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Join us for our online Pride event: Inclusion in Isolation

We at Salt, a global digital recruitment agency are celebrating Pride month with our webinar: Inclusion in Isolation on Thursday June 25th and you’re invited! Now more than ever, communities are important, especially where people may have lost their usual support groups and networks. The workplace has moved online due to COVID-19 and unfortunately, there…

Heide Young on getting into Cyber Security, traveling, and her best stress reliever

Following the great feedback from our #SaltSession: Women in Tech event in London, we would like to continue the discussion around diversity with an interview series presented by Salt. We have reached out to more opinion leaders to get their thoughts and advice on how they have grown their career.

Our first inspirational interview is on Women in Technology with Sarah Jones, CEO at Sprii.com the curated lifestyle hub for the every-woman to engage, discover, interact and shop.

Takeaways from our ‘Women in Sales’ event…

Blog post by Emma Lowman, Practice Manager, London The stats speak for themselves when it comes to the benefits of having a diverse workforce, yet we are still struggling to make it a reality. Research conducted by Gartner states women’s average quota attainment is 70%, while men’s is 67% and according to a study from…

My Experience of the Black Lives Matter Protests 

Despite lockdown in many countries, people are coming together across the world in response to the recent death of an unarmed Black man, George Floyd, who sadly died while being detained by police in America. Salt’s Senior Consultant, Robyn Chidwick, shares her experiences of the protests in London, what equality means to her, and what…

Beyond COVID-19: The Future of Work and Hiring

We surveyed 154 global digital professionals to find out what they think hiring, and their businesses, will look like going forward. There is no doubt that we’ll feel the repercussions of COVID-19 for a long time, but our survey has shown that there are also some positives to emerge. Even though we’re social distancing away…

Temping as a career choice!

Blog post by Claire Baker, Practice Lead, Auckland Have you ever considered temping? Did you know that almost one-quarter of employers say they utilise temps regularly and the number of people choosing to temp has increased in the last five years by 21%. So, it is evident that this market is growing! I have worked…

Garrison Gibbons on Pride, People and Promoting Diversity at Work

Throughout Pride month, we’ll be speaking to people around the world to learn more about LGBTQIA+ and inclusivity in the workplace and share personal experiences.  To kickstart our series, we at Salt, a global digital recruitment agency spoke to Garrison Gibbons, Head of People at Knotch. Garrison has worked exclusively for companies that make an impact…

WiT: Gudrun Palmer on Coaching, Diversity and Equality

For Salt’s latest Women in Tech interview, we caught up withGudrun Palmer, Director in the Technology Consulting practice of a global consulting firm, to talk diversity and advice on creating an inclusive workplace. The #SaltSessions Women in Tech #WiT interview series speaks with thought leaders from around the world to get their opinion and advice…

Salt Singapore Tech Job Fair

The Singapore Technology team hosted their very own Tech Job Fair webinar last Thursday, 28th May at 2:30pm. The event was a huge success! Congratulations to our presenters Clarisa Ele, Eva Phang, Elton Tan, and Erin Loh who did an amazing job! During the webinar, the team showcased their current active roles and provided insights…

Autocorrect, spellcheck and attention to ‘deatail’

Blog post by Brian White, Principal Consultant, New Zealand This day and age we are relying more and more on helpful tools like autocorrect and spellcheck – but these clearly are not entirely reliable, and examples of hilarious disasters are myriad online. It was only last week one of the more infamous typos occurred on…

How to Hire, Onboard and Manage Your Teams Remotely

As most of us are working from home now, this also means some hiring and onboarding processes are happening remotely too.  Our CEO, Elliot Dell, recently took part in a panel discussion with Insider and Tom Dixon, on how to hire, onboard, and manage your teams remotely. If you missed it, you can watch the…

Salt Design Live: Code-centric Design with Charles de Dreuille

Join us on Wednesday 29 April at 12pm for Salt Design Live with Charles de Dreuille, as he highlights the importance of merging product design with coding skills. If you’re interested in learning about product design and coding, as well as digital entrepreneurship – this one is for you! Expect to learn how to incorporate…