It’s no secret that the UK tech sector faces big challenges on recruitment. Many tech businesses have found themselves up against the skills gap, meaning that when they hire they can’t find enough skilled candidates to fill their pipelines. It means that they often face a long hiring or a long ramp time for those who join them.

One answer to this challenge lies with the UK’s ex-forces community. By tapping into the military talent pool, more businesses are finding that they’re able to source highly skilled candidates who make excellent additions to their teams. 

Opencast has for some time now recognised the value of being a forces-friendly employer. As a member of the Ministry of Defence-backed armed forces covenant we have specifically built in hiring veterans to our recruitment strategy.

Having successfully employed several ex-forces people across our specialist practices, we’re looking to grow our connections with the veteran tech talent pool.