Q&A: Gabriele Hamann (Head of IT Sales at Allianz Global Investors)

For the next in our Q&A series, Mat Roche, Third Republic Co-Founder, speaks to Gabriele Hamann who heads up the international IT Sales team at Allianz Global Investors – speaking about her career to date and how she’s powering success in her current role. Mat Roche (MR): Can you give us an overview of your […]
Closing the Gender Gap in IT

The number of women working in the IT sector has stagnated over recent years with research revealing that only one in six tech specialists in the UK are female. Just 23% of the people working in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) roles across the UK are female – and only 5% of leadership positions […]
What is Recruitment Transformation?

What makes the difference between winners and losers in today’s digital world is the ability to identify, recruit and retain the digital talent that makes the technology work. Delivering digital transformation without the right talent is tough. Especially when the talent pool is shrinking.
The Freelance Revolution: Gaining Access to Top Tech Talent

Digital Transformation is driving change across every industry on an unprecedented level. Next generation technologies such as social, mobile, data science, cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT) are disrupting established business models and challenging companies to adapt quickly to the new digital economy.
Top 5 Habits of a Modern Recruiter

In our blog, Why Dinosaur Recruiters are Heading for Extinction we condemn the bad practices that are still being carried out by old-school recruiters averse to change. Whilst it’s important to us to highlight these out of date processes and the consequences they have when sourcing talent, it’s also necessary to praise the innovative and […]
How to Become a Freelance Salesforce Consultant

For many, the move into freelancing opens them up to a wide range of opportunities that permanent roles can’t offer. It is often borne out of the desire for increased autonomy, higher pay, and the ability to pick and choose what you work on. Although not for everyone, if you’re here the chances are you’ve […]
Why Dinosaur Recruiters are Heading for Extinction

Our blog How to Source Talent in a Digital World explains the changes to the ways in which experienced professionals are looking for work – and how recruiters aren’t adapting to accommodate them.
Want to Be A Better Recruiter? Watch These 7 TED Talks

Recruitment is stressful, it’s messy, and it’s unpredictable. In an industry where everything can change at the drop of a hat, recruiters simply have to stay on top of their game. So, how can those of us working in this volatile industry stay on top and be successful?
Why it’s Getting Harder to Recruit Talent in Today’s Digital World

Digital Transformation isn’t exactly news: we now have an entire generation of working adults who don’t remember life before the internet.
Tips to Becoming A Salesforce Certified Technical Architect

Referring to Certified Technical Architect’s as the ‘Salesforce Elite’, earlier this year Salesforce published an article detailing exactly why everyone should aspire to reach certified technical architect status.