Guide to Freelancing
Do contractors get paid for sick leave?
Explained: when poorly IT contractors can and can’t claim sick pay. 5 min
IT and tech news and guides
Guide to Freelancing
Guide to Freelancing
Do contractors get holiday pay?
SAW Consulting speaks to Free-Work about that age-old, nagging question of holiday pay and your eligibility as a tech contractor. 5 min
IT Skills
10 essential skills for cyber security contractors
Hiring supremo Leap29 lists for Free-Work the key components of a freelance security consultant’s skillset in 2024. 5 min
IT Career Advice
Java Interview Questions
Interviews for IT jobs including Java jobs often include challenges far beyond the usual questions regarding career aspirations.IT interviews often consist of brainteasers, riddles and practical questions designed to measure your logic, reasoning, creative thinking, and problem-solving skills. 1 min
IT Career Advice
Careers in the Public Sector
The public sector is essentially made up of a collection of bodies: local governments and councils, central government, civil service departments and national assemblies and parliaments.Over the past 10 years working in the public sector has become an increasingly more attractive proposition for tho. 3 min
IT Career Advice
Becoming a Trained Business Analyst
With demand for Business Analysts remaining high and the average salary exceeding £47,000, training in Business Analysis can open up a range of exciting prospects.Getting your first Business Analyst JobThere are only a few Business Analyst training options before you leave full time education, howev. 2 min
IT news
Top Free Game Engines for Computer Game Developers
Whether you're just starting out in computer game development or already have experience in making your own games, you'll find that there are a great number of free game engines available for you to use.Working on your own computer game can give you the experience and skills necessary to open up a r. 4 min
IT Career Advice
IT jobs in Switzerland
Switzerland is located in central Europe sharing borders with Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy and France. 3 min
IT Career Advice
C++ Interview Questions
Interviews for IT jobs including C++ jobs often include challenges far beyond the usual questions regarding career aspirations.IT job interviews often consist of brainteasers and practical questions designed to measure your logic, reasoning, creative thinking, and problem-solving skills. 1 min
Contracting
Setting up a Limited Company
Aside from sole trader status, most contractors set up their small businesses as Limited Companies. 3 min
IT Skills
Working as a Software Engineer
What is a Software Engineer?Software engineers, also sometimes known as software developers, build and design computer programs to meet with corporate requirements.Upon completion, the software engineers test the programs and debug and maintain them.What programming languages does a Software Enginee. 3 min
Contracting
Choosing an Umbrella Company
When it comes to choosing an umbrella company, it's important to know that they provide the same legal structure as a limited company but removes the administrative burden normally associated with contracting by providing a ready made solution, available to a large number of unconnected contractors.. 2 min
IT Career Advice
Moving and Learning Abroad
For many people in the UK, the future is not nearly as bright as it used to be. 2 min
IT Career Advice
IT Jobs in Agile Project Management
Agile project management is a form of project management with a primary focus to determine software use and deliver projects in a highly interactive and flexible manner; hence the word ‘agile.’You will usually find an agile project manager working on small scale projects.How is agile project managem. 2 min
IT Career Advice
Social Media Interview Questions
When preparing for a social media interview it is important to understand that there are likely to be two elements to the interview, the practical side and the management side. 2 min
IT Skills
The top 10 Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills to learn in 2022
Artificial Intelligence also known as AI, is the simulation of the human brain and activity in a machine, meaning machines can carry out human tasks to make our lives easier. 4 min