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With just one day to go until the winner of the Insider North West Young Professional Awards are announced, tension is rising in Oscar HQ. Oscar’s Managing Consultant Melissa Houghton is shortlisted for Young HR / Recruitment Professional of the Year – her third time within the last 12 months. Having scooped The Drum Recruitment Awards’ Consultant of the Year and been Highly...

The popularity of JavaScript continues to rise. In fact, JavaScript is the most commonly used programming language in the world according to the Stackoverflow survey in 2017, with 61.9% of all respondents citing it as their favourite coding language to use. This rise in popularity has however resulted in confusion for many developers and employers alike - not just in terms o...

On the 29th March, Prime Minister Theresa May triggers Article 50 and begins the two-year process of leaving the EU. Earlier this year when Brexit was announced, IT industry body TechUK outlined the key tech priorities following the break from the EU, highlighting the importance of continued trade within the EU and cross-border data transfer. In their opinion, this access is...

As the UK officially prepares to withdraw from the European Union, the future of Britain's Tech industry remains uncertain. On the 29th March, Prime Minister Theresa May triggers Article 50 and begins the two-year process of leaving the EU. Earlier this year when Brexit was announced, IT industry body TechUK outlined the key tech priorities following the break from the EU, h...

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Looking for a new job is challenging at the best of times and while no CV is perfect, it's especially difficult when there's something in your employment history working against you. Whether you're a job hopper, long-term unemployed or overqualified for the job you're applying for, there are still ways to accentuate the positives in your career history and maximise your chan...

From a simple iPhone game app to Google's entire catalogue of internet services - this infographic shows how many lines of code it took to create them.

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