Networking is an essential part of career growth - did you know that over 85% of jobs are filled through networking? But as with many things this year, it’s been looking a bit different lately. Suddenly, it’s much harder to organically meet new people and forge those connections. So how do you go about networking in a virtual landscape?

If you are daunted by the prospect of virtual networking, first of all, don’t feel bad about it! It’s weird and new and pretty much everyone else is intimidated by it too, even if they don’t show it. Secondly, as with anything, with a bit of preparation, it will be fine. Read on for some top tips for making the most of virtual networking.

As part of our new Spotlight series, we are sharing the tech startups that we’re most excited about! This week we’re focusing on Hastee, a startup that was founded to ‘revolutionise the way people are paid’.

According to the Workplace Wellbeing Study 2020, two-thirds of workers in the UK have been affected by personal finance-related stress in 2020. However, despite this high figure, a shockingly low number of businesses offer a financial wellbeing programme. It was this gap in the market that Hastee stepped in to fill.

So what exactly does Hastee offer?

Like magpies searching out shiny objects, we have found some interesting articles from the last week and put them all in one place for you. Enjoy!

As part of our new Spotlight series, we are sharing the tech startups that we’re most excited about! This week, we want to highlight Tumelo, a fintech startup that is ‘bringing investing to life’.

The startup is backed by singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel...do we need to say anything else, really? Well, yes, okay, you probably want to know a bit about the startup itself. Luckily that’s what this blog post is for!

Like magpies searching out shiny objects, we have found some interesting articles from the last week and put them all in one place for you. Enjoy!

We won’t pretend that the prospect of team-building remotely is a fun one. It’s hard enough to get people excited about in-person team-building, let alone team-building they have to do over Zoom. But we believe that with a positive attitude, a bit of enthusiasm and our top tips, you can build a strong, cohesive team from your respective laptops, and have fun doing it!

Like magpies searching out shiny objects, we have found some interesting articles from the last week and put them all in one place for you. Enjoy!