It's been a busy August at First Point Group. Starting with awards recognition, we were thrilled to be announced as finalists for not one, but two awards at the upcoming The Contracting Awards 2024. Our team in London were featured (again) not once, but twice within the trade press this month, our Dallas team were busy meeting existing and new clients at the ISE EXPO event; the Dubai team are gearing up for the GITEX GLOBAL Largest Tech & Startup Show in the World in a few weeks; and our telecoms, tech and data center teams across the globe are recruiting exciting roles on behalf of several amazing companies. It's all here in this month's edition of THE NETWORK! Enjoy
Awards Nominations
We are delighted to be shortlisted for two awards at The Contracting Awards 2024. For a second consecutive year we are finalists for Best Contractor Recruitment Agency, and for the first time in our 20-year history one of our team is a nominee for an individual award, Philip Jones, is shortlisted for Best Contractor Recruiter. We find out the results at the awards ceremony in November in London.
DAVID TAYLOR, Managing Director of First Point Group said of being nominated, "20 years ago, First Point Group began as a 100% contract recruitment business. We understand how extremely valuable contractors are to our clients and the wider UK economy. We've never lost our passion for contract recruitment and it's still one of the largest areas of our business to this day. Therefore, to be nominated for such an award that shines a light on the amazing work contractors and contract providers do, is amazing and reinforces our desire to provide the best contract recruitment service to our clients. On a personal note, I've seen Philip develop his career from a grad to becoming Regional Director of Europe. His reputation speaks for itself. He is the first point of contact for his clients and contractors when they are in need of recruitment services. Phil is quite simply one of the best contractor recruiters in the industry. I am extremely proud and excited that his individual talent is being recognised in his nomination. Congrats, Phil."
News & Insights
First Point Group in the press
Featured in the trade press this month was Pendy Hou from our London office. Pendy was quoted in two articles entitled 'End-clients ‘underestimating’ IT contractors’ stock in work-life balance' and 'Front-end vs. back-end developer: which of these two top tech jobs is better for you?'. Both articles can be viewed on our website.
AI in data centers and telecoms
With AI firmly embedded in the DC and telecoms markets, our respective teams wrote two articles discussing this which you can read below.
Were you at ISE EXPO?
Monica Watkins and Ted Ko from our Dallas office had a blast at ISE EXPO! 😁 From meeting up with current clients to speaking with so many new connections, it was an incredible two day event. Did you attend ISE Expo? If you did but didn't get a chance to meet with Monica or Ted, and you'd like to discuss your hiring needs in Texas and across the US, contact us to arrange a call.
Will you be at GITEX GLOBAL?
Have you signed up to attend GITEX GLOBAL - the largest tech & startup show in the World? We'll be there. Let us know if you're attending and we'd love to discuss the latest insights within #TechRecruitment with you. Sign up for GITEX GLOBAL Largest Tech & Startup Show in the World and we look forward to seeing you there in a few weeks!
Many of our Dubai-based team are excited for the event. If you're attending contact one of our team to arrange a meeting: Ahmed Jamal Khan , Ahmed Abouzaid , Gemma O'Flaherty , Kamal Sahloul Thomas Zygo
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