Housing Technology’s editorial team is in the middle of researching the next generation of IT providers for our sector, the results of which will be published in our special Proptechs & Housing IT Start-ups 2024/25 report in July. If you’re using or investigating innovative software options from smaller technology start-ups and/or proptechs, we’d love to…
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Recruitment
Bring on the orchestra…
With more and more housing providers adopting technologies and processes such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotic process automation (RPA) and business process management (BPM), just waiting in the wings is process orchestration (a.k.a. event orchestration). At present, most housing providers’ automations are limited to a task level (tactical), whereas orchestration is the automation of linked…
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Editor’s Notes
Variety, imagination, rigour & determination We’ve just completed the first round of judging the inaugural Housing Technology Awards 2024 before the entries are reviewed by our external panel of judges. Without going into the details of individual entries, the awards’ entries are a true showcase of both the breadth and depth of technology-based innovation and…
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IT & business recruitment in housing
Housing Technology interviewed technology-specific housing recruiters from James Andrews Recruitment Solutions, Karbon Homes, Lioness Recruitment and StaffCircle about how to find and keep the right people for all levels of housing providers’ IT- and business-focused roles. Is social housing different? Laura Bruford, director of Lioness Recruitment, said, “Recruitment in social housing is different to other…
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Inside recruitment – Attracting & retaining the best staff
There can be no denying that the pandemic had lasting repercussions on many aspects of people’s daily lives. This is especially true for those of us who work in offices where the landscape was forced through unparalleled change in a relatively short timeframe. In our niche housing IT market, remote-working roles were scarce and usually…
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Purposeful recruitment
Following the recent launch of the four-day week trial for UK employees, it’s clear the recruitment landscape and candidates’ expectations are changing following the pandemic. But what else can we do to attract top talent to our industry? Polly Barnes, commercial director at Riskhub, explores how having a clear purpose that improves people’s lives can…
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