When is the right time to start a business

In 2020 approximately five thousand recruitment firms were formed; however, the sad truth is that by 2022 as many as 80% of those will no longer be trading. Setting up a new venture can be a great opportunity, but the difference between success and failure can come...

Q&A: Matt Gallivan, Head of Product Development

“It’s a bit geeky, but I love the power of data and analytics.” Matt Gallivan joined Vacancysoft in November 2020 as its Head of Product Development. The move added another chapter to an already successful, long and varied career in the recruitment...

How can data transform your business?

One of the biggest changes to emerge from the global financial crisis was the increased importance of data. While data has always been seen as an essential tool in determining performance, typically it had been kept in departmental silos. Business operations would...

Covid19VacancyTracker – London April review post shutdown

As the Covid19 crisis continues, the immediate impact has been seen in the almost instant recruitment freezes. To help recruiters have a better picture of the macro economic outlook, we have compiled analysis of the London market, spotlighting professional vacancies...

Covid19VacancyTracker – London Week 3 post shutdown

As the covid19 crisis continues, as the new protocols become established, increasingly the conversation is switching from that of the medical crisis, to the economic one. Recent studies project that in the event the UK economy remains locked down, as it is now for...

Covid19VacancyTracker – London Week 2 post shutdown

While the covid19 crisis continues to cause havoc in terms of the health of people in the nation, there is still some activity in terms of new vacancies, so what we have been doing is tracking the London market to see what sectors are still active and which types of...