After graduating in Musical Theatre & Arts, Sara started her career in Sales & Events, and soon after, moved into the Recruitment industry. Since then, Sara has become a true expert in the European Tech recruitment market, not only has she built a successful network, Sara also brings international B2C and B2B experience across various sectors, with both internal and agency side exposure.
All of this has enabled her to become a Team Leader at MA while remaining hands-on as a Senior Principal Consultant in Data & Salesforce. You can find Sara asl well as a trainer/speaker for IronHack, supporting and advising students through their first journey into the Tech World.
Consultant is a magic word, isn't it? You can slap it behind any title and there you go, suddenly that person is perceived as an important expert....
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February is LGBT History Month in the UK (Black History Month as you’ll remember is October in the UK, and in February in the USA). It coincides...
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Montreal Associates has revealed a completely new look, including a new name, new logo and website as part of a major rebranding initiative. London (UK),...
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Both professionals and businesses are facing the uncertainty of what 2021 will bring. There are many things we cannot control, but what we can and should, is...
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As Governments carried out social distancing and quarantine practices to contain the pandemic’s effects, the World is certaintly experiencing an economic...
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Learning a new programming language is everything but simple and requires years of hard work and dedication. Therefore, knowing which languages are in demand...
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Technology is constantly growing and evolving. Today we find ourselves in a world where the producer and consumer are becoming more united than ever before....
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I’ve been recruiting within the Data industry in different cities across Europe for years and have witnessed the changing trends of ‘Data...
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The current global situation has left us with a lot more time on our hands that we are trying to fill. A great way to keep yourself both productive and...
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We are delighted to announce that Montreal Associates is an official partner of La French Tech London, the official hub of the La French Tech ecosystem in...
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Pandemic. Crisis. Lockdown. Quarantine. Jobless. Hiring Freeze. Recession… If you read the news too much, words like these can stick in your mind and...
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Let’s skip the intro about why expansion is important, needed and desired and move onto the HOW. Now, I’m not just saying this because I am a...
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Having worked in the Data and Analytics recruitment space for over a decade I have seen the industry emerge, evolve and change with an incredible pace. In my...
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A message from David Thuillier, Managing Director in response to COVID-19 As we face challenging and uncertain times with the devastating outbreak of...
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GENDER EQUALITY IN THE EUROPEAN WORKFORCE Equal pay for equal work and the wider topic of gender equality in the workplace have been around for a...
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In this interview article our Head of Learning and Development – Isaac Okeowo is sharing his most honest advice and insights from years of experience in...
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Organisational performance, productivity and well-being are the ever-green topics regardless of industry and territory. However, collecting data that hone down...
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SAP HANA was first introduced to the market in 2008. Teams from SAP SE, the Hasso Plattner Institute and Stanford University demonstrated an application...
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Here at Montreal we know that a recruiter’s development needs to go way beyond the classroom. Junior recruiters require sales and relationship management...
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We are thrilled to announce that our team has moved into a new location on Plaza Catalunya. (Yes, Plaza Catalunya !). Our old office served us well and...
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CSR is a dirty acronym. Yep, I went there, I said it. Do Corporates have a responsibility to the societies they operate in? Absolutely. Do they...
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Europe boasts a number of names at the world’s top tech table, with the UK, Germany and the Scandinavian nations among those leading the way in...
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The new year is here and with that comes awards season! Highlighting the best and worst of tech in the past year, we take a look at some of the...
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The evolution of digital technology has transformed the world and the way we live in it beyond recognition in the past decade. Industries that have...
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As the nights draw in and the days get cooler, there's a little magic in the air at Montreal Associates. No, we're not just over-eager for...
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Dubbed by some as the new oil, data makes the modern world go round. It's everywhere: within the click of a link, the scroll on a screen or the...
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Fresh from their World Cup victory, the spotlight is firmly fixed on France, a country long known for its sense of community and camaraderie. Their...
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In 2018, the Catalan capital is known predominantly for three things: sun, sea and start-ups. Amidst political turmoil, improved funding and support...
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Barcelona is a place steeped in history. As a favoured port of Christopher Columbus, a statue of the explorer was dedicated in 1888. The city is also...
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Agility in business today, it’s a catchphrase as common as breaking down siloes was in days of yore. Put in simple terms, business agility is...
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Artificial Intelligence – the buzzword that seems to permeate every aspect of technology design today. Much like the 1980s trend of putting a...
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Montreal Associates launched a bold diversification strategy recently to establish itself as a specialist in a number of niche vertical...
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Compliance, big data and data security – three prongs of a particularly complex set of requirements for business. Whilst the latter pair, big...
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Wind back your clocks, if you would, to the heady days of 2011. Prince William had just married Kate Middleton, Steve Jobs died, and SAP...
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Montreal Associates is proud to announce it has been selected to feature on the Daily Telegraph’s online Business Club, as part of a video...
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Innovation is one of today’s buzzwords… to most people, it stays as just that – a word. To some, it’s a calling that is...
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There’s a privacy war being waged in the background of our day to day lives. Walking down the street to the nearest café, security...
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Blockchain is one of the most recent technological buzzwords; following terms such as AI, machine learning and IoT. At this stage, almost every business is...
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For anyone keeping an eye on the news for robots, chatbots, AI and big data are dominating the headlines for various reasons. From Erica and Sophia,...
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Sophia, Erica and the Robot Revolution Since Jules Verne's "The Steam House" in 1880, where a group of British colonialists travelled...
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Recruitment is an industry that excels in many areas – in terms of revenue generated per staff member (versus expenditure), it’s among the best...
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Montreal Associates is delighted to announce that we're finalists at The Global Recruiter Awards 2018. This year we've been shortlisted in...
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Private meets public: developing the next generation of SAP specialists There’s been a reported shortage of skilled SAP specialists since time...
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Cloud – it’s a topic at the forefront of the modern technological boom. Providing much needed flexibility in terms of infrastructure, businesses can...
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AI is undoubtedly taking the business world by storm, as my previous article explored in detail. China, we explored, was (and is) doing a sterling job...
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Data. It’s everywhere – from digitalisation and big data, to data scientists and artificial intelligence (AI). Today, we’re seeing more data...
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International Women’s Day is finally upon us – a day designed to draw attention to the masses of women overlooked throughout their careers and lives...
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By now, everyone will have heard of the General Data Protection Act… GDPR – the fearsome ‘big bad’ that will swoop in and shut down...
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Montreal Associates can proudly claim to be one of the top companies earning the most profit per head in the UK. Agile Intelligence has compiled...
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In Barcelona, Sales Director Anthony Blomet found the perfect combination of diversity, culture and sunny skies. He also wanted to be part of one of the newest...
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Europe, and indeed many parts of the wider world, is in the grips of a significant skills shortage – in particular for roles with some level of IT or...
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Recruiters – they’re the real money-makers in a firm… right? Often charging a minimum of 15-20% for quality candidates,...
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Montreal Associates starts the new year with an exciting event: indeed, the Cyber Security team will attend the 10-year anniversary of the FIC...
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Montreal Associates has opened an office in Barcelona. The move is part of the company’s continued expansion across the continent and will complement its...
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Montreal Associates named as one of Europe’s best in first ever ‘Ones to Watch’ list Montreal Associates has been named as ‘One to...
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We're delighted to be shortlisted in the category Best Social Recruitment Strategy at 2018's FIRM Awards. To be recognised for our efforts alongside...
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What an evening! We’re thrilled to share that Montreal Associates walked away from last night’s MARA Awards in London with an accolade… the...
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technology has taken the world by storm. ERP originated as an extension of MRP (Manufacturing Resource Planning) and CIM,...
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The world of IT is changing. Where technologies were once disparate and standalone, a shift has occurred. Beginning with the advent of the Internet, a...
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The global technology market is shifting rapidly as high-tech advances continue. Nowhere is this exhibited more than in the original home of the earliest tech...
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It’s been an amazing year for the team at Montreal Associates, and not just in terms of growth and expansion… although these things are, of course,...
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Awards are only as good as the reason behind them. The Nobel Prize itself is only worth the metals the medal itself is made up of. The prestige – the...
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New technology - the phrase inspires fear and optimism in equal measure. The current IT landscape, however, is awash with legacy technologies that are no longer...
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Montreal Associates are delighted to announce that they have won the award for Diversity and Inclusion at the APSCo Awards for excellence. In addition to this,...
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Some refer to it as 4IR or Industry 4.0, others simply call it the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Whatever your preference, compared to previous industrial...
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Any industry, whether B2B or B2C, has people at its core. With the addition of various technological layers between recruiter and candidate, we often forget the...
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The shortlist for the 2017 Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) Awards for Excellence has been unveiled. These coveted annual awards recognise...
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We’re delighted to announce that we are finalists in the 2017 In-house Recruitment Awards. The awards seek to discover and recognise the...
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We’re delighted to announce that we are finalists in the 2017 Marketing and Digital Recruitment Awards! Founded in 2010 the Marketing & Digital...
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Montreal Associates has achieved gold rating this year again in a sustainability survey conducted by EcoVadis. EcoVadis operates the first...
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We are excited to announce that Montreal Associates has been shortlisted for three email marketing awards at “the dotties”; dotmailer’s...
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We're delighted to be a finalist at this year's Global Recruiter magazine Industry Awards in the category: Best Use Of...
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It’s surprising to look back at a time before COVID-19, where the likes of Google & Netflix were seen to be ‘ahead in the game’ in...
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After over a year delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, the reform of IR35 in the private sector officially took effect from 6th April 2021. Despite...
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In the light of Pride Month, MA hosted a live online conversation with two guests: UK-based Joanne Lockwood (she/her), Transgender Awareness and...
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By Fanny Journeau, Delivery Consultant at MA Half of the summer is already behind us, but there’s still a few weeks to go! How to make sure...
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By Fanny Journeau, HR at MA. MA provides tech profiles to clients all around Europe and more recently, North America and Canada. Our areas of...
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We are proud to receive the Platinum rating for sustainability from EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, for...
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IR35, defined as off-payroll working by HMRC, is a tax legislation aiming to make sure that contractors and businesses pay the appropriate taxes. In other...
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SAP has been around for decades and is a high paying market, therefore one of the most competitive ones in the world of IT. Clients are always on the lookout...
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What is cybersecurity? Cybersecurity refers to the practice of protecting an individual or an organisation from digital attacks and threats. Threats can take...
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