May 14, 2013
Congratulations to Kai Huang who is FDM’s Consultant of the Month for May. He studied MSc Information Technology at the University of West of England before joining the FDM London Academy. Kai joined Selection Services’ Cloud Team in May 2012. About his placement, Kai told us he is still learning new things every day and “I love [...]
April 25, 2013
International Girls in ICT Day 2013 Thursday 25th April 2013 is International Girls in ICT Day. Aim: To encourage girls and young women into ICT through engagement in workshops, debates and smashing stereotypes. This is an annual opportunity on the fourth Thursday of April that plays host to events around the world, from Peru to [...]
April 23, 2013
Congratulations to Alex Flavell who is April’s winner of Consultant of the Month. Alex attended University College London studying Philosophy and Economics and later joined FDM’s London Recruitment Team in August 2011. Her career since starting her FDM journey has been varied and, whilst employed, she trained in PRINCE2 and carried out a Business Analyst [...]
Recent statistics highlight that in 2012, UK post-graduate applications into higher education institutions have dropped by 8%. Additionally, there has been a 17.8% drop in applicants for technology subjects and a 6.4% drop in applicants looking to study Computer Science. This drop in applicants can, in some way, be attributed to the rise in higher [...]
April 4, 2013
There is a thriving social technology scene in and around Manchester and the north with an event on nearly every night! Manchester is fortunate to be flanked by Sheffield, Leeds and Liverpool, which means that there is a huge community of technically minded people who love nothing more than to get together and discuss technology, [...]