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In December, many businesses pause their hiring efforts, choosing to resume recruitment in January. While this approach might seem practical, it could result in missed opportunities to strengthen your team. December is an underrated yet highly strategic time to hire. Studies indicate that hiring activity surges in January, leading to more competition for top talent. By initiating your recruitment process in December, you can stay ahead of the curve and secure the best candidates before the January hiring rush. This blog explores the advantages of hiring during December.

With a robust talent pool available in cities like Munich, Zurich, and Vienna, hiring managers in the warehouse automation industry have an opportunity to tap into these growing hubs for skilled professionals. These cities are becoming hotspots for automation expertise, where the number of professionals exceeds available job opportunities, creating a surplus of talent. But what does this mean for your hiring strategy? In this blog, Consultant James Disney walks you through ways in which you can optimize your European hiring strategy to suit the talent pool. 

Jasmine, part of our Energy team, has recently published her first newsletter 'Current Affairs!' - a biweekly deep dive into the world of clean energy—exploring everything from energy storage systems to electric vehicles, battery tech, and future mobility. In this edition, Jasmine focuses on November’s biggest investments and the companies leading the way.

Our Industry Innovators series interviews senior leaders across industrial technology industries, exploring the latest trends, upcoming technologies and pressing hot topics that are shaping the future. Warehouse Automation Consultant James Disney recently had the privilege of speaking to CEO and Co-Founder of cellumation, Hendrik Thamer.

Josh recently produced "Automation Insights” – a bi-weekly news roundup, that explores the latest funding, collaborations, product updates and funding news from cutting-edge automation and robotics companies across the US, Europe and APAC. In this blog, we’ll explore the latest news for the month of October/November.

Matt Challinor manages our Energy team here at CrimsonXT, and has a wealth of experience recruiting across the industry. Putting his expertise to use, he produced The Energy Brief - a bi-weekly news roundup, that explores the latest funding, collaborations, product updates and funding news from cutting-edge building automation, HVAC & cleantech companies.

In this Innovators episode, Automation Consultant James Disney interviews Senior Vice President at Dematic, Alberto Rostagno to find out more about the specific industry, his career journey and advice to anyone looking to be a part of the industry.

Matt Challinor manages our Energy team here at CrimsonXT, and has a wealth of experience recruiting across the industry. Putting his expertise to use, he produced The Energy Brief - a bi-weekly news roundup, that explores the latest funding, collaborations, product updates and funding news from cutting-edge building automation, HVAC & cleantech companies.

Putting his industry expertise to use, Josh recently produced "Automation Insights” – a bi-weekly news roundup, that explores the latest funding, collaborations, product updates and funding news from cutting-edge automation and robotics companies across the US, Europe and APAC. In this blog, we’ll explore the latest news for the month of September.