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Balancing People and Technology: How AI is…

Widespread skills shortages, fierce competition for top talent, and shifting candidate expectations have made recruitment more complex and less predictable. At the same time, the velocity of digital transformation has placed mounting pressure on employers to modernise their hiring strategies.

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Women in Tech - Rajini Carpenter​, IRESS

Rajini Carpenter - currently the VP of Engineering at Deputy shares her challenges, inspirations and advice on being a senior female leader in Technology. She is a Technology Executive with 20 years of experience in Information Technology and Finance Industry. She loves creating world-class technology solutions and client experience that delights end users. She also enjoys working with people, which she calls People Engineering. She is a coffee addict, dog lover and enjoys long hikes.

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Contractor vs employee: Which should you hire?

Do we hire a contractor or an employee on a permanent basis? This is a dilemma that hiring managers and companies face on a daily basis.

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AI in recruitment: Tech that’s transforming Talent…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the way organisations attract, engage, and hire top talent.

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Could hiring flexible contractors be the best decision…

In the past few years, vast numbers of companies have been engaging with recruitment agencies in order to hire short term, flexible resources who can help them be more agile in their specific situation. In other words, they have been increasingly looking more towards contract recruitment.

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How to lead a virtual team that thrives

We’ve become accustomed to everything virtual. Socially, we’ve celebrated virtual birthdays, weddings, and happy hours. Professionally, we’ve worked as part of a virtual team, held or attended remote interviews, and met new colleagues through a screen.

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How Can Employers Ensure A Safe Return To Work?

COVID-19 has put the global economy under huge pressure and has dramatically changed working life as it was previously known for most professionals around the world. Whether it has been adapting to working from home, holding/attending interviews using video conferencing tools, or keeping remotely based employees engaged and productive, we’ve all had to adjust our daily routines without much warning. But now, many businesses are thinking about how they can safely return to work.

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Why consider a career in Compliance? - Part 2

A few months ago, I posted a blog introducing the prospects of a career in Compliance, including what the job typically entails and how it fits within financial services.

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Women in Transformation - Kathleen Mackay, Boral

To celebrate International Women's Day on March 8th, this week we will be bringing you a series of guest blogs from leading senior females in Transformation. They will be discussing their success, career defining moments and what advice they would give to another female looking to pursue a similar career. This is what Kathleen Mackay, Head of Digital Delivery at Boral, had to say.

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Improve your cybersecurity hiring

Let’s talk about cybersecurity. You probably know what it is by now; it’s had plenty of media coverage in recent years with many big companies, such as Equifax, Yahoo and Adobe, falling foul to breaches and attacks from ever-present hackers.  But in case you’re still unsure, cybersecurity - as defined by Digital Guardian -  is “the body of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect networks, devices, programs, and data from attack, damage, or unauthorised access.”

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Women in Leadership - Anna Matysek

To celebrate International Women's Day on March 8th, this week we will be bringing you a series of guest blogs from leading senior females in Leadership. They will be discussing their success, career defining moments and what advice they would give to another female looking to pursue a similar career. This is what Anna Matysek, had to say.

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Why You Should Improve Your Business Soft Skills

You’ve got the right skills and/or qualifications that enabled you to get your job in the first place. Depending on what your profession is, you will undoubtedly want to undertake additional qualifications and courses which will give you a greater level of technical skills and improve your future career prospects. But these can be a serious commitment; they are often both costly and time consuming.

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