Tagged: jobs

June 17, 2025 @ 10:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The traditional single-time study paradigm is no longer adequate in a world of constant economic, technological, and social change. Santander’s Tomorrow’s Skills report, released recently, reveals a new landscape – one where lifelong learning is “the cornerstone of professional development.” According to the research report,… Read More

June 5, 2025 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AI is making workers more valuable, productive, and able to command higher wage premiums, with job numbers rising even in roles considered most automatable, according to PwC’s 2025 Global AI Jobs Barometer, released today. The report is based on analysis of “close to a billion… Read More

February 1, 2025 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent report by Morgan McKinley, in collaboration with Vacancysoft, reveals a significant increase in job vacancies in the UK fintech sector. The report shows a 44% rise in fintech job openings in 2024, reaching 12,519 vacancies, up from 8,672 in 2023. The surge in… Read More

October 16, 2023 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Uncertainty over the economic outlook and rising costs continued to weigh on hiring decisions in September, according to the KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global. Permanent placements fell again as companies “were often reluctant to commit to permanent hires,… Read More

August 1, 2023 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

An improvement in jobs and sales growth across UK small businesses in June “has been largely offset by increasing late payments and a slowdown in wages growth,” according to the latest data from global small business platform Xero. Xero’s Small Business Index, based “on anonymized… Read More

July 5, 2023 @ 5:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The financial institution is launching a new job portal “to attract people with technological backgrounds in the different countries where it has a presence.” The Group expects to end 2023 “with over 2,600 new hires of this type of professionals, 1,000 of which will be… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Future of Jobs Report 2023 suggests that “almost a quarter of jobs (23%) are expected to change in the next five years through growth of 10.2% and decline of 12.3%.” According to the estimates of the 803 companies surveyed for the report, employers “anticipate… Read More

January 23, 2023 @ 3:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Gemini, a crypto firm regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), is cutting its employee headcount once again, according to a report. Like many other crypto trading platforms, the drop in digital asset valuations, along with crypto contagion, has impacted Gemini’s… Read More

July 30, 2022 @ 9:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commonwealth Bank has unveiled its latest technology hub designed “to support more than 400 software developers, cloud engineers and cyber specialists in the Melbourne CBD and help create new opportunities for Victoria’s expanding digital economy workforce.” The hub, based in the heart of Melbourne’s central… Read More

June 21, 2022 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Compass (NYSE: COMP), a digital real estate listing platform, and Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) a similar platform have both slashed employee headcount as the economy teeters on the brink of recession. Redfin is cutting employees by 8% while Compass is reducing jobs by 10%. The two… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 2:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

BlockFi, a leading digital asset firm providing various services to both retail and institutional customers, has announced that it will cut 20% of its workforce due to the challenging economic environment. The company is now refocusing its energy on profitability as opposed to just rapid… Read More

December 14, 2020 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit has teamed up with the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and its business and technology arm, CPA.com to recommend that small businesses and CPA firms should be readying for a new round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) relief funds. Biz2Credit reported that during the initial… Read More

June 29, 2020 @ 12:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Banking group Barclays US announced on Monday plans to create more than 300 new customer service jobs in its Wilmington, Delaware headquarters. According to Barclays US, The  Council on Development Finance (CDF) approved Barclays for Delaware Strategic Fund monies totaling nearly $2.5 million, including a… Read More

January 15, 2020 @ 12:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Expertise or prior experience working with blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) has quickly become the number-one “hard skill” that firms are now looking for on LinkedIn. According to a recently published job trends report, LinkedIn researchers examined user profiles who were “getting hired at… Read More

April 3, 2018 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TalentPool, a talent matching platform that connects UK SMEs with recent graduates, has surpassed its initial £350,000 funding target from nearly 100 investors on equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs. As previously reported, TalentPool was founded in 2013 and stated it is on a mission to change the way that… Read More

March 28, 2018 @ 2:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TalentPool, a talent matching platform that connects UK SMEs with recent graduates, is now seeking 350,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2013, TalentPool stated its on a mission to change the way that companies find talent. “We’ve created a platform that identifies suitable… Read More

February 8, 2018 @ 1:43 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Kochava Labs SEZC, a research and development subsidiary of Kochava Inc., is proud to announce four new advisors to XCHNG, the open source blockchain framework for the digital advertising ecosystem: David Weild IV, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Weild & Co., Inc. and former Vice… Read More

December 21, 2017 @ 9:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Agility Scales, a Netherlands-based platform for guides making jobs better and easier, has successfully secured its initial €300,000 funding target through its Seedrs equity crowdfunding campaign from more than 150 investors. The company launched the funding round a couple weeks ago and is offering 6.61%… Read More

April 7, 2017 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Snapp CV, a mobile job app that allows users to apply on-the-go through video and text, has successfully secured its initial £200,000 equity crowdfunding campaign target on Seedrs. The company launched the campaign earlier this year, seeking the funds as it prepares to expand. Snapp… Read More

April 27, 2016 @ 12:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK-based job search engine, Adzuna announced it has launched its Best British Workplace of 2016 competition. The company previously secured over £2 during its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. It has already attracts six million visitors a month, but wanted to increase that as part of… Read More