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Why Tesco is becoming a Tech Titan and creating thousands of jobs worldwide

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 14, 2020

In April, Tesco became the first retailer in the UK to fulfil one million online grocery orders in a week. Tesco now serves nearly 1.5m customers a week online, up from around 600,000 at the start of the pandemic. By shifting the majority…

Most in-demand tech skills to land a job in 2020 (and some free courses to attain them)

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 12, 2020

Demand for web designers and developers skyrocketed by 15.5%, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)'s June figures. "We've seen two years of digital transformation happening in the space of two weeks,"…

White-collar professions facing worst jobs crisis, according to IoD economist

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 11, 2020

For three decades the UK's office-based or white-collar workers have enjoyed (for the most part), stable, job security. Today, as the UK and other nations around the world face the possibility of another COVID-19 spike, white-collar…

Caroline Ramade is on a mission to double the number of #WomenInTech

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 11, 2020

Caroline Ramade, CEO & Co-Founder of 50inTech speaks to The Freelance Informer on why recruitment has got it wrong for so long when it comes to attracting and retaining #WomenInTech. Caroline Ramade is calling in for backup. Anyone…

‘SIM’ple way to save £600 on your mobile bill

Staff Reporter Sep 11, 2020

Smartphone users happy with their handset could save over £600 on their mobile bill by switching to SIM-only. The biggest winners are iPhone 8 and Samsung S9 owners on expiring 24-month contractsThe average one-month SIM-only deal would…

Women and tech-savvy at heart of recruitment drive for Europe’s largest construction project

Staff Reporter Sep 8, 2020

Digging the dirt on HS2’s recruitment drive and why construction is no longer a ‘Man’s World’ Females, under 25s, engineers and ‘techies’ are the core focus of the Balfour Beatty VINCI recruitment and skills drive for the £100bn HS2…

MT Newswires hiring reporters across US, Canada, APAC and EMEA

Staff Reporter Sep 7, 2020

Real-time financial news company, MT Newswires, is looking for experienced financial journalists and reporters to cover their newsroom capital markets and stock news. There are several telecommuting positions to fill (part…

Love property? Proptech recruiter Rayner Personnel joins forces with estate agencies to access…

Staff Reporter Sep 6, 2020

The self-employed estate agent is nothing new and with more home buyers and renters using the internet to do their property searches, the need for brick and mortar agency offices is waning, according to Tim Lawler, a self-employed estate…

New fake recruiter scam emerges thanks to downturn, says Client Server – here’s how not…

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Aug 21, 2020

Your phone rings with that annoying unknown caller ID on the other end. Do you take the call? It could be an important lead for a new job, so you think what's the harm? Taking the call may not be the biggest danger, but what you tell the…

Are you tapping into the home improvements and services market for the super-rich?

Staff Reporter Aug 14, 2020

Learn more about the £28m home improvements of the super-rich homebuyer and if you could tap into this marketplace as a self-employed consultant or contractor based on your skills. High expectations “You might imagine that when…

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