Insights from IT Alliance
“A company’s employees are its greatest asset and your people are your product”, Sir Richard Branson. Wise words from Mr. Branson and this resonates with me personally because my job is to manage a business that focus’s on placing people, specifically IT professionals, into companies for short and long-term contracts. I know the positive impact…
Are you ready for the IR35? Under new legislation, the responsibility and liability of tax deductions will fall to recruiters and organisations. It applies to contractors and temporary workers but will affect all professionals and organisations as the responsibility will fall to them. Failure to ensure compliance will mean heavy fines and penalties. IR35 will…
So, you’ve applied for the job and you’ve got an interview. Many people think the next step is to turn up to the company’s office and sit through the interview. The better prepared a candidate is, the easier it is to stand out from the competition. We have outlined some useful tips below which will help you in the preparation for your interview. Do your research…
As of late, I have received a couple of cover letters that give off a negative impression of the applicant, rather than highlighting skills it was more a list of demands. A cover letter is used to entice the hiring manager/recruiter to view your resume. You want to leave the reader wanting more and feeling…
If you’ve ever read the much loved Dr Seuss book you will know that the main messages centred around the perceived hollowness and commercialisation of the Christmas season and also the huge amount of waste that modern society casts aside once their passing fancies have been fulfilled. You would also know, therefore, that it all culminates…
Cloud – That great catch-all to solve all IT problems in the future. Or so many IT companies & departments would have you believe. But is that really the case? Of course, it can address some imminent challenges that companies face, such as replacing aging hardware infrastructure or placing a ‘cost-per-user’ model onto your email…
I am writing this from our office in Sheffield. But I could easily be writing this from our Dublin HQ, from home… even at a local coffee shop. Or a non-local one. I have made notes for this article using my mobile phone and tablet – both of which synchronise up to the cloud so…