What are the hot jobs in Software Development and DevOps right now, and what can candidates do to stand out from the crowd? In this video, Lauren Clark, a Software Development Recruitment Officer at our Experis Edinburgh office, shares her insights on the most in-demand roles in the market right now.

LinkedIn may be the first social network most people think of when it comes to a job search. However, personal branding through social media can take place on any platform, from Instagram to Twitter, Facebook to TikTok. For job seekers, here are our top tips to maximise positive exposure through strategically using social media channels.

The great resignation has sparked a great realisation among employers across the globe. Business leaders are now acknowledging that they need to meet new and changing employee expectations in order to overcome the talent crisis. And failure to do so will only result in greater exodus of their workforce.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an event of unprecedented proportions, with the world experiencing a complete collapse of supply chains, businesses, and industries, as social distancing norms and global lockdowns were implemented around the globe. Healthcare systems collapsed, unemployment increased, and cashflows disappeared – all in the span of a single year.

Differentiating and diversifying workforce strategies to access the right combination of skills, workforce mix, and labour markets has never been more important and challenging. In our previous article, Total Workforce Index Addresses Organisational Challenges Most Impacted by Lack of Growth Talent, we examined the business challenges most impacted by growth talent and how to leverage market intelligence tools like the Total Workforce IndexTM (TWI) to stay competitive.

What started out of necessity during the pandemic, with people around the world demanding better working conditions, more health and safety protections, increased compensation (especially for essential work under incredibly stressful times), and greater work-life balance, has rapidly become the new normal.

Look around you and you’ll soon realise the impact engineering has on our day to day lives. From the cars we drive and the phones that connect us, to our roads, railways and recycling systems, engineers – be they mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, software or environmental – are problem-solvers and innovators who make our lives functional and pave the way for a greener, more sustainable future.

The coronavirus pandemic disrupted the lives of children everywhere. For young people with mental ill-health the effects have been particularly challenging. According to the Children’s Society, one in eight children aged 5-19 in England currently have a diagnosable mental health condition. Across the UK we’ve seen a 25% increase in children with mental health problems compared to before the pandemic.

Who would have thought that in the 21st century that sentiment could be applied to modern business? Today we have data everywhere yet in many cases it is no help to organisations struggling to understand why things are happening around them or what to do next.