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Q&A: Celebrating 4 years with 3 of our Purple People!

At Bright Purple, we love celebrating successes, and the last fortnight has been a triple whammy as we congratulated three of our team members on their 4 year anniversaries with Bright Purple! Louise, Naomi and Jamie all started with 2 weeks of ...

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Recruitment in Lockdown: Women Who Code event.

Bright Purple hosted a virtual event with Women Who Code to discuss Recruitment during lockdown. Read on for the tips and advice shared. About Women Who Code Women Who Code is an international non-profit dedicated to inspiring women to excel in ...

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General Assembly Event: Kick Ass Women Slay Together.

On 13th August, education and career pioneers General Assembly hosted a virtual “ Kick Ass Women Slay Together” event. Bright Purple’s own Louise attended this special women’s event, which welcomed speakers Lauren Malone, Fin Wycherley, Gin Lall...

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Bright Purple team relay for the Stroke Association.

At Bright Purple, we love giving back to charity and the community, so when our Edinburgh Marathon team relay event was cancelled due to Covid-19, we came up with our own solution to continue to raise funds! Between running and cycling we put ou...

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How Bright Purple adapted throughout Covid-19; and how we will continue to do so.

Sales Director Kane Webster discusses the impact Covid-19 has had on our business, and how it has changed our working practices forever. Covid-19 has caused so much pain and suffering across the globe. First and foremost, we must acknowledge tha...

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Give a hand and bake: Charity fundraising for the Stroke Association.

Paul Hollywood eat your heart out! Last week we had a great time taking part in Stroke Association's Give a Hand and Bake event. Clients, candidates, friends and colleagues were invited to enjoy a savoury and sweet lunch time buffet prepared by ...

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IR35 Session at Bright Purple.

As you are probably aware, we are currently working hard on preparing for the changes in Off-payroll Working Rules , known as ‘ IR35 ’, in April 2020. As part of these preparations we invited our current contractors to an event on the subject – ...

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Continuing our Development: Coding Session at Bright Purple.

If we knew how to code like the talented candidates that we help with their careers, we’d most likely be technologists ourselves! At Bright Purple, we recognise the importance of absolutely understanding the roles that we hire into, and with thi...

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