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Formula partners with Women in Product & CPO Track groups!
Formula Recruitment announces partnerships with Women in Product and CPO Track, two leading communities for product management professionals, offering paid memberships for placed candidates.
By Hope
Merging Roles: The Rise of the CPTO
Organizations are reassessing whether Product and Technology leadership should remain separate roles. The emergence of the Chief Product and Technology Officer reflects a response to growing complexity and accountability demands.
By Pierre Bretin
The latest AI insights in JavaScript with Mike Guta
Mike Guta, Tech Principal at AND Digital, shares his experience allowing AI tools during technical interviews and offers practical guidance for companies looking to integrate AI into their hiring assessments.
By Marcus Tansey
The latest React.js insights with Oskar Malinski
Oskar Malinski, Development Manager at EBM Software, discusses React.js styling approaches including Styled Components and HeroUI, and shares insights on how styling choices impact hiring and team productivity.
By Marcus Tansey
The latest Vue.js insights with David Varela
David Varela, Global Lead Frontend Engineer at Dr Martens, shares practical lessons from enterprise Vue.js development, including migrating from jQuery, performance optimisation with Vue 3, and the Composition API.
By Luke Hicks
Introducing Brad Dyson!
Formula Recruitment introduces Brad Dyson, Head of Growth & Functional Consultant, as the latest Advisory Board member with extensive experience scaling customer experience, technology, data, and cybersecurity businesses.
By Hope
Introducing Daisy O'Leary!
Formula Recruitment introduces Daisy O'Leary, HR Director at YUM! Brands, as a new Non-Executive Director on its Advisory Board, bringing extensive expertise in global HR strategy and talent management.
By Hope
Introducing Pushpa Reddy!
Formula Recruitment introduces Pushpa Reddy, Chief Product Officer at Planday, as a new Advisory Board member bringing 18+ years of product leadership experience and a passion for supporting mothers in executive roles.
By Hope
Talking About Innovation AI Webinar: Carlos Andrioli
Carlos Andrioli, Senior Engineering Leader at Plum, shares his perspective on thoughtfully evaluating AI adoption rather than chasing trends, as part of Formula Recruitment's AI webinar series.
By Hope
Talking About Innovation AI Webinar: Egbert Schillings
Egbert Schillings, Chief Commercial Officer at HealthTech company Vara, discusses how AI is transforming breast cancer detection in Formula Recruitment's Talking About Innovation AI webinar series.
By Hope
Talking About Innovation AI Webinar: Felipe Furlan da Silva
Felipe Furlan da Silva, CTO at Jimdo, shares insights on strategic AI implementation in high-impact business areas as part of Formula Recruitment's Talking About Innovation AI webinar series.
By Hope
Talking About Innovation AI Webinar: Onur Eken
Onur Eken, Co-Founder & CTO at Needle, discusses making private knowledge bases accessible for AI projects using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) in Formula Recruitment's AI webinar series.
By Hope
Code Leaders Podcast - Episode 3
Episode 3 of the Code Leaders podcast features Andrei Khudavets and Alex Ikhelis discussing the evolving boundary between QA and software engineering, and how engineers increasingly incorporate quality assurance into their roles.
By Formula Recruitment
Working in Product: Gregor Matheson - Senior Design Manager
In this installment of the 'Working in Product' series, Lauren Stuart interviews Gregor Matheson, Senior Design Manager at Remote, who shares his top three tips for finding a job after redundancy.
By Lauren Stuart
Formula Recruitment installs solar panels to boost sustainability!
Formula Recruitment unveils solar panels on its Cornwall office in St. Ives, projected to generate over 21,000 kWh of clean energy annually and save approximately 4 tonnes of CO2 per year.
By Hope
Working in Product: Lydia Hawthorn - Delivery Director at CPrime
In this installment of the 'Working in Product' series, Katie Perry interviews Lydia Hawthorn, Delivery Director at Cprime, about returning to work following maternity leave and navigating career pressures.
By Katie Perry
Mastering the Tech Interview: Best Practices for Every Role
A comprehensive guide to acing tech interviews at every level, from junior developers to C-suite executives, covering the STAR method, best practices, and the right questions to ask.
By Hope
From Teaching to Tech
DevOps Consultant Jack Lugg shares his experience transitioning from primary school teaching to technology recruitment, highlighting the transferable skills and practical steps for making the switch.
By Jack Lugg
Looking for a job after being laid off?
Senior Appointments Consultant Laura Buck provides valuable insights and encouragement for tech professionals navigating the job market after being laid off.
By Laura Buck
Manchester United vs Manchester City's Recruitment Strategy
What can tech recruiters learn from the Premier League? A comparison of Manchester United and Manchester City's contrasting transfer strategies and the lessons they hold for tech hiring.
By Kegan McPhilbin
Are you making a good LinkedIn impression?
Your LinkedIn profile acts as a virtual handshake in a platform with over 1 billion users. Technology Consultant Nishan Bansal outlines how candidates can upgrade their LinkedIn profile to make a strong first impression.
By Nishan Bansal
Harmonising Education
Mobile & Web Technology Consultant Liam Maguire explores how AI is revolutionising music education, from personalised learning platforms like Yousician to AI-driven composition tools like AIVA and Amper Music.
By Liam Maguire
Code Leaders Podcast - Episode 2
Episode 2 of the Code Leaders podcast features Mike Smith, Vice President of Infrastructure at Lumar, discussing his unexpected transition from hands-on technical work into leadership.
By Formula Recruitment
Women in Tech Speakers: Magda Rotsztejn
Introducing Magda Rotsztejn, Director of Digital Delivery at Virgin Media, as a featured speaker at Formula Recruitment's Talking About Innovation Women in Tech event.
By Hope
Women in Tech Speakers: Maria Khait
Introducing Maria Khait, Head of Tech Architecture at RM and founder of Rails Girls London, as a featured speaker at Formula Recruitment's Talking About Innovation Women in Tech event.
By Hope
Women in Tech Speakers: Gerisha Nadaraju
Introducing Gerisha Nadaraju, Product Ops Coach & Consultant and Co-Founder of The Other Half Podcast, as panel moderator at Formula Recruitment's Talking About Innovation Women in Tech event.
By Hope
Women in Tech Speakers: Kinnari Ladha
Introducing Kinnari Ladha, Chief Data Officer at Merlin Entertainments, as a featured speaker at Formula Recruitment's Talking About Innovation Women in Tech event.
By Hope
Women in Tech Speakers: Erika Nitsch
Introducing Erika Nitsch, Head of Data Science & Product Analytics at Moonpig, as a featured speaker at Formula Recruitment's Talking About Innovation Women in Tech event.
By Hope
Talking About Innovation - Women in Tech
Formula Recruitment announces its largest Talking About Innovation event focused on women in technology, aiming to create impact by inviting leaders of all genders to engage with the challenges of retaining women in tech.
By Hope
Reducing Labour Costs with a Global Remote Workforce
As remote work debates continue, could global remote hiring reduce labour and office costs enough to end mass-redundancy trends in the tech industry?
By Liam Jopling
Code Leaders Podcast - Episode 1
Episode 1 of the Code Leaders podcast features Danny Currie, Lead Developer at IMG Arena, discussing his transition from hands-on coding to team management and leadership.
By Formula Recruitment
How to Create a Great Environment for Product Managers
Guest blog from Ed Biden, Chief Product Officer at Hustle Badger, on why underperforming product teams often reflect leadership shortcomings rather than team inadequacy, and how to create the right environment.
By Ed Biden
What is the future of Sustainable Technology?
Technology Consultant Liberty Sincock explores the most talked about sustainable technology trends of 2023, from carbon capture and renewable energy adoption to e-waste reduction and predictions for 2024.
By Liberty Sincock
7 Sustainable Gadgets for Cyber Monday
With companies and consumers boycotting Black Friday, Formula Recruitment highlights seven sustainable tech gadgets to reduce your personal environmental impact this Cyber Monday.
By Hope Smyth
Quarterly Insights: JVM
JVM Team Lead James Prescott shares quarterly market insights on the decline of JVM popularity, the rise of Kotlin, stagnating developer salaries, and what to expect heading into 2024.
By James Prescott
The Bun is out the Oven
Technology Consultant Callum Cleave breaks down Bun 1.0, the new all-in-one JavaScript runtime aiming to simplify the ecosystem and potentially replace Node.js with superior speed and built-in TypeScript support.
By Callum Cleave
Returning to the Office: Are Employees Remotely Interested?
The divide on remote working continues to intensify as companies enforce strict return-to-office policies. An exploration of both sides of the debate and solutions for hybrid success.
By Liam Maguire
Navigating the Shifting Sands of IR35
Operations Manager and IR35 specialist Sally Morrison discusses the latest changes, insights, and discourse around IR35, empowering both contractors and clients to navigate the evolving legislation.
By Sally Morrison
Personalisation: The future of consumerism or victim of data protection?
An exploration of how personalisation is driving profits across industries, the balance between tailored customer experiences and data privacy, and what the future holds as regulations tighten.
By Lauren Stuart
The Rise of B-Corps and Carbon-Neutral Businesses
The rise of B Corps and the effort by companies to lower carbon emissions are reshaping industries and the tech job market, creating unique demand for professionals with expertise in sustainable technology.
By James Full
Scaling Start-Ups
Launching a startup requires careful workforce expansion timing. James Full addresses the obstacles facing growing startups and strategies to optimize recruitment processes while reducing expenditures.
By James Full
6 Years of Formula
Formula Recruitment celebrates six years in business as Founder Jack Bainger and Director Rory Leadsom reflect on the journey from a windowless shoebox office to dual-location operations in London and Cornwall.
By Hope Smyth
Were you #placedbyformula? Win £1000 in our raffle!
Formula Recruitment celebrates its 6th anniversary by giving candidates the chance to win £1000 personally and donate £1000 to a charity of their choice through a LinkedIn raffle.
By Hope