Finding a job can be tough during a recession. If you’re on furlough, or job hunting, read our key tips on updating your LinkedIn profile to make it easier for companies to find and hire you.
Read moreApps and tools encouraging happiness in your startup team
So, in the midst of these still-challenging times, how can you help your startup team to stay happy? In addition to ensuring that you maintain a positive team culture, and keep your team together especially if most of the team are still working remotely, you should also be proactively encouraging your team to take time for some self-care.
In a bid to help, we’ve put together a host of apps and tools that can help you to encourage happiness in your startup team and also their current costs...
Read moreTop tips for writing a compelling About Us section of your job description
The way in which you describe your company and what you do can have a huge impact on the type of candidates that apply for the role. Here, we explore some of the top tips to help you write a compelling About Us section in your job description.
Read moreHow to Set An Interview Task
Whilst a CV will of course give you a good idea of what a candidate is like, an interview will of course reveal a whole lot more. However, sometimes the standard interview format, the questions and answers are just not enough. If you want to get a much greater insight into potential candidates, one of the best ways to do this is to be a little more creative and set them an interview task. Here, we outline some tips on how you can do just that.
Read moreGetting a job in Marketing
Whether you’re just starting out on your Marketing career journey or you’re about to embark on a complete career change, there are lots of things that you ought to consider. We’ve put together some basic tips that should help if getting a job in Marketing is on your agenda.
Read moreHow to write a CV profile
Claire Jenkins, TableCrowd Talent Co-founder, has been recruiting for London’s leading tech startups for the last few years. Here, she outlines both the importance of a CV profile and just as importantly, how to write a CV profile that truly stands out and ticks the boxes. Over to Claire!
Read moreTop 7 places to build your awareness of startups
Fancy leaving the corporate sector to join a startup? Keen to get promoted? Or are you just getting into startups Whichever of these may apply, you’ll need to start building your knowledge of the startup world. Here are just a few of the reasons why you’d need to build that awareness and our pick of the top 7 places where you can do just that...
Read moreHow to find the best graduates for your startup
Tis’ the season for grads - and now with COVID19 and a global recession on the horizon, it's going to be a marketplace where there are a lot of graduates - all seeking employment and new opportunities.
Read more10 Tips for Startup Founders to best support employees during redundancy
Nobody wants to be faced with redundancy - the employee nor the employer.
The entire process has to be one of the most stressful things that can happen in the world of work, and this is only made worse by COVID. With the many articles on the correct processes to follow, we decided to offer some tips on the more human, emotional elements that often come to the forefront...
Read moreManaging culture with employees both working in the office and working remote
Post-lockdown ‘new normal’ will inevitably result in mixed location working, with some employees working in the office and some working from home. But how do you manage this combined team culture and how can you make sure that you manage to keep all parties happy - including yourself? Here are some key points that you might want to consider…
Read moreHow saying yes to adventure can help you get ahead in the business world
In some ways, saying ‘yes’ to this adventure was the bravest and hardest part of the tale and one which had taken me 10 years to finally accept as a challenge. In work and life, opportunities will often come your way. Looking back now, it’s easy to see some clear ways that saying yes to adventure and life opportunities, can also help you in getting ahead and getting what you want in your business career…
Read moreUse these apps to be more attractive to tech startups and employers
Graduate? Keen to work in the startup sector? In the next few months, with a shrinking economy and COVID-19 still part of our new normal, it could be the extra professional skills and abilities you’ve built up that could make you stand out to a prospective employer - ultimately making you more hireable!
Read moreStarting a new job and working remotely? Here are some handy tips
In the new normal working world, returning to work full-time at your city centre office or at that ‘trendy tech startup’ co-working space is likely to still be at least only a part-time reality.
So, with remote working and working from home likely to continue to be the standard for many of us, here’s our guide for anyone who is starting a new job and needs some tips on effective remote working when still part of a team.
Read moreFinding corporate talent for your tech startup
The current pandemic and financial crisis will create a new pool of available and skilled corporate talent. But, how do you find the right corporate talent for your tech startup and can it sometimes be a hiring tactic that goes wrong? We explore how you can ensure both parties can benefit.
Read moreLeaving corporate life to work for a startup - is it for you?
Escaping the corporate world and the boundaries of the ol’ 9-5 to work for a tech startup is no new concept. OVID-19 may well have accelerated many of us into thinking that there’s more to life… but is a career in the tech startup sector for you? There are a few things to consider before making the leap…
Read moreHow to onboard a remote employee
For some businesses and tech startups, the remote onboarding of a new employee might be an aspect of the new-normal to get used to. Here, we offer up a handy guide to help take you through the process of how to onboard an employee remotely AND as successfully as possible.
Read moreFive simple ways to bring your team together while working from home
Startups and scaleups are famed for their people-focused culture. If you’re a founder, you’ll know just how much pride is involved in creating a great work environment. But how do you keep morale high when everyone is working from home? Here, we’ve listed several of our favourite (virtual) activities excellent for boosting team spirits!
Read moreTop places for online learning
Whether you’re looking to brush up on an existing job skill, increase your chances of getting hired due to COVID and economic uncertainty or become more employable for a career in the startup industry, there are plenty of online learning platforms that can help. Suitable for graduates, professionals, through to C-level executives, here’s our 2020 list of key platforms for online learning!
Read moreHow to conduct remote interviews effectively
Post lockdown, don’t expect the standard recruitment process to simply return to normal. Video calls and remote interviews will be here to stay. To help your business, tech startup or otherwise, to get used to this new normal, here are some top tips to help you conduct remote interviews effectively.
Read moreRemote interview tips for candidates
Post-COVID, expect the standard job interview process to include remote interviewing as a pretty typical norm. To help candidates get used to this new normal, here are some quickfire tips and pointers to prepare for a remote interview.
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