GENERAL INFORMATION

We’re proud supporters of R U OK? Day and recognise the importance of meaningfully connecting and supporting each other not just on R U Ok Day but everyday. As an organisation that puts its people first, we place great emphasis on the mental wellbeing and wellness of our people. We understand that life’s ups and downs can happen to us all, particularly amidst a global pandemic! So we'd like to remind you all to be kind to yourselves and one another. Take a moment to reach out to the people in your world to check-in and find out are they REALLY ok? To show our dedication to our people and the R U OK cause we planned a meaningful morning of activities which commenced with a morning meditation session with Sonia Scali from the Inner Nest, followed by an R U OK Day presentation from psychologist Karl Priebe from Acacia EAP . The team were also gifted R U OK self-care packs which included a bunch of revitalising goodies. Our activities provided us with some techniques to help us check in with ourselves and those around us, reminding us how a conversation could change a life. Let’s keep that conversation going, we encourage you all to reach out to those around you using these 4 steps: 💛 Ask R U OK? 💛 Listen With an Open Mind 💛 Encourage Action 💛 Check in Are they really OK? Ask today!

Come rain, hail or Covid, we are committed to investing in the village of Akode, Ghana each month and have committed a minimum of $140,000 to empower Akode through to their Self-Reliance ceremony! We've been partnering with the The Hunger Project Australia for the last 5 years. Most recently we celebrated our success with the Nchalo community in Malawi where through programs such as education, microfinance, agriculture and health we were able to break the poverty cycle and support the community to self-reliance. We are proud to partner with such a worthy cause that truly empowers people with a hand up, not just a hand out, which is why we have already donated close to $150,000 the Hunger Project's initiatives. Stay tuned to hear about our work with the Akode people and follow our fundraising efforts for Akode here: https://lnkd.in/gwkYvTe

1. We specialise in the IT & Digital recruitment field and we’re here to do things differently, picking a fight with the status quo! FIRESOFT was founded 9 years ago on the principle that the standard in IT Recruitment and Consulting Services just wasn't good enough; there had to be a better way! 2. Our team consistently work passionately to ensure every candidate and client we impact has a positive, refreshing and enlightening experience with our team. Our mission is to educate and advise our client and candidate partners in order to deliver next-level experiences. 3. Working with our team you'll notice the difference right away; and it's not just the absence of black suits and ties that'll give it away! Our team is unapologetically authentic; passionately transparent, and we know our stuff! 4. Our 21 Phase Experience Framework ensures each client and candidate we come in contact with feels understood, consulted with, heard, educated and most importantly special - because they are. We're in the business of changing lives and carving out careers; this SHOULD be a next-level experience! 5. We’ve partnered with leading companies across Australia to help them grow innovative, dynamic and progressive teams which will help to shape the future of the Australian IT and Digital landscape; How AWESOME is our job?! One project at a time we're shifting the Paradigm of IT Recruitment...!

Gartner has released its annual trends report, identifying the 12 strategic trends technology trends that are critical to business and will allow CEO’s to deliver growth and innovation over the next 3 to five years. Trend 1: Data Fabric Data fabric provides flexible, resilient integration of data sources across platforms and business users, making data available everywhere it’s needed regardless of where the data lives. Data fabric can use analytics to learn and actively recommend where data should be used and changed. This can reduce data management efforts by up to 70%. Trend 2: Cybersecurity Mesh Cybersecurity mesh is a flexible, composable architecture that integrates widely distributed and disparate security services. Cybersecurity mesh enables best-of-breed, stand-alone security solutions to work together to improve overall security while moving control points closer to the assets they’re designed to protect. It can quickly and reliably verify identity, context and policy adherence across cloud and non-cloud environments. Trend 3: Privacy-Enhancing Computation Privacy-enhancing computation secures the processing of personal data in untrusted environments — which is increasingly critical due to evolving privacy and data protection laws as well as growing consumer concerns. Privacy-enhancing computation utilises a variety of privacy-protection techniques to allow value to be extracted from data while still meeting compliance requirements. Trend 4: Cloud-Native Platforms Cloud-native platforms are technologies that allow you to build new application architectures that are resilient, elastic and agile — enabling you to respond to rapid digital change/ Trend 5: Composable Applications Composable applications make it easier to use and reuse code, accelerating the time to market for new software solutions and releasing enterprise value. Trend 6: Decision Intelligence Decision intelligence is a practical approach to improve organizational decision-making. It models each decision as a set of processes, using intelligence and analytics to inform, learn from and refine decisions. Decision intelligence can support and enhance human decision-making and, potentially, automate it through the use of augmented analytics, simulations and AI. Trend 7: Hyperautomation Hyperautomation is a disciplined, business-driven approach to rapidly identify, vet and automate as many business and IT processes as possible. Hyperautomation enables scalability, remote operation and business model disruption. Trend 8: AI Engineering AI engineering automates updates to data, models and applications to streamline AI delivery. Combined with strong AI governance, AI engineering will operationalise the delivery of AI to ensure its ongoing business value. Trend 9: Distributed Enterprises Distributed enterprises reflect a digital-first, remote-first business model to improve employee experiences, digitalise consumer and partner touchpoints, and build out product experiences. Distributed enterprises better serve the needs of remote employees and consumers, who are fueling demand for virtual services and hybrid workplaces. Trend 10: Total Experience Total experience is a business strategy that integrates employee experience, customer experience, user experience and multi-experience across multiple touchpoints to accelerate growth. Total experience can drive greater customer and employee confidence, satisfaction, loyalty, and advocacy through holistic management of stakeholder experiences. Trend 11: Autonomic Systems Autonomic systems are self-managed physical or software systems that learn from their environments and dynamically modify their own algorithms in real-time to optimise their behavior in complex ecosystems. Autonomic systems create an agile set of technology capabilities that are able to support new requirements and situations, optimide performance and defend against attacks without human intervention. Trend 12: Generative AI Generative AI learns about artifacts from data, and generates innovative new creations that are similar to the original but doesn’t repeat it. Generative AI has the potential to create new forms of creative content, such as video, and accelerate R&D cycles in fields ranging from medicine to product creation. Source: Gartner “Gartner Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2022”

Establishing the organisation 9 years ago, Erin and Danny used their strong business minds and incredible determination to change the IT recruitment game.

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Erin Evans, our co-director shares her story about her recent journey to Malawi, Africa...