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Curveball tech interview questions: ranked, with answersIT Career Advice

Curveball tech interview questions: ranked, with answers

Why IT job hirers ask curveball questions and how to catch them (includes actual answers you can throw back).
4 min
Why employers now seek candidates who can code, create and demonstrateIT Career Advice

Why employers now seek candidates who can code, create and demonstrate

Having a rounded knowledge of the emerging creative technology and advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are skills that are valued in today's constantly changing IT industry.
4 min
What Cybersecurity Job Candidates Face in a Technical TestIT Career Advice

What Cybersecurity Job Candidates Face in a Technical Test

No two cybersecurity tests are the same, with five different types, attached to seven separate roles, assessing three specific abilities.
5 min
Clean Tech: Why the best time to net a climate-tech job is probably nowIT Career Advice

Clean Tech: Why the best time to net a climate-tech job is probably now

Next-generation 'green' technologies got a big boost at Spending Review 2025. Here's how to tap into the billions just poured in.
5 min
5 tips on switching to a career in techIT Career Advice

5 tips on switching to a career in tech

Switching to a career in technology can be daunting, especially if your previous experience and education are in a different field.
3 min
5 reasons why you should always keep your CV up to dateIT Career Advice

5 reasons why you should always keep your CV up to date

Updating your CV can be a daunting task, that we only usually do when we are on the lookout for a new job opportunity.
3 min
'Why do you want this IT job?' Best reply at interview be like…IT Career Advice

'Why do you want this IT job?' Best reply at interview be like…

How full-timers and freelancers should answer an age-old tech job query 'without selling your soul to the interview devil.'
7 min
How AI is reconfiguring (not replacing) technology jobsIT Career Advice

How AI is reconfiguring (not replacing) technology jobs

'To thrive with AI, treat it like a new colleague — one that's faster and more fearless than you, but who still needs supervision and clear instructions.'
6 min
What Java Software Developers can expect at a technical interviewIT Career Advice

What Java Software Developers can expect at a technical interview

Here's almost THIRTY different ways candidates are quizzed on the inner workings of the Java Virtual Machine.
4 min
Self Care Day 2025: Smart tech to help recharge and relaxIT Career Advice

Self Care Day 2025: Smart tech to help recharge and relax

Level up your self care with these smart tech solutions designed to de-stress your job hunting, just in time for '24/7'.
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Tech interview job tips: top five to follow in H2 2025IT Career Advice

Tech interview job tips: top five to follow in H2 2025

Candidates must be 'in it to win it,' but still, the interview process isn't your audition for 'Britain's Next Top Techie.'
7 min
Keeping your temporary IT job: three mistakes to avoidIT Career Advice

Keeping your temporary IT job: three mistakes to avoid

Computer Futures says retaining a freelance tech role at the extension or renewal stage means NOT doing this trio.
3 min
Tech job interview? Here’s what NOT to doIT Career Advice

Tech job interview? Here’s what NOT to do

Thirteen of the biggest IT job interview mistakes to avoid making during your next Teams or face-to-face.
8 min
Tech job interview preparation: a Business Analyst’s top tipsIT Career Advice

Tech job interview preparation: a Business Analyst’s top tips

10 must-knows ahead of your next IT job interview, according to a Business Analyst with 40 years' experience in UK tech.
8 min
How to impress IT recruiters behind contract/perm tech jobsIT Career Advice

How to impress IT recruiters behind contract/perm tech jobs

Spot the 'red flags' on your tech CV as a contractor jumping to perm, or vice versa, as part of nailing the IT job application process, says Hays.
6 min
'Do your IT skills add value?' Best reply at interview be like…IT Career Advice

'Do your IT skills add value?' Best reply at interview be like…

Free-Work hears from a head of tech recruitment that the best replies to the classic 'value-add' query all have five fundamentals.
5 min

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