During yet another lockdown, it’s important to stay positive and motivated in both our work and personal lives. The Affecto team have clubbed together to think how we are staying motivated and positive during this lockdown to give you some ideas.

We know that putting together a well-rounded CV can be challenging, so we have put together a guide to give you some basic tips on how to write your own CV or make your existing one even better.

Nowadays, recruiting is just as much about retaining staff as it is about attracting them in the first place. Don’t fall into the trap of believing once you have hired a person, they will stay. Your company needs to have schemes and processes in place to provide care and support for your staff.

It has become apparent to us in the last few years, that companies are starting to value work experience over university degrees, as one year of tech experience can arm candidates with more desirable skills then a degree spanning three or four years.

This week is about Craig, our Bearded Op’s Manager. Best known for his extensive industry experience, his love of all things fun, his penchant for an alcoholic tipple or 3 but most of all for steering the good ship Affecto alongside Daniel.

We are fully aware that cyber security is worrying for all businesses, and therefore we have put together a few ways for you to ensure your business is as safe and secure as possible.

First up in the series of interviews of our Affectoites is the lovely, kind, nice (all her own words) Natalie Salvato :-).

As a business we have always offered remote working days as we believe in a healthy work life balance for our team, however, pre March 2020 we had never contemplated our remote working would become weeks that turned into months so as per many other companies we had to evaluate our working practices and adapt.

Even before the current COVID-19 pandemic, remote developers were fast becoming a serious part SME and large-scale enterprise hiring strategies. Here, are a few thoughts around how to effectively onboard them.

It's all too easy for interviews to descend into quick-fire technical questions. Here are some helpful tips to help you control your interview and showcase your achievements in an engaging, confident way.