By: Kirstie McDermott

Kirstie works for our job board partner, Jobbio. Based in Dublin, she has been a writer and editor across print and digital platforms for over 15 years.

Why You Might Not Have To Go Back To The Office

For many office workers, the pandemic proved to be particularly transformative in terms of the way they conducted their working lives. Very suddenly, it became not only possible, but mandatory, for a lot of jobs to be done remotely. For some employees who may have previously been asking for more remote work accommodations and being [...]
Here’s How To Answer The Worst Interview Question

Job Interviews

Here’s a scenario worthy of the scariest movie: you’re in an interview for a job you’d really love to get, and you’ve prepared to the nth degree. All your case studies are top of mind, you’ve got performance figures and KPIs at your fingertips and you’re confident you’ve got lots of great work-related answers for, [...]
Why August Is Actually A Good Month To Find A Job

Your mind might be at the beach even if your body is firmly at your desk: August is the laziest of the summer months, and with record-breaking UK temperatures this season – a new record-high temperature of 40.3°C was set at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, on 28th July – the heatwave has continued with parts of the [...]

Here’s The Best Day And Time For A Meeting

August 8, 2022

As work reopens and many of us have adopted a hybrid schedule where we are at home a couple of days a week and in the office for another two or three days, the issue of how to hold an effective meeting has become a bigger and bigger problem. When everyone was at home at [...]
This Is The Best Day To Be In The Office

August 1, 2022

We never thought we’d get there in the middle of the WFH-depths of the pandemic, but here we are: many of us are now back in the office a couple of days a week. It’s an opportunity to connect with colleagues, spend exorbitant amounts of money on overpriced oat milk lattes from the hipster cafe [...]
Three UK Tech Hubs You Can Get A Job In Right Now

July 25, 2022

Remote working has opened up possibilities for the way we work like never before. Lots of us are (re)thinking the way we work, and a move can be an attractive possibility. A new city or region can offer a fresh – and more affordable – way of life plus a chance to switch things up. [...]
6 Companies Giving Employees A Free Week Off

July 18, 2022

There’s no doubt there are great perks to working in the tech industry: above market rate salaries, excellent benefits and lots of fun extra-curricular stuff are just some of the ways Big Tech draws in the best talent. These tactics are rubbing off: in Tysons, Virginia, on the roof of one of Capital One’s banks [...]
Three Soft Skills You’ll Need To Succeed At A Tech Start-up

July 11, 2022

If you’re working in the tech sector, hiring at a startup is something you’ve probably considered. Startups are booming in the UK: 38,240 tech firms were incorporated in 2021, up from 23,579 in 2020. According to data from Dealroom, in the first quarter of this year, tech firms raised a record £9bn, up from the [...]
4 Signs You’re Underpaid And What You Can Do About It

July 4, 2022

We’re hearing a lot of buzz about it being a “job seekers market” and there is a big push within tech firms to hire specialist staff such as developers and engineers, many of whom are in short supply, which is driving up salaries. Despite recent news of staff cuts and hiring freezes in some areas [...]
Cost Of Living: Can A New Job Solve The Problem?

June 26, 2022

Escalating costs are leaving many of us out of pocket. A new piece of research from networking group People Like Us and Censuswide has revealed that spiraling costs are affecting a huge segment of the UK workforce. Forty-nine percent of workers say they are now living from pay cheque to pay cheque, and 53% say [...]

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