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Tech job news, market insights, talent trends and skills & experience in demand.
9th
Feb
Preparing for a Leadership Role
Taking on more responsibility at work is not always synonymous with career or financial advancement. The healthiest approach to securing a leadership opportunity is to assume there’ll be no monetary or status reward; take on the new challenge for it’s own sake, do it to the best of your abilities and the rewards will naturally follow…. read more
Categorised as: Career Development
3rd
Feb
Accepting That New Job Offer Might Make You Or Break You
Looking for a job is one of the most stressful things we do in life (it is infinitely less stressful if you engage The Talent Hive of course :0). First, there are the weeks and months spent procrastinating over whether you should even leave your current role. Next, you fret over the state of your… read more
Categorised as: Job Seeker Advice
20th
Jan
In Business, Only Bad Eggs Prevent Poaching
The long-running poaching dispute between four global tech giants and more than 64,000 of their employees may finally have reached it’s conclusion after Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe offered to settle the lawsuit for $415 million (USD). The lawsuit claims the companies had made formal agreements not to recruit each others employees. One email exchange… read more
Categorised as: Talent Search & Management
19th
Jan
How To Future Proof Your Career In An Evolving Employment Market
In 2002, Kodak was one of the world’s most valuable brands. They had the film processing business sewn up, employed thousands of people, made billions of dollars in profit and were second only to Sony in terms of digital camera sales. Kodak’s lens was pointed firmly at the future. Fast forward to January 2012 and… read more
Categorised as: Career Development, Job Seeker Advice
18th
Dec
Cutting through the cool trends
By Jamie Hamilton from Conversion Foundry Jamie Hamilton is a Web Design Consultant with Conversion Foundry, he creates web based visual designs and solutions for clients and brands. Jamie has contributed a blog for The Talent Hive followers, sharing his experience, approach to design and the importance of delivering what the client has asked for…. read more
Categorised as: IT
12th
Dec
The importance of web analysis
By Laura Stenhouse from Conversion Foundry Laura Stenhouse is an Online Strategist with Conversion Foundry, partnering with her clients to grow SEO and AdWord performance using a data-driven approach to increase online traffic and conversions. Laura has contributed a blog for The Talent Hive followers outlining the importance and value of web analysis to business… read more
Categorised as: IT
9th
Dec
‘Stop Kony’…..and start storytelling
By Marc Denholm Co-Founder of The Talent Hive On March 5th 2012 a 28 minute film made by an American Charity, Invisible Children, was released and within three days it had been watched on You Tube more than 20 million times. The film was about the plight of children in Uganda at the hands of… read more
Categorised as: Talent Search & Management