December 2022

How do you fill a million tech jobs in a year?

Britain is among the Top 10 Countries in the world for technological expertise, boasting a tech industry worth about $1 trillion and growing with more than a million job opportunities opening up in the past year. Despite the high demand for tech-savvy employees, the supply of recruits often isn't enough to fill all those openings, but that doesn't mean there aren't qualified candidates available to work!

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November 2022

Why supplier-diversity programs make sense

Leading socially conscious companies are now cashing in on their early adoption of supplier diversity programs and their sincere approach to D&I as much more than a token gesture for feel-good public relations.

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November 2022

What is supplier diversity, and why should you care?

Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) in supply chains is the root of sustainable development for businesses to survive and thrive as commerce evolves in the digital age. Multinationals including BP, IBM and Accenture attribute their ongoing success to robust supplier diversity program.

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June 2022

Britain's Gender remuneration gap widens at the top

Even after decades of demands for women to receive salaries equal to their male counterparts, the United Kingdom still currently ranks a dismal 23rd on the global gender gap index, placing it behind other European countries such as France, Germany, and Ireland.

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May 2022

Is AI the answer to inclusion recruitment?

Many organisations are turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to eliminate conscious and unconscious biases influencing the hiring process, but is such ‘smart’ technology really the solution to a very human problem?

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April 2022

Glowing Testimonial

Thank you, Odette Borsten, for writing such a glowing testimonial. It is always a pleasure supporting a company like Alterian that values diversity and inclusion in the workplace to hire top talent. 

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March 2022

Addressing the fear…

I recently had an incredibly insightful conversation with the owner of a mid-sized company. We discussed his company’s requirements and Xist4’s inclusive approach to hiring experienced professionals.

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February 2022

Allow me to reintroduce myself.

My name is Gozie, Director of executive search firm Xist4. I founded Xist4 in 1999 as a search consultancy to support companies seeking mid to senior digital, technology and engineering professionals.

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