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3 ways to predict if you'll be affected by layoffs

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

3 ways to predict if you'll be affected by layoffs

News last week that over 105,000 global tech workers have been laid off since the start of 2023 has, understandably, left many uneasy. The layoffs.fyi website was set up by founder Roger Lee during the pandemic to track tech layoffs and show the reality of life within this volatile sector. The site hit the news when its automatic counter showed tha...

24 February 2023 /people

To lead you need to cultivate your executive presence

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

To lead you need to cultivate your executive presence

Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos; these titans of tech do not appear to have much in common on a personal level, but both are responsible for founding and building two of the world’s most successful and recognisable brands in Apple and Amazon. Jobs was an aesthete with a love of simplicity and the work of Japanese designer Issey Miyake, while Bezos is a l...

17 February 2023 /people

How do you know when it’s time to walk away from your job?

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

How do you know when it’s time to walk away from your job?

There have been many public resignations of late. In tech, Netflix founder Reed Hastings stepped down from his role as CEO in January following a 25-year journey with the company. Hastings’ resignation was remarkable in that he orchestrated it himself, understanding that good leaders know when it is time to hand over the reins to the next generatio...

10 February 2023 /people

The ninety-day rule can help you decide if it's time for a new job

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

The ninety-day rule can help you decide if it's time for a new job

As we head towards the end of January, it is understandable if your enthusiasm is waning for all aspects of your life. Payday was so long in the past that it is almost a distant memory, the mornings are dark, the evenings are still drawing in, and to add insult to injury, the weather cold and miserable. If you are thinking about a new job this mon...

27 January 2023 /people

This is why data science will be a growth career in 2023

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

This is why data science will be a growth career in 2023

After six months of tech layoffs, revaluations, worries about the economy and a looming recession, you would be forgiven for wondering what way to jump if you are considering a job or career change in 2023. Some job titles appear to be bearing the brunt of layoffs, such as in-house recruiters. At Amazon, the company extended buyout offers to hundre...

09 December 2022 /people

Is authenticity the next big workplace essential?

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

Is authenticity the next big workplace essential?

Real world events influence how we see and experience our workplaces. For those at Twitter, questioning the direction of the organisation is likely to be at the top of their minds, as Elon Musk guts teams globally, and brings in ‘hardcore’ working practices for the employees who remain. In the U.S., following the death of George Floyd in May 2020 ...

02 December 2022 /people

If you have been laid off from a tech company - what happens now?

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

If you have been laid off from a tech company - what happens now?

Tech layoffs are dominating the news cycle, and none more so than Elon Musk’s pillaging of Twitter. The Space X CEO started his tenure at the social media platform by firing several top executives, and followed that with a company-wide missive announcing huge layoff plans. In Europe, the full impact of the redundancies has yet to be seen as Twitte...

25 November 2022 /people

The Zoom ceiling is the new glass ceiling

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

The Zoom ceiling is the new glass ceiling

In 1978, writer Marilyn Loden coined the term “the glass ceiling” to describe the often invisible barriers women and minorities face in the workplace. While women do not tend to experience difficulty entering organisations at lower-to-middle levels, they often get stuck when they seek to advance to leadership positions and their numbers dwindle. H...

28 October 2022 /people

Job switchers are earning a lot more money

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

Job switchers are earning a lot more money

You might love your job, but does it love you back? One of the hardest things to reconcile about a role you’ve been in for a while is trying to have your value recognised in terms of getting a salary increment. Plenty of people need pay rises right now. In the UK, incomes are failing to keep up with the cost of living as inflation rises. Currently ...

05 August 2022 /people

Coping with work in a post-layoff environment

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

Coping with work in a post-layoff environment

This year’s round of hiring slowdowns, freezes, and layoffs within the tech sector haven’t just affected those who have lost their jobs. The employees left behind have in many cases had to pick up the pieces as projects get dropped, headcounts are culled and belts tighten across companies. So far, fintech, crypto and real estate have taken the bru...

22 July 2022 /people

4 ways HR strategies can help fintechs succeed

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

4 ways HR strategies can help fintechs succeed

In a rapidly scaling fintech, at the scrappy startup stage, when there’s a huge amount at stake and an even bigger amount of other startups in the sector competing for VC funding, the most talented staff as well as customers, it can be really easy to kick some things down the road. Like onboarding a HR department, for example. But getting this pie...

27 May 2022 /people

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