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Why Building Emotional Intelligence is the Secret to Better Tech Teams
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Why Building Emotional Intelligence is the Secret to Better Tech Teams

This Mental Health Awareness Week we’re looking at a topic close to our heart at Makers — Emotional Intelligence.

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The Business Case for Apprenticeships - 5 Myths Busted

The Business Case for Apprenticeships - 5 Myths Busted

This is forcing a lot of organisations to reassess their tech recruitment practices by looking toward new tech talent pipelines.

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How our £7m growth funding will help to transform industries, careers and lives!
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How our £7m growth funding will help to transform industries, careers and lives!

Building a business from the ground up is expensive. Funding is essential if you have ambitions to scale fast.

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The demand for diversity within the Civil Service is high, so what’s blocking action and positive change?
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The demand for diversity within the Civil Service is high, so what’s blocking action and positive change?

In July Makers attended Civil Service Live in London. This year the themes of Educate, Engage and Empower were a perfect backdrop to several recently launched...

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What level of software knowledge do you need to be a great tech recruiter?
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What level of software knowledge do you need to be a great tech recruiter?

Tech recruitment has never been harder, which might come as little surprise since ‘software engineer’ is officially the world’s most in-demand profession.

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Imposter syndrome and how you can manage it
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Imposter syndrome and how you can manage it

It’s become the buzzword, the widespread phenomenon that has permeated lunch hour conversations — not just in the Makers office.

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7 Black Role Models in Tech you need to know about in 2021
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7 Black Role Models in Tech you need to know about in 2021

Black History Month is not just about acknowledging the past. While that is a crucial starting point, the purpose of analysing history is to inform decisions...

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Pair programming 101
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Pair programming 101

Hi, I’m Eddie and I work at Makers as a technical coach. Here at Makers, we love pair programming and there’s a lot of evidence to suggest that we are right to...

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How to hire during a pandemic: an interview with RVU
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How to hire during a pandemic: an interview with RVU

RVU empowers consumers to make confident home services and financial decisions. We sat down with Ryan Greenhall, Engineering Manager at RVU.

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