For most, the arrival of a brand new year is a chance to look forward: to make resolutions, to put negatives behind us, and to celebrate the success that’s to come.
Don’t get us wrong – we’re doing just that. But it’s also great to look back on the year that was and take stock of the positives before moving forward.
And we’ve enjoyed our 2018. It’s been a year in which we won two awards at the Executive Search and Recruitment Awards. We’ve also been involved in initiatives such as NeuroCyber2, celebrating neurodivergent people whose skills are so suited to cybersecurity.
We’ve moved offices. We’ve grown our team. All achievements that not only benefit us, but show how we’re adding value to the recruitment sector as whole, and to continue to provide a great service to candidates and clients alike.
Over the course of the year, we’ve also been writing about some of the hottest topics in cybersecurity and cyber recruitment – and as we head forward into 2019, here’s a look back at our top ten blogs of the last 12 months.
Your personal toolkit for a future-proofed career in IT: Part 1 – Certifications
There’s currently a huge demand for IT professionals, and a shortage of talent. But jobs aren’t guaranteed. To succeed, you’ll need to future-proof your career. Here, we share why certifications are so important – and how to find the right ones.
Read more about preparing for the tech of tomorrow
Interview: Dr Budgie Dhanda, CEO of Bletchley Park Qufaro
Qufaro is the team behind the National College of Cybersecurity, which is set to open at Bletchley Park in 2020. Head of Qufaro, Budgie Dhanda, tells us more about the project and what it’s looking to achieve.
Read our full interview with Budgie Dhanda
6 ways to expertly sell your experience in an interview
You may have the best CV in the world, but the interview will show potential employers whether you’ll fit with the company culture, and whether your experience is exactly what they’re looking for. We have six tips to help you to sell in your experience in the most effective way possible.
What are these six tips? Find them here.
5 digital alternatives to job hunting on LinkedIn
LinkedIn’s user numbers are huge – but bigger isn’t always better. The networking service has been subject to negative press in recent years, so why not try one of many digital alternatives to online job hunting?
From Twitter to Reddit, here are our top five
11 questions you should ask at your next interview – for candidates and companies
“Where do you see yourself in five years time?” “What motivates you?” Certain questions crop up in interviews time and time again – but they don’t build up a detailed and accurate candidate profile. Whether you’re a candidate or a company, we’ve pulled together a list of interview questions that will really get the results you want.
Better questions = better recruitment. Which of these will you use in your next interview?
Soft skills are hard work: Here’s how to improve yours
Hard skills are job-specific, while soft skills incorporate interpersonal skills and personality traits. And the latter are key to a successful long term career. Here, we share five soft skills you should be working on – and the reasons why.
Teamwork, people skills and leadership – get the lowdown on soft skills for the workplace
The power of culture and cultural fit in recruitment
A great company culture doesn’t just make you look good – it makes it easier to attract and retain the best talent. In this piece, we talk to Heikki Karimaa of our psychometric testing partner, Criterion, about the real value of cultural fit, and how psychometric recruitment can help.
Learn how an authentic company culture can attract and retain talent
There’s no such thing as a bad interview, only a bad interviewer
The title says it all. A good job interview should be a two-way conversation where each party is working out if the other is a good fit. We’ve found that there are seven types of bad interviewer – and we share how to spot them and how to handle them.
The gatecrasher? The brick wall? Have you encountered any of these?
Thinking of contracting? 8 things you need to know…
The contractor lifestyle may seem idyllic from the outside. But while there are pros (like earning more, and being your own boss), the cons (including a lack of benefit plans and the threat of IR35) may well outweigh them for some. This piece will help you decide whether it’s the right route for you…
Security and predictability, or flexibility and risk? The choice is yours…
Talent won the War for Talent. What should IT employers do next?
The IT and cybersecurity skills gap continues to grow. The key for employers is to learn what the new breed of digital professionals want, and to deliver. Here’s what employers can learn from what McKinsey dubbed “the War for Talent” – and how they can ensure they’re victorious.
War for Talent or War on Talent? Make sure you’re on the winning side
So there we have it. Our top ten blogs of 2018…a tough choice, and you can read the others here if we’ve whetted your appetite.
What will next year bring? Time will tell. But we promise you one thing – we’ll continue to deliver our take on the burning issues in cybersecurity recruitment to you on a weekly basis. We’re looking forward to finding out what those issues may be…
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