Posted in: City life, On: November 10th, 2011
Clark Comer – Associate Consultant Since joining the other 6.9 million people in the ‘big smoke’ little over 3 months ago, a certain perspective has been gained. Originally the buildings, scale and general atmosphere of the place was somewhat overwhelming, (site: City Virgin) largely heightening my ‘skip to work’ mentality. Whilst this attitude is stillRead More…
Posted in: City life, On: October 28th, 2011
Babatunde Ojo – Client Relationship Manager As a Client Relationship Manager, there is a misconception that all I do is wine and dine clients all day every day and am constantly eating in expensive restaurants and living the high life. While I occasionally get the opportunity to do that, the reality is that I spendRead More…
Posted in: City life, On: October 25th, 2011
Oliver Welch – Contract Team Manager What Next? ……is the first thing that comes to mind on my commute in to London every morning; will the financial markets be up, down, steady and what will be the negative headline of the day. At the moment it is pretty hard for anyone day to day toRead More…
Posted in: City life, On: September 23rd, 2011
Clark Comer – Associate Consultant The term ‘city virgin’ could be miss-construed to imply that I have never seen a building with more than two floors and this is certainly not the case, but rather that London is so unlike any other city in this country. Being the young new kid on the mean streetsRead More…
Posted in: City life, On: September 8th, 2011
Oliver Welch – Contract Team Manager Having recruited for so many years in the city I have witnessed and experienced various changes in the Contract Market. 13 years ago the need for contractors was nowhere near the demand of today and with that the reason for hiring them and the getting the right people. BackRead More…
Posted in: Market views, On: December 15th, 2011
Alistair Singleton – Managing Director This year has been a game of two halves, with the first half showing much more promise than the second. The year is ending with challenging views from the banks over the prospects looking forward, but here at 7 Fifty Two we remain in positive spirits, our Client list isRead More…
Posted in: Market views, On: October 20th, 2011
Ben Sedler – Consultant Asia Region Singapore is fast becoming one of the key financial hubs globally. Historically from 2007 until 2011, Singapore’s average quarterly GDP was 6.36%, with a record high of 39.90% in March 2010. To put that in perspective, the UK’s record highest GDP quarterly growth between 1955 and 2011 was 5.30%Read More…
Posted in: Market views, On: October 19th, 2011
Louise Aldridge – Contractor Care Manager Judging by the amount of the recent press and umbrella company e-mail shots, you would be forgiven for believing AWR was going to have a major impact on all contractors. By and large, the real impact on IT contractors will be either ‘not at all’ or ‘not a lot’, necessitatingRead More…
Posted in: Market views, On: September 8th, 2011
Louise Aldridge – Contractor Care Manager How refreshing, an agency that offers a service to contractors where they are not forgotten about once they step in the door….a Contractor Care Service. If you require anything from market information to advice on how to change from an umbrella company to a limited company, I am yourRead More…