Can I elevate my Contractor to be an Intermediary?

Businesses find the thought of appointing one of their existing contractors as an intermediary quite attractive. The role of the intermediary is to provide a managed service for the recruitment and running the bill and pay service of other contract workers. What’s...

Behavioural Interviewing – How to Hire Right

How much are you spending on hiring? Astonishingly, employers in the United Kingdom spend an average of £12,000 per job – quite frankly an enormous amount. Let’s face it, the majority of hiring decisions are made during the interview process. If you have a...

Setting Major Projects up for Success

A truly staggering statistic depicts that as many as 76% of programmes fail to deliver business benefits. Shockingly, there is also no evidence that this statistic is showing any signs of improvement. After reading this interesting speech from Nick Smallwood, Head of...

The biggest myths in securing external IT talent

When it comes to securing external IT talent, there are always options to consider and it can be difficult to find the right option to suit your business and the project you are covering. In this article, we will explore the biggest myths in securing IT talent and...

IT Programme Staffing – How to get it right

When looking for staff for your IT programmes, it can be difficult to know which avenue to choose, in terms of resourcing for these roles. There is the option of using your in-house team, an outsourced consultancy or contingent labour (also more generally called...

Active vs Passive Recruitment – Are You Paying the Same?

There is a lot of confusion among businesses about the real value of recruitment agencies.  Recruitment agencies notoriously charge high fees to secure candidates, often 15-20% and sometimes even as high as 50%. Most businesses have little knowledge of the level of...

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