Shadow IT’s clue to hybrid employee engagement
Shadow IT has plagued organisations for years – long before hybrid working became firmly established. With the shift to Working from Home (WFH), the use of personal devices and applications that fail to adhere to corporate standards has exploded – even for those companies that have accelerated the deployment of Unified Communications (UC) solutions over […]
Business demand for IT professionals spikes – Study
Demand for IT professionals increased by 10% in 2019, owing to the pace of technological advancement and corresponding cyber threats. That’s according to data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) and business intelligence specialist, Vacancysoft. The research also revealed that, while the Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) sector continues to provide the lion’s share of professional […]
GUEST BLOG: The 5 biggest challenges when hiring tech talent
It’s one of the fastest-growing sectors in the business environment, but the ever-advancing nature of the tech world – coupled with a widely-reported skills shortage in this often-complex arena – can make hiring tech talent extremely tough! Here, Rachel McElroy (pictured), director at cloud resourcing specialist Cranford Group, shares 5 of the biggest challenges and – […]
IT jobs suffer in 2017
New data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has revealed that the demand for permanent professionals working within the IT sector dipped by 6% year-on-year in July 2017, with vacancies for contractors to work in this area decreasing by 12% over the same period. The news comes at a time when two of […]
Employees are companies’ biggest data security risk
A consensus study commissioned by data security specialist HANDD Business Solutions (HANDD) has revealed that nearly a quarter of IT professionals believe that the behaviour of employees and their reactions to social engineering attacks, which can trick them into sharing user credentials and sensitive data, also poses a big challenge to data security. The survey […]
Guest Blog, Helen van Eeden: Diversity – not what it used to be…
Diversity isn’t what it used to be. Nowadays we’re not just talking race, age or gender. When building a ‘diverse’ pool of employees, things like cultural background, past experience, personality type and working style need to be considered too. In this era of cultural interconnectivity, it’s no wonder that we’re now seeing a shift towards […]
