manager Interview Questions and Answers Want to learn the most essential IT Manager interview questions? This article aims to give you an overview of what the IT manager role entails and what you should be asking candidates when applying to become one, in order to...
With working from home looking more like a long-term reality than a short-term solution, Jenny Perkins explains how employers can keep workers engaged The UK government is now letting employers decide if the time is right to bring office-based staff back to work. So...
IT professionals work in a field that is inherently susceptible to change. While bedrock concepts such as software development, administration of networks or operating systems and security requirements have been in place for decades, infrastructural evolution is a...
A new report from Kudelski Security provides companies tips for how to recruit and retain talent up for the digital challenges of tomorrow. The market for top cybersecurity talent will remain competitive in the years ahead, as this first-line network defense is...
Top 3 Chief Technology Officer Interview Questions What is the Chief Technology Officer? A Chief Technology Officer (CTO), sometimes known as a chief technical officer or chief technologist, is an executive-level position in a company or other entity whose occupation...
Are You Getting the Most from Azure DevOps’ capabilities? Join us and Luke Miles, CIPFA’s Development Manager, for a live webinar on Thursday 30th July 2020 at 7pm to learn: The What and Why of Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD) Simple strategies to get up...
How can you help support employees leaving your business Possibly looking to downsize your workforce. So, what can you do as an employer to support those leaving your business? Making people redundant is never easy, and when you have loyal individuals who have been...
Remote workers all over the world are climatising to the new way of life, settling into newly forged daily routines, and getting to grips with the clever technologies that make it all possible. Online video software has allowed us all to not only replicate our old...
Declines in consumer confidence and decreased sales can threaten all businesses, but small businesses can be particularly vulnerable. They often don’t have reserves to help them weather difficult times. From protecting your cash flow to building your customer...
86% of people working from home in the US, Canada, and the UK don’t think it’s time to head back, according to a new survey. The coronavirus pandemic has officially transformed the workplace, as many governments and companies shifted employees to working...
The fourth COVID-19 Pulse Survey also revealed that 77% of US CFOs are planning to change workplace safety measures and that 2020 is a “lost year.” Some 32% of US chief financial officers are anticipating layoffs in the next six months—up from 26% two...
Whether due to budget cuts or performance, letting staff go is sometimes a necessity, even during a pandemic. Here’s how to best handle the sensitive situation. The coronavirus pandemic has sent shock waves through the enterprise forcing companies to make tough...
If an employee decides to pursue another job during the coronavirus pandemic, organizations must be prepared to keep proprietary data and company technology safe. With COVID-19 shaking up employment, many teams are facing furloughs and layoffs. Some employees,...
Lock down. Home Bound. Stuck. For many of us, life looks completely different to how it was just a few weeks ago. Home working or furloughed, being sat on a sofa isn’t exactly brilliant for our health. It’s hard too – Surrounded by creature comforts, unending...
Langley James offers a range of programmes to help you find your next role. We can provide advice across all employment sectors. Working on a one to one basis with one of our experienced career coaches, your coaching programme will be tailored around your specific...
The Government has announced a last-minute postponement to the implementation of the Off-Payroll Tax to the private sector in light of the recent Covid-19 outbreak, with the legislation now due to be reintroduced in April 2021. The decision was taken following...
With the IR35 tax changes coming into play in 2020, the status of ‘self-employment’ may begin to seriously lose its appeal. Contractors around the country will be starting to consider moving over to the dark side of permanent employment, boxing up their idealistic...
Why Shouldn’t I use a Recruitment Agency? What do you think about recruitment agencies? (deep breath) This question conjures up all kinds of emotional reactions among HR and Line Managers, and attitudes vary massively. Many consider recruitment service suppliers...
Sometimes you just need to know how your salary compares to the competition – whether that be for yourself or your next hire. Below is a selection of the positions we have recently filled and the average salary accepted. Management Permanent Salaries and...
Do you remember the days when IT performed miracles, amazing feats, magic in front of our eyes, saving hours, zillions of pounds? Finance departments loved IT, making lives just so much better – bring out the rose-tinted glasses. These days however, all we hear when...
Hiring Activity Remains Weak as Uncertainty over the Outlook Intensifies in October Key Findings: – Solid drop in permanent staff appointments, temp billings rise only slightly – Vacancy growth eases to 93-month low – Pay continues to rise as...
Most candidates research key personnel of a prospective employer prior to an interview however, with an increasing amount of personal information being made available online employers are now just as likely to check whether or not a candidate is hiding any skeletons...
New Net Development Recruiter Leading IT Recruitment Consultancy, Langley James has appointed Richard Jones as Principle Consultant focused on .Net Professionals in London and the Home Counties. Richard brings with him a wealth of experience gained from a 10-year...
Not many candidates enjoy interviews and hiring managers, viewing them as a necessary evil, struggle to find time to prepare properly to ensure that the best person for the job is hired. The joy of interviews! Have you ever interviewed someone and thought that they...
Most managers settle on their own style of interviewing but is it wise to have just one approach? If you’re responsible for hiring IT personnel, whether you work for a tech firm or are responsible for recruitment within the IT department, getting the interview right...
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