Category: Candidates

HOT NEW ROLES IN 2018 Is it time for your next role in tech? The ever-growing sector has a huge number of vacancies. Technology is in a desperate drought of specialists and high-paid roles are waiting to be filled. 2017 was a year filled with revolutionary innovations in consumer experience such as Amazon’s Alexa and...

First Point Group a ‘Highly Commended’ International Recruitment Company at APSCo Awards for Excellence 2017 First Point Group, International technology recruitment organisation, have been named a Highly Commended International Recruitment Company at this year’s APSCo Awards for Excellence in the City of London. The Awards lunch took place at RBS, with 36 different companies up...

Take Your Cyber Skills Overseas and Earn Up to 40% More! You’re in demand but will your next role give you the opportunity of rapid advancement, more experience, more money and a beach? Working abroad, experiencing a new culture, different surroundings along with a challenging job will not only broaden your CV, but improve your...

Are you being paid enough? Cyber Security average UK salaries As one of the fastest growing specialisms globally, cyber security is in high demand. Advances in technology have resulted in more hacks, stolen data and confidential company information at risk. Overall, professionals involved in cyber and information security obtain salaries and bonuses that are way...

HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF YOU RECEIVED A COUNTER OFFER? It’s a great feeling when you’ve landed a new role. When you’re happy with your new job offer and you have accepted, there can be another obstacle in the way: counter offers. It’s becoming increasingly common for employers to make counter...

We're Staying Focused in 2017: the Year of the Rooster Eric (Zhijun) Xu, Huawei’s current rotating CEO until March 2017, gave a New Year message focused on creating value for customers and achieving sustainable growth. We at First Point Group (FPG) have very similar company values, a similar mission statement and similar ambition to succeed...

Alternatives to working in America Is America closed for business? Here are our top 3 alternatives... So, Trump has won, the H1b visa might fizzle up and work permits could become practically impossible. What are the alternatives? While America experiences a major turning point, other countries still embrace the benefits of hiring skilled individuals from...

Social Recruiting: Is it worth it? 5 years ago, using Social Media was a cheap way of exposing our brand and reaching out to as many possible clients and candidates as possible. Fast forward to today and FPG has just been ranked by LinkedIn as a Top 10 "Most Socially Engaged" recruitment agency out of...