The document provides information about Adam Bolton and the organizations he runs. It discusses Adam's background in recruitment and how he started ABrecruit in 2013 to hire technical staff, primarily developers in London. It also describes the Italian Developers in London meetup group he founded in 2013 to connect overseas developers. The meetup has grown and now includes meetups for developers from other countries. Adam provides recruitment and career advice to developers through ABrecruit and the meetup events.

1. A little about
IDinLondon /
ABrecruit.
What we do, briefly!

2. About me
• I studied Computing & Psychology at University
• After leaving Uni I was approached to work in recruitment
• Spent 10yrs hiring tech staff
• Started ABrecruit in 2013
• Recruit for developers (mainly .Net, sometimes Front End /
Mobile)
• Started organising events in around April 2013
• Run 6 meetup groups (Italian / Portuguese / French / Spanish /
Polish / South African)

3. About ABrecruit
• Hiring both perm and contract developers, primarily in London.
• Carry out technical testing for clients
• Meet applicants and clients wherever possible
• Straight-talking, no BS.
• Advice on CVs
• Advice on salary levels (see www.itsjobswatch.co.uk BTW)
• www.abrecruit.com / @ABrecruitLtd

4. About IDinLondon
• Had the idea in around March 2013 to bring developers from overseas
together
• Met with Lorenzo (Italian group co-organiser) to discuss
• Started with pub based meetups
• Progressed to presentation based ones
• Now have 2 x presentations per meetup, with some fantastic knowledge /
content being shared
• All presentations are in English to help people to grow in confidence
presenting to a group
• www.idinlondon.co.uk / @IDinLondon

5. Going forward
Grow
Groups
Connect
with
Overseas
Become
point of
contact
Have larger
2 x yearly
events

6. “As organizer of the Italian Developers
in London's Meetup, Adam is doing an
incredible job. He can arrange either
informal or technical events in a very
friendly and stimulating environment. I
think he is helping a lot of people in
putting them together and allows them
to share experiences.” – Mattia Richetto
Adam is a safe pair of hands for all our
IT recruitment needs. He has advised us
on every aspect of the process, and
saved us a huge amount of time by pre-screening
candidates.
He has recently filled two roles for us,
which of course is the most important
thing. – Chris Denning
• adam.bolton@abrecruit.com / @adam__bolton
• adam@idinlondon.co.uk
• 0207 183 5449 / 07841 82 55 46

7. CV Workshop – 11/11
Adam Bolton – sourcing developers since 2005.
Today’s hashtag is #IDinLondon

8. What do recruiters look for in CVs?
• Recruiters / companies take a cursory glance to assess (I’ve probably glanced at over 100,000 CVs)
• Make sure you put on:
• Name
• Phone number
• Email
• Address / closest train station (underground and national rail)
• Skills (matrix ideally) highlighting your strengths
• Links to your profile on Linkedin/ Stack Overflow / Github
• Detail the personal projects you are working on
• Personal statement (technologies / roles interested in)

9. Let’s talk ‘tech cv’
• Company / dates / job title
• Technologies worked with on a day to day basis
• Type of environment
• Paragraph (or bullet points) about what you did in the job
• Your role in the projects
• Achievements

10. Education
• Add all education
• Equivalent UK education (GCSE / ‘A’ level / Degree levels)
• Uk degrees are classified as:
• 1st class (70%+)
• 2:1 (60%-70%)
• 2:2 (50%-60%)
• 3rd (or pass) (40%-50%)
• Courses (relevant to development) should be added

11. Education equivalents

12. Compare 2 x CVs
• This slide refers to the 2 x word documents that show how we can take a
cv and really impress with it.
• Main differences between the 2 profiles
• Font sizes and families

13. References
• Only say that references are available upon request
• Why? Recruiters!
• Ensure that you have requested permission for referee’s

14. Some tips on job searching in London
• Activate CV on 1 x job board at a time
• Monster
• Cwjobs
• Jobsite
• Jobserve
• Always make a note of the recruiter / company name when they call you
• Get job specs and url’s on an email

15. In summary
• Name / phone number / email / location (closest station)
• Skills matrix
• Personal statement (2-3 lines)
• Profile links (Linkedin / Stack Overflow / Github)
• Company name / dates / job title. Include projects worked on.
• Achievements in your roles
• Education
• References
• Ensure that all fonts are the same family and size
• Be prepared to carry out technical tests – sometimes online, sometimes on your own machine, so ensure
that you have the relevant set up installed.

16. Upcoming Events
IDinLondon Xmas Drinks
Corney & Barrow – Masons Ave,
5th December.
IDinLondon Conference
Venue TBD
Saturday 7th Feb 2015 all day.
http://events.idinlondon.co.uk

17. Thank you for your time – any questions??
• Adam Bolton // abrecruit.com // idinlondon.co.uk
• @IDinLondon
• Contact me:
• Mobile – 07841825546
• Email – adam.Bolton@abrecruit.com // adam@idinlondon.co.uk
• Twitter - @adam__Bolton (note the 2 x underscores)
• Linkedin – www.linkedin.com/in/adambolton