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Foodtech: Could your passion for food + tech land you a sweet freelance gig?

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 14, 2020

Venture investors poured $3.7 billion into foodtech startups in the second quarter of 2020, according to Pitchbook. That accounts for an increase of roughly 28% year-over-year at a time when dealmaking has sharply dropped elsewhere. …

What Big Bird and the gang on Sesame Street could teach Edtech talent and the startups that hire…

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 14, 2020

In 1969, one of the most successful and longest-running TV shows in history was born - "Sesame Street." In its first season, the children's educational entertainment show won three Emmys, a Peabody, and was featured on the cover…

What’s it going to take to put faith back into Fintech for Freelancers?

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 14, 2020

When Germany’s Wirecard filed for insolvency following the revelation that EUR1.9 billion ($2.1 billion) of cash had gone missing from its accounts, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) acted fast. But some…

Why are constructions workers not claiming what they are due from HMRC?

Staff Reporter Sep 14, 2020

Construction workers could be owed millions by HMRC and they may not even know it, according to a tax fund specialist to the construction sector. Research by tax refund experts, Rift Refunds, says that HMRC could be sitting on…

Why Tesco is becoming a Tech Titan and creating thousands of jobs worldwide

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 14, 2020

In April, Tesco became the first retailer in the UK to fulfil one million online grocery orders in a week. Tesco now serves nearly 1.5m customers a week online, up from around 600,000 at the start of the pandemic. By shifting the majority…

Most in-demand tech skills to land a job in 2020 (and some free courses to attain them)

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 12, 2020

Demand for web designers and developers skyrocketed by 15.5%, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)'s June figures. "We've seen two years of digital transformation happening in the space of two weeks,"…

White-collar professions facing worst jobs crisis, according to IoD economist

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 11, 2020

For three decades the UK's office-based or white-collar workers have enjoyed (for the most part), stable, job security. Today, as the UK and other nations around the world face the possibility of another COVID-19 spike, white-collar…

Caroline Ramade is on a mission to double the number of #WomenInTech

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 11, 2020

Caroline Ramade, CEO & Co-Founder of 50inTech speaks to The Freelance Informer on why recruitment has got it wrong for so long when it comes to attracting and retaining #WomenInTech. Caroline Ramade is calling in for backup. Anyone…

‘SIM’ple way to save £600 on your mobile bill

Staff Reporter Sep 11, 2020

Smartphone users happy with their handset could save over £600 on their mobile bill by switching to SIM-only. The biggest winners are iPhone 8 and Samsung S9 owners on expiring 24-month contractsThe average one-month SIM-only deal would…

Women and tech-savvy at heart of recruitment drive for Europe’s largest construction project

Staff Reporter Sep 8, 2020

Digging the dirt on HS2’s recruitment drive and why construction is no longer a ‘Man’s World’ Females, under 25s, engineers and ‘techies’ are the core focus of the Balfour Beatty VINCI recruitment and skills drive for the £100bn HS2…

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