A specialist in the field of Payments, Technology Sales and Development recruitment, DP Connect has been uniting talent and technology with some of the UK’s leading organisations and specialist professionals for almost three decades.
Our consultants are experts in their fields; with an unrivalled knowledge of business systems, development platforms and emerging cutting-edge technologies, this ensures they are best placed to support you in finding the right hire or matching your skills to the perfect opportunity. Directing our expertise to our specialist sectors allows us to focus on providing a premium bespoke service, uniting the best talent in the market with the role that is right for both them and their future employer.
We offer a comprehensive range of opportunities as we work exclusively with some of the UK’s most prestigious organisations as well as fresh and exciting start-up businesses providing contract, permanent and fixed-term positions. We will consult closely with you to understand your skills and experience, requirements and aspirations and to accurately match them with the right employer.
The shift in the way we work has led many businesses to make cyber security a priority. When COVID-19 hit and millions began working from home it increased the vulnerability of businesses, as the robust systems they had in place in the office where no longer applicable and businesses now had to rely on the security measures employees had taken on their home computers and devices. Cyber security is a big threat to businesses, not only can being compromised impact them financially, but it can also put a big dent in their reputation and negatively affect customer trust. Rising cost of breaches The cost of cybercrime that is incurred by UK businesses runs into the billions, which is why investing in robust cybersecurity has never been more important. Recent statistics show that the average cost of a data breach for a large company is £20,000, but the actual financial impact can be much greater when you take into consideration the reputational damage, loss of trust and how having a reputation for poor security can lead to a failure to win new contracts. Increase in sophisticated attacks Nearly every business has a website and externally exposed systems that can provide hackers with entry points into internal networks. From phishing attacks to compromising privileged accounts, the cyber attack threat is becoming increasingly more sophisticated and hackers have a lot to gain for successful data breaches. Businesses need to assume they will be attacked at some point and have robust systems in place that not only detect if they have been compromised but help them respond and remediate quickly. More IoT devices Today there are more smart devices than ever before connected to the internet in both the home and the office. From mobile phones, tablets, laptops, PC’s, printers and wearables, each device that is connected to the internet could potentially provide cybercriminals with an access point. With more and more IoT devices comes a wide range of security weaknesses and businesses should consider regularly conducting vulnerability assessments to help identify and address risks presented by these devices. Stricter regulations The introduction of regulations in the UK such as GDPR means that businesses must take cyber security more seriously or face heavy penalties if they do not comply with regulations. GDPR was put in place to ensure that organisations take better care of the personal data they hold about customers. As part of GDPR, businesses must implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, regularly review controls and detect, investigate and report breaches. DP Connect has an established and growing Cyber Security Sales division, which specialises in providing expert recruitment services to clients across the UK and internationally. We have a strong track record of partnering with clients of all sizes including professional consultancies and cyber vendors from start-ups and SMEs through to enterprise level businesses.
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In recent years many businesses have been reluctant to adopt remote working as they couldn’t see how it would work for their company or how it could be better than having your employees in the same physical location, but 2020 has taught many businesses that remote working may be the future. Since the beginning of the pandemic, remote working has become the new normal for many businesses and employees. And while it has been proven that remote working can improve productivity, job satisfaction, flexibility and reduce operational costs, could it also enhance workplace diversity? Companies that are serious about their diversity efforts could use remote working to their benefit to help them improve inclusion and diversity at their company and dramatically expand their talent pools. As geographic location becomes less important in the hiring process, companies now have access to a much wider pool of talent and this access can help them increase the diversity in their workplace. Whether they want to balance the gender or disability gap or improve ethnic diversity, companies and remote working can make that easier than ever before. Removing location bias helps create opportunities for more inclusive hiring practices. For example, companies looking to improve their ethnic diversity are no longer restricted by location and can cast their net far and wide to attract the best talent. The talent has always been out there, but the candidate’s location may not have made it feasible to travel for work. Equally, employers looking to close the disability gap at their company can do so without the need to make accessibility changes to their premises as disabled employees would be able to work from home in an environment that they were comfortable in and without the need to commute. This means that employers can begin employing those with disabilities quicker than they could before as accessibility or commuting are no longer challenges to overcome. Remote working can also help reduce conscious and unconscious biases in the workplace, employees are judged based on their performance and the value of their work. Remote working offers flexible working that a regular 9 to 5 office-based job is unable to provide, meaning that companies that offer flexible working patterns to help with work-life balance may attract more female talent, helping to rebalance the gender gap. At DP Connect, we specialise in recruitment for the Technology sector and are committed to ensuring diversity in the workplace, with a particular focus on promoting women in the tech industry. Female empowerment is at the core of everything we do and are proud that our senior management team is made up of 50% women.
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Back in March 2020 when the Coronavirus pandemic hit the UK with full force, healthcare technology stepped up and armed clinicians and healthcare professionals with the tools they needed for the fight they had ahead of them. From communication apps to telehealth solutions, healthcare technology went from nice to have to crucial almost overnight. It’s the transition to digital healthcare that has helped healthcare professionals maintain vital health services and communicate with patients during the COVID-19 outbreak. Without these emerging technologies, GPs and other healthcare professionals would not have been able to hold video consultations with patients or maintain services and the impact would have been catastrophic. There is no denying that in the last 6 months we have witnessed a significant transition to digital healthcare in the UK, but many will question whether this will last or will healthcare’s digital transformation slow down post-COVID. According to the UK government, Britain is home to thousands of health tech start-ups, with more than 100 with the potential to become unicorns, a start-up company valued at more than £1 billion. It’s the second fastest growing sector in the UK tech space and is hot on the heels of fintech. During the pandemic, primary care was hurled into making appointments fully remote to reduce the risk of transmission of the virus and to avoid unnecessary travel and contact with others. Innovative telehealth solutions like Nye Health and Heydoc rapidly created secure phone and video consultation technology that could be rolled out in minutes to overcome the challenge of remote appointments. Adoption of these healthcare technologies and the switch to ‘remote by default’ GP appointments in the future, as proposed by health secretary Matt Hancock could not only improve the patient experience but could also enable GP’s to facilitate more appointments. Hancock has recently said that remote GP appointments or tele-consultations should be the first port of call unless there’s a compelling clinical reason not to. According to NHS figures, 99% of GP practices are now activating remote consultation platforms. It is thought that remote GP appointments will become the new normal where possible, but consideration must be given to those who do not have access to the necessary technology or those with complex health needs or learning disabilities. DP Connect is a specialist, technology-focused recruitment business with practices covering several disruptive technologies and a particular focus on the healthcare and fintech sectors. We offer our clients the complete suite of recruitment services: contingency recruitment, retained search, outsourcing, and fully managed solutions.
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