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We've put together a straight guide for hiring managers: current salary bands, when to go permanent vs contract, and what actually separates a strong embedded engineer from a CV that reads well.
🔗linkedin.com/pulse/how-hire-…
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Lots of people are getting AI to read a thousand CVs and hand back the top ten.
This weeks edition breaks down where that quietly goes wrong, and how we actually use AI on CVs here without letting it make the final call.
🔗 linkedin.com/pulse/your-job-…
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We wrote about this back in March. The scary part isn’t the drop itself, it’s further down the line.
The juniors unable to find a job today are the mid level engineers that will be needed in a few years time.
By cutting early careers now, you begin to build a skills shortage
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Hiring managers keep asking for speed, urgency, someone who gets on with it. Our latest edition breaks down the one thing they're all really asking for and the four ways we see candidates prove they've got it.
Read full article below 👇
🔗 linkedin.com/pulse/word-hiri…
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Congrats to James, Charlie, Andy and Kirstin, who all went above and beyond their targets in July.
This month's Achievers Club spent the afternoon at Orwells in Shiplake - food was excellent, and a great way to round off the month.
Well done team 👏 💜
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This week we're looking at why most engineers aren't using AI to prep for interviews despite using it for everything else. Four simple things that are massively underrated and take about two minutes each.
🔗 linkedin.com/pulse/most-deve…
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On Friday, our high achievers headed to Henley Regatta to celebrate, & what a day for it 🌞
Congrats to Cameron, David, Andy & James for a fantastic performance over a 6-month period.
They all consistently deliver results that make a real impact for our clients and candidates💜
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When your search for the "perfect" candidate reaches new heights... 🧗♂️ 🤣
If the right people aren't applying, let us help 💜
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AI labs are paying up to £400k for the right hire. The surprising part is the brief often looks completely ordinary. What separates exceptional hires isn't the spec, it's judgement.
Read more below ⬇️
🔗 linkedin.com/pulse/judgement…
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SpaceX is expected to start trading on Nasdaq Friday at around $135/share, with reports pointing to a valuation near $1.75 trillion.
If the IPO lands strongly, it could have a knock-on effect across aerospace, AI infrastructure, robotics, embedded systems and deep tech hiring.
JUST IN: SpaceX IPO reportedly expected to mint 4,000 new millionaires — “from engineers to cafeteria workers”
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Congrats to James, Charlie and Kirstin, who all went above and beyond their targets in April.
This month’s Achievers Club spent the afternoon at the fantastic Caldesi in Bray.
Great food, good company and plenty of laughs.
Well done team. Well deserved 👏
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Our free 2026 Salary Guide covers what tech and engineering professionals are earning right now, so you can benchmark your roles, budget properly, and attract the right people.
Download your free copy here 👉 drive.google.com/file/d/1IBh…
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We got together last week to reflect on the hard work in 2025💜
Highlights included:
Top billers:Cameron & Kirstin.
Best newcomer + fastest promotion:Charlie.
MVP (ops, no billing): James Green.
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Fascinating glimpse of the future, or the start of something dystopian ? 🤔🧠
someone connected LIVING BRAIN CELLS to an LLM
Cortical Labs grew 200,000 human neurons in a lab and kept them alive on a silicon chip, they taught the neurons to play Pong, then DOOM
now someone wired them into a LLM... real brain cells firing electrical impulses to choose every token the AI generates
you can see which channels were stimulated, the feedback from the neurons in choosing that letter or word
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Going into 2026, this job title is quietly growing in demand & most people still aren't familiar with it.
We break down everything you need to know about Product Engineers in this article👇
🔗 linkedin.com/pulse/product-e…
I think the role of the Software Engineer is evolving into a Product Engineer.
LLM tools have made writing code easier than ever. The real bottleneck isn't implementation anymore - it's deciding what to build and how the UX should work.
That's why I've been spending more of my time learning design and product skills. The most impactful engineers will be the ones who can shape products, not just ship features.
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While the IR35 debate continues, we’ve run hundreds of determinations using our own tool.
If you’re a contractor heading into a new role & want to know exactly where you stand with IR35, we can help👇
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“Scrap IR35.”
IR35 is flawed. The Off-Payroll rules are controversial.
But removing them without a credible alternative isn’t reform — it’s rhetoric.
Adrian Marlowe, Managing Director of Lawspeed and Chair of the Association of Recruitment Consultancies, explains four reasons why the “Scrap IR35” message doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
🔗 contractoruk.com/news/why-ru…
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We shared our thoughts on what that means for tech and engineering hiring. Read our take on LinkedIn 👇
🔗 linkedin.com/pulse/why-tech-…
Over 700,000 graduates out of work and claiming benefits, analysis suggests bbc.in/4afwYqn
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