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IT and the perm to contract switch…
May 25th
While its specialist engineering division has been working to promote the benefits of permanent work to a hardened contract workforce during the recession, the IT specialists have had to adapt to a switch in the opposite direction.
With a former preference for permanent employees, IT continues to see a growing preference for temporary workers, who can be appointed or released with ease according to project demands. More >
What makes companies prefer contractors?
Mar 18th
While the contract market within the engineering industry has declined as a result of the global economic downturn, a trend in the opposite direction – away from a permanent workforce – has been seen within the IT sector, at least in the UK.
The engineering industry has succumbed somewhat to ever-tightening budgets, but it appears as though in IT, appointing certain skill sets on a short-term basis in line with project demands is a more attractive option than hiring a permanent member of staff. More >
Flexibility for a successful job search
Feb 17th
We’ve all heard about unemployment rates, hiring freezes and redundancies and few of us are under any illusion that finding work will be a breeze. Wherever you’re working, whatever role you do; if you’re looking for a new job, you’ll face stiff competition and a tough selection process as you battle against other candidates for that role.
There are ways that you can increase your appeal to employers and one quality in particular that can have a profound affect on your job search success is flexibility: flexibility with your salary or rate expectations; flexibility with the type of work you do; and flexibility about where you are prepared to work. More >