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Financial services back in top 5 most flexible industries

As full five-day RTO mandates continue to make waves in companies like Amazon, Dell and AT&T, fresh headaches are also emerging. It turns out that rowing back on hybrid work has been complicated by a shortage of free desks, parking spaces, and even restricted capacity in lifts. As bullish dictums from CEOs highlight the importance of in-person ...

17 January 2025 /people

How to make more money in 2025 and beyond

Amanda Kavanagh Contributor at Jobbio

How to make more money in 2025 and beyond

In finance and fintech, December is usually the month you find out if an end-of-year bonus is coming your way. A month of financial pressure for many and a time where we dream up plans for the new year, it’s not surprising that money is very much on our minds at the moment. If increasing your earnings is front and centre for you in those 2025 plans...

29 November 2024 /people

Redressing the ageing market data workforce

Hamish Monk Senior Reporter at Finextra

Redressing the ageing market data workforce

The talent pool in the market data industry is contracting, as the challenge of recruiting into the sector builds. At a fundamental level, this trend is being felt across the financial services sector, with news outlets lamenting a ‘brain drain’ issue for some time. More specific to the market data industry, however, is that its talent pool is ag...

28 November 2024 /people

How to overcome age bias in the job market

Amanda Kavanagh Contributor at Jobbio

How to overcome age bias in the job market

In the UK, over a third (35%) of workers are now aged 50 and over. As people live longer, healthier lives, and pension pots shrink, it makes sense that more people are working beyond traditional retirement. Despite this, age bias remains a significant issue. A new survey of 4,000 UK job seekers, and 1,000 HR decision-makers, including interviews w...

15 November 2024 /people

Middlesbrough will emerge as a UK tech hub

Aoibhinn Mc Bride Content Editor at Jobbio

Middlesbrough will emerge as a UK tech hub

When you think of an emerging UK tech hub, Middlesbrough may not automatically spring to mind. But the small and mighty port town in Yorkshire, which, at one point was one of the most important industrial towns in the UK, is having a resurgence. Now, it is emerging as a promising tech hub in its own right. That’s according to a recent report, which...

01 November 2024 /people

Why UK fintech is leading the charge for VC investment

Amanda Kavanagh Contributor at Jobbio

Why UK fintech is leading the charge for VC investment

Q3’s results are in, and it’s good news for the fintech industry. With $3.3 billion raised, a significant $1 billion more than any other sector, fintech has maintained its top ranking for 2024. The news comes via Dealroom’s UK Q3 Innovation Update, which shows that though investment in UK startups slowed over summer, UK startups still commanded $2...

18 October 2024 /people

Worried about layoffs? Strengthen your soft skills

Amanda Kavanagh Contributor at Jobbio

Worried about layoffs? Strengthen your soft skills

After a shaky few years, investment in UK fintech is growing. In its latest UK Innovation Update, Dealroom.co reports that fintech is the industry that has attracted the most investment in 2024, so far. Specifically, in Q1 and Q2, fintech startups in the UK raised $2.7 billion, compared to transport ($1.7b), energy ($1.5b), enterprise software ($1...

27 September 2024 /people

AI skills are more likely to land you a job interview in the UK

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

AI skills are more likely to land you a job interview in the UK

According to research from the Industrial Skills Strategy Council, 20% of the UK workforce could be significantly under skilled for their jobs by 2030. With other data showing that 27% of UK workers feel they don’t have the right digital skills for their job role, a disconnect between what employers want, and what employees can deliver, is emergi...

13 September 2024 /people

Looking for a flexible future? There are more part-time jobs on offer than ever before

Amanda Kavanagh Contributor at Jobbio

Looking for a flexible future? There are more part-time jobs on offer than ever before

As traditional working models continue to evolve, attitudes towards part-time work are changing. For some, it’s all about work-life balance or health, others are focused on upskilling or even in formal education. For many more part-timers, it’s about balancing care and home responsibilities. Whatever the reason, there has been a noted shift since 2...

16 August 2024 /people

Is being a tech generalist the key to career longevity?

Aoibhinn Mc Bride Content Editor at Jobbio

Is being a tech generalist the key to career longevity?

From AI to cybersecurity, you might be operating under the assumption that in order to excel in tech you need to focus your career efforts in one specific area, particularly in your formative years. But according to Eddy Barker, an engineer at U.S. telecommunications company AT&T, specialising too early in one specific area can limit your techn...

12 July 2024 /people

These are the work skills Brits need to succeed

Amanda Kavanagh Contributor at Jobbio

These are the work skills Brits need to succeed

As all industries become increasingly digitised, the need for a digitally-skilled workforce, at all levels, has never been greater. However, digital is just one of the areas affected by the current skills gap in the UK. Leadership-related soft skills, STEM and healthcare, and training and education joined digital in the top four of missing skills i...

14 June 2024 /people

Low productivity? These are the most common blockers at work

Amanda Kavanagh Contributor at Jobbio

Low productivity? These are the most common blockers at work

Productivity culture has taken a bashing in recent years, and rightfully so. As many productivity-obsessed people discovered the human toll of getting things done at all costs, productivity has become something of a dirty word. Whether you are working or job hunting (or both), you will likely have daily, weekly, and monthly to-do lists to get throu...

31 May 2024 /people

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