Generation Z – what have we done to you?
GUEST BLOG: In this contributed blog post, Byron Calmonson, director at The Resourcing Hub discusses what the future of work will look like, and whether the next generation are ready for it. The Resourcing Hub recently ran a Future Of Work workshop for children and...
Tech talent soars as specialisms thrive in digital age
In this guest blog post Andrew Gardner, senior divisional director at Reed Technology, discusses what technology talent the UK will need in a digital age. Although we’re only a few months into 2018, the growth of the tech sector shows no signs of slowing down. The...
GUEST BLOG: Growing Stem – tackling the data skills shortage
In this contributed blog post, John Brodie, CEO of Aquila Insight, discusses the importance of data skills and how science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) education can help tackle the big data skills shortage.
GUEST BLOG: Addressing the skills shortage from the inside out
In this guest blog Ronnie Toerien, HCM strategy leader, Oracle Africa explains why giving all employees access to relevant training is the solution to the tech skills shortage. The past ten years have seen a seismic shift in the workplace. Widespread automation and an...
Opinion: From finding skilled workers, to giving workers skills
General manager of Arch Graduates, Harry Gooding, explains why he went from recruitment to creating the perfect tech workers for the job
It’s no secret that currently the tech industry is suffering from a skills gap.
Video interview: Skills upgrade
It has been a few weeks since the last post. We have been busy at Computer Weekly working on a series of video podcasts on IT skills and training.
Simon May, previously worked in financial institutes, He has been a technical evangelist at Microsoft for a year. In this video May says...
The Foundation of Success

The trends that are shaping the industry
The changing role of the CIO
In this guest blog post, Doug Clark, IBM UK & Ireland cloud leader, writes about the role of the CIO. Businesses are powerd by IT, and as Doug discusses, the CIO has a unique opportunity to shape how business evolves, by smart use of IT to do things in innovative ways.
“I can’t do that” – Are you sure?
Gary Kildare, IBM VP for Human Resources previously wrote about apprenticeships. This week he blogs about career changes.
At IBM, it is important to us that our workforce reflects the markets...