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  • Pride Month: Leading the way with Mark Nielsen

    Pride Month: Leading the way with Mark Nielsen

    Tell us a bit about how you started your career and the journey that led you to your current role. I’m originally from South Africa and have been in Australia for about 20 years now. I commenced my...

  • Purpose above all: what contractors really want
    4 minutes

    Purpose above all: what contractors really want

    The working world has immensely changed in recent years. The contractor workforce is growing as workers are increasingly appealed to greater flexibility and enhanced work-life balance. While these...

  • How do your tech skills stack up in 2022?

    How do your tech skills stack up in 2022?

    Where is the tech industry heading, and what does it mean for you? The tech world is constantly evolving, and as emerging technologies continue to enter and disrupt the market, we’re seeing demand...

  • Leading the way with Kara Smith

    Leading the way with Kara Smith

    Welcome to the second instalment of our International Women’s Day Leading the way series. Today we are joined by Talent’s Auckland Managing Director, Kara Smith who speaks about the many...

  • The power of social media in employee selection and recruitment
    3 mins

    The power of social media in employee selection and recruitment

    ​It’s not all latte art and selfies, social media has evolved past the Lo-Fi filtered flicks and has become a true powerhouse. With 4.6 billion active social media users around the world in 2022...

  • Leading the way with Kelly Young

    Leading the way with Kelly Young

    Welcome to a special International Women’s Day installment of Leading the way. Today we are joined by Kelly Young, Chief Human Resources Officer at Isentia. Kelly speaks about the need for...

  • Top UK Tech Jobs 2022

    Top UK Tech Jobs 2022

    Curious to discover the most in demand UK tech jobs? With all the disruption and uncertainty we’ve experienced as a result of the pandemic, it’s hard to believe it’s 2022 already. The tech...

  • Is innovation really worth it?
    4 mins

    Is innovation really worth it?

    Discover why you must innovate your company’s ecosystem, with key tips you can implement right away For your company to truly thrive and stand out from the crowd, your “way of doing things”...

  • The value of keeping contractors engaged

    The value of keeping contractors engaged

    Today’s world of work is evolving at an unbelievable pace – and contract work is in the spotlight. In 2019, freelancers made up a third of the global workforce, and those numbers are only...

  • Leading the way with Jamaine Naicker
    3 mins

    Leading the way with Jamaine Naicker

    Welcome to another instalment of Leading the way. Today we are joined by Jamaine Naicker, Digital Engineering Manager at Watercare Services Limited NZ, who talks us through her career journey, the...

  • Ignore contractor engagement at your own peril
    5 mins

    Ignore contractor engagement at your own peril

    In harvardbusinessreview Dan Pink, author of Free Agent Nation and Drive talks about short-term workers: “The relationship is often less fraught, less hierarchical, and doesn’t come with the...

  • Leading the way with Jean Yang
    5 mins

    Leading the way with Jean Yang

    1. Tell us about your career and how you got started?  When I left law and business school, I wanted to do something entrepreneurial with law and technology.  There was no clear role or path to...