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How Social Media Has Affected the Jobs Market
Social media has impacted just about every aspect of life, from the way politics is conducted to news dissemination and consumption to the everyday business tasks of finding and engaging with potential new customers. The jobs market is not immune to the impact of social media. Social media has affected the jobs market in a number of different ways. For

The Importance of Personalised and Bespoke Services
Accessplc is a technology company as well as a specialist technology-focused recruitment consultancy. As a result, the use of advanced technologies (e.g., chatbots, automation, AI, etc.) is in our DNA. Heck, we even offer automation products and solutions, including through our sister company, Access IT Automation. In this blog, however, we are going to make a case against the use

What’s Happened to the IT Consultancy Industry?
There is a dip in the IT consultancy industry. The number of IT-related job postings has returned to pre-pandemic levels, representing a substantial drop compared to recent years. Some of the biggest technology companies in the world have laid off staff, and investments in technology projects by companies across all sectors are currently being pursued with caution. So, what’s happening?

Will AI Take Over Our Jobs?
It is a question that lots of people in just about every industry are asking: will AI take over our jobs? The answer is kind of, yes, but the skiing industry demonstrates just how complex a question this is to address. We’ll come back to skiing later. Let’s start with what we know. AI technologies are fantastic at automating repetitive

Why IT, Tech, and Digital Professionals (and Students) Should Choose Sheffield
It was back in the 18th century that Sheffield started to build its reputation as “Steel City”, with engineers and business leaders playing a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution. Today it’s a different world, a world where digital technologies are the primary revolutionary drivers of economic and industrial change. Sheffield holds a strong position in the global tech sector,

How to Find Job Security in an Uncertain Market
There is probably no better word than uncertainty to describe the times we live in. There is economic uncertainty, geopolitical uncertainty, and specific areas of uncertainty in many markets and sectors. Technologies are creating uncertainty, political decisions are creating uncertainty, and events are creating uncertainty, from local weather catastrophes to global pandemics. In this era of uncertainty, how can you