Early stage tech career? Start like you mean to continue.
Early career tech candidates are inundated with advice on everything from what to wear to the interview to the best programming languages to learn, tools to use and areas to specialise in. As we’re fond of pointing out on this blog, tech career success is built on a combination of technical ability and softer, people […]
Skills gap? Training is the key
Counterintuitive as it may seem in a difficult economic climate, companies looking for tech talent have a hiring problem. The phrase ‘Skills Gap’ is bandied about daily but it does beg the question – says who? Are all those open roles really impossible to fill? On this blog we’ve raised the spectre of the endless ‘Unicorn’ hunt […]
Five Ways to Future-proof Your Tech Career
Few industries move as fast as tech. Carving out a long, fulfilling career can be challenging when it’s hard to know which emerging or current technologies will help advance your chances. Finding the right balance between tech skills that are in demand and ones that will stay in demand takes a bit of thinking. To […]
Database Admins: Optimized for Career Success
With Cloud and Big Data booming for businesses of all shapes and sizes, there’s never been a better time to be a Database Administrator. Oracle DBAs and data architects who can help companies extract every last drop of value from their data are in demand all over Europe. Job descriptions for high-end DBA tech roles […]
Top 7 Skills You Need to Succeed in DevOps
DevOps is all about collaboration. Besides technical proficiency, DevOps hiring managers are also looking for the softer management and communications skills.
Career Advice: Top three Tips from Reid Hoffman
In this presentation, Reid focuses on three key recommendations he had for graduates in terms of their careers.
Five Tips for Developing A Systems Administrator Career
It may not be at the sexy end of the tech career spectrum, but Systems Administrators are the engine that keeps business IT running.
You’re never too young to learn an old language
COBOL (still processing the bulk of the world’s business data) is an in demand skill at 55 years old, making C positively youthful at 42.
Productivity Tips for Software Developers (and everyone else)
Research has shown that the average programmer takes 10-15 minutes to resume editing code after they’ve been interrupted. How to beat it? Click here.
Code is the next resume
According to the Linux Foundation’s Jim Zemlin, “Code is the next resume.” But what happens when your current role is on the mundane end of the sexy spectrum? Or your company prefers to keep its code and development projects under wraps? How can you show prospective employers what you’re really capable of? Contribute to an […]