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How to negotiate your starting salary

Some of us are better at talking money than others, but negotiating your starting salary can be a particularly tricky and awkward conversation to have.   Employers will rarely – if ever – offer a higher starting salary without a little bit of arm-twisting, so it’s crucial you know how much your skills and experience Continued »

How to get more paid leave

With schools breaking up for summer holidays this week, the holiday season is about to properly kick off. But while most kids get 6 weeks off, paid leave for employees is rarely so generous, with employers only required to offer up to 28 days of paid leave to full-time employees – and that allowance can include Continued »

The highest paid jobs in tech right now

It’s no secret that jobs in the IT sector pay handsomely. In fact, for 9 straight months jobs in IT have advertised higher salaries than any other industry. With tech jobs making a strong claim to be the most lucrative on the market, we decided to take a look at which positions pay not just the Continued »

How AI and automation affects HR and recruiters

As our recent automation report said, many jobs are already being replaced by robots and other types of automation. But have you ever stopped to think about how automation and AI is changing the recruitment process? Here are the five main points to note and prepare for: Five ways robots will affect recruitment There will Continued »

The human skills robots can’t do

Report after report shows that more and more jobs are at risk of automation – if they haven’t already been automated that is. But a robot rendering you redundant isn’t inevitable. Here we look at the skills that can robot-proof your career and could even help you get a pay rise.   Robots will replace one-third of Continued »

How to fill jobs in difficult locations

We’ve all seen the jobs headlines splashed across the media recently. Employment is at an all-time record of 74.8% according to the ONS – and every political partyy you can think of is are jumping on the jobs figures to back up their campaigns ahead of next month’s election. At Adzuna, we love that more people are Continued »

Automation is already major cause of decline in vacancies

A new report from Adzuna on the current state of automation has identified the reasons behind the drop in demand for the fastest declining roles around the UK. The full whitepaper is available to download here. The start of the curve Analysis of over 79 million UK job adverts from the previous two years has found Continued »

Adzuna shortlisted in Digital Leaders 100

Adzuna is thrilled to be included in Digital Leaders’ latest DL100 list for 2017, as one of the most exciting, fast-growing digital organisations of the year. The final order will be decided by public vote and announced in June – so we need YOU to cast your vote for US to top the charts!   The Continued »

As you bike it: Britain’s most cycle-friendly businesses

As National Bike To Work Day draws near, tech writer Gemma Church takes a look at the benefits of cycling, and where you can take advantage of cycle to work schemes. Revealed: Britain’s most bike-friendly businesses What’s your favourite part of the working day? Although the daily commute may not be the first thing that springs to Continued »