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Skillsearch X Get Optimal: Optimising Jobs for D&I

At Skillsearch we’re committed to providing a diverse and inclusive range of candidates for all of our clients and roles – in order to improve this experience for candidates and in turn clients, we partnered with Get-Optimal in June of this year.

By Freya Simmons on 20 Sep 2022

Andy's Games Blogs: The Best "Just One More" Games Industry News - Gaming

Andy's Games Blogs: The Best "Just One More" Games

Some of the best games are the ones that you just can’t pull yourself away from. It can start as “I’ll just sit down and play for a bit” and next it’s 3am in the morning and you have to be up early for work. Check out Andy's top "Just One More" games!

By Andy Demetriou on 29 Aug 2022

Best of Brighton: A Brightonians Guide to The Must-Do's in The City Events

Best of Brighton: A Brightonians Guide to The Must-Do's in The City

Develop conference is always a team favourite at Skillsearch as it takes place in the city that we know and love. As our offices are based in the heart of the Lanes, I thought it would be nice to pass on some of our local knowledge of some of the activities you can’t miss whilst in our seaside city.

By Giles Fenwick on 01 Jul 2022

EOT: We're Employee Owned! Company Announcements

EOT: We're Employee Owned!

We’ve been working hard over the past few months to put some exciting changes in place so we’re extremely proud to be able to say that Skillsearch’s majority shareholder is now its employees!

By Freya Simmons on 20 May 2022

5 Easter Eggs in Video Games to Sink Your Teeth into This Easter Holiday Industry News - Gaming

5 Easter Eggs in Video Games to Sink Your Teeth into This Easter Holiday

What better time to celebrate the best video games Easter eggs than at Easter! There’s something special about finding an Easter egg in your favourite video game – and not knowing where one might be or whether one exists at all is the most enticing part...  So, here’s our list of 5 games we love with Easter eggs, for you to enjoy this Easter holiday...

By Freya Simmons on 13 Apr 2022

Working in Games City Guides: Barcelona Careers Advice

Working in Games City Guides: Barcelona

As one of the most creative cities in the world and Europe's most innovative, Barcelona is undeniably an attractive place for the video games industry. With a wealth of culture, food, events and a buzzing expat community, not to mention the stunning, iconic architecture, this city is a great one to consider putting down roots in.

By Freya Simmons on 20 Sep 2021

Working in Games City Guides: Dundee Careers Advice

Working in Games City Guides: Dundee

Dundee is a modern and thriving city, located at the mouth of the River Tay in Scotland. The city has been awarded the title of the “best place to live in Scotland” by The Sunday Times, so if you’re thinking of moving to Scotland for a job in games, Dundee’s your place! If you’re relocating for a job in games, Dundee is big in this industry. The city is home to one of the world’s oldest games courses at Abertay University, as well as being the birthplace of several world-famous games such as Grand Theft Auto and Minecraft.

By Freya Simmons on 08 Jul 2021

Working in Games City Guides: London Careers Advice

Working in Games City Guides: London

The English capital is known to be a city full of opportunities. Cultures, foods, activities and greenspace, everything is at your doorstep in London, and there’s something for everyone to enjoy. The UK’s gaming industry is Europe’s largest market and the most profitable in Western Europe for revenue downloads. London is also a leading city in terms of software and mobile app development, making it the perfect place to relocate to if you’re in the games industry.

By Freya Simmons on 09 Jun 2021

Giles and the team recently helped me find the perfect role in central Brighton. Whilst working with him I was highly impressed with his knowledge of the industry, diligence and professionalism. A cut above many other recruiters I've worked with; every step of the way he showed an impeccable unde …

Pete Gunter, Senior Developer | Mediatonic

As a leading Oracle consultancy we initially engaged with Skillsearch around 2 years ago when they were just part of our recruitment supplier network. Over that period they have demonstrated a consistent level of delivery in the niche Oracle space that has led us to dispense with our other recrui …

UK Award-Winning Oracle Consultancy

I met Giles and Guy at Develop and in the months since the event, Skillsearch has visited the campus on two occasions and worked with our students collectively and individually on improving their CVs and what goes into making a good portfolio. Our students respond well to their positive energy an …

Hope Caton, Lecturer, Games Technology Leader | inKUbator

We have worked with the Skillsearch team for almost three years now as our only recruitment supplier, and with great success supplying staff across all disciplines. They are the only agency that seem to truly understand the interactive space and have a genuinely broad network within it! It is als …

Daniel Cheetham, Head of Interactive | Happy Finish

Skillsearch has been a great help in finding and securing my position at GTI. They were brilliant for advice and that meant the whole application and interview process went very smoothly for me, and ultimately ended with me getting the job.

Toby New, Developer | GTI

When we need extra resources, Skillsearch is always one of our first ports of call – Giles has a very good understanding of our industry and can always find the perfect candidate for our needs.

Marina Burton, Plug-In Media

Katie is a great recruiter to work with. She is very efficient at replying and dealing to any form of communication I sent and the wider Skillsearch team are also always very supportive. I look forward to working with you again.

Luke Zammit, Unity Developer | Future Games of London

Giles is the best recruiter I had the pleasure to work with. He is very talented and has all the good contacts, he also is unstoppable, once he finds out what you are looking for, he won't rest until he delivers. Thanks again for helping me finding my dream job

Caina Leao, Senior Flash Developer | Endemol UK Limited

I think it's not an understatement to say, I would still be looking for new opportunities without Skillsearch’s help and determination. Their relentless pursuit of my interests with employers never kept me far from their attentions. This led to the lining up of several interviews within day …

Adrian Walton, Senior Game Designer | DR Studios

Giles and the Sillsearch team exceptional recruiters, on multiple occasions he has delivered more potential hires (high quality relevant candidates) to interview than any other tech agency I have worked with. I especially appreciate his capacity to understand our need, and adjust as the process m …

Gil Teixeira, Head of Production | Arkavis Siam Co. | Bangkok, Thailand
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