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How to score as a scrum master
The scrum master might sound like a referee on a rugby field but they actually fulfill a vital role in IT. The job does take its name from rugby, however, being named after the formation used to...
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Go find your future in gaming and software
You can’t escape them, they’re everywhere! Crowding around famous landmarks like Edinburgh Castle, skulking in graveyards, shuffling like zombies through parks and pedestrian precincts. No, not...
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The next big things in the world of IT
Predicting the future has always been a favourite topic of writers and film-makers. Minority Report, 1984, Blade Runner, Total Recall and Back to the Future have all had fun imagining how technology...
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Discover the top five in-demand IT sectors
Information Technology is predicted to be one of the fastest growing UK industries in the coming years but within IT there are certain sectors that are set to soar right now. Whether you’re a seasoned...
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How to be a leader in software
Scotland has produced some of the world’s finest inventors and engineers. Now it’s emerging as a leader in the world of software. In fact, it’s been a bumper year for many working in this specialist...
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Telecare offers a healthy prognosis for ICT
We’ve not quite reached the point of using the kind of body scan technology Dr. ‘Bones’ McCoy loved to show off on Star Trek. However, we have boldly gone where no other medics have gone before – by...
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The top ten perks of working in IT
Who needs Santa when Scotland’s technology and computing industry is getting a gift-wrapped 2017? An annual survey for industry body ScotlandIS says an overwhelming number of IT companies expect sales...
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Meet the experts fighting cyber crime
This month Tesco Bank was forced to halt online payments for current account customers after cash was snaffled from 20,000 accounts. Thankfully, all of the bank’s customers will be fully refunded but...
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Job Focus: Top Tips for the Mobile Developer
Just about anything can be done on the move these days. Online banking, news updates, social media, gaming . . . Need to do it on the move? There’s a mobile app for that. Chances are you’re reading...
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All you ever need to succeed in IT
They say you can tell a lot about a person from what they wish for at Christmas. For example, asking Santa for noise-cancelling headphones and a bag of soor plums is all we need to know about Grampa...
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Cheers to a new career with Edrington!
Scotch whisky is one of Scotland’s most successful exports, contributing more than £4 billion to the Scottish economy every year. One of the foremost companies in this fast-growing and increasingly...
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Five top tech trends for 2017
Every new year promises to bring the stuff of dreams for gadget geeks. In terms of hard tech, we’ve been promised everything from fully autonomous flying cars to pizza delivery drones. Sadly, we’re...
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Meet The Expert: Peter McMenemy
We’ve come a long way from blowing into a conch to announce dinner. Medium-rare brontosaurus served with glacier water, anyone? Today, the world of IT and Telecommunications can seem mind-bogglingly...
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Interview advice: be the top dog without barking
You took our advice on how to write a killer CV. You perused s1jobs for the very best IT roles, everything from Software Developer to Business Analyst. You applied for your dream position. You scored...
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Your chance to join Amazon and make history
Among the incredible range of goods bought by Amazon’s European customers in the last quarter of 2016 were no fewer than 60 million fashion items. With more than 350 new brands also added there’s no...
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10 things they never tell you about working in IT
IT is one of those sectors where you never know what’s round the corner. Every day brings new tech and increasingly complex software. Of course, this means there’s an ever-increasing need for...
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How computer games can help your IT career
If you thought the title of this article meant shooting zombies was a good way to shape up for a role as an IT pro, we’re sorry to disappoint. Shoot-em-up scenarios can be fun of course, if a little...
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How to avoid common interview mistakes
According to the latest Tech Nations 2017 report, Dundee generated the highest turnover growth of any digital tech cluster from 2011 and 2015. Already famous for its computer gaming pioneers, it saw...
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From Python Developer to Scrum Master . . . what’s in a name?
When we noticed there were IT jobs that could see you earning around £500 a day, we weren’t at all surprised. After all, s1jobs is full of fantastic opportunities in IT that offer incredible job...
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Five top tips for joining the IT help desk
If you think the number one line used by an IT help desk is ‘Have you tried rebooting?’ this may not be the best workplace for you. The truth is working as a tech guru takes knowledge, patience and...
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