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Salaries on the rise, no signs of WFH pay cuts
Some 61% of employers are set to give salary increases over the next year, according to a new survey. Now is the time to see how your rate and benefits compare so you can get your project and LinkedIn profiles updated.
Salaries across…
Financially undervalued with your dream client? Start acting more like a cat than a dog says careers…
A Randstad survey found an overwhelming 67% of people feel either confident or very confident at the prospect of moving to a new employer; in fact, an astonishing 48% of respondents have reportedly switched roles in 2021. But what happens…
What is open innovation and how can freelancers use it to build their business?
Taking a cue from the CBI's Big Fish, Little Fish campaign, which aims for large companies to develop partnerships with start-ups and scale-ups, The Freelance Informer asks, what's stopping freelancers from doing the same thing?
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Shortage in cyber security professionals highest ever – jumping by nearly 25% this year
Cybersecurity contractors are in high demand, but companies can't fill vacancies quick enough, The Freelance Informer reports.
When it comes to malware, ransomware is one of the fastest-growing threats in recent history, with experts…
A “bleak” Over 50s middle management job market urging candidates to go freelance or…
Recruitment specialists respond to the latest ONS Labour Market Statistics, which showed a record number of job vacancies (1,102,000) from July to September 2021 and another monthly increase of the number of employees in work (a record of…
City struggles to Hire talent, compete on global stage
FINANCIAL SERVICES
The City is calling for the UK to explore new measures to allow employees to enter the UK for short-term work without a work visa. Authors of a new report allude that an exodus of foreign talent will continue to hurt…
IFS report: Lack of vacancies for UK’s highly skilled. Is IR35 partly to blame?
If you are a highly skilled contractor or freelancer looking for work, you may find the process discouraging due to the limited number of vacancies. A new report confirms the trend.
‘While prominent stories about rising vacancies and…
Is SEO and aI dumbing down Contractor recruitment?
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
If you use a recruitment agency or consultant for your future workflow, you may develop a grudge against Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) bias, which bears the question, who or what has…
Will your career still be viable in 10 years?
Olga, the career fortune teller over at The US Bureau of Labor Statistics, has looked into her crystal ball to reveal which will be the fastest-growing careers over the next decade and which could be all but obsolete.
If you are not…
How contractor-managers build influence in the workplace
Despite being outsiders with no personal connections or networks, increasingly contractor-managers are doing a terrific job, according to a study by the Center for Human Resources at Wharton School.
When Wharton management…