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Energy Landscape UK 2024 – Addressing the skills gap in renewable energy and in the transition to net-zero

​The recent Energy Landscape UK 2024 conference convened 48 industry leaders, government officials, and stakeholders to explore the UK's path to a net-zero future. See insight from Comanos on the recruitment challenges and opportunities associated with it.
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How to improve your modelling skills and pass a modelling test

Modelling capabilities are needed not only by those in analytical disciplines, but by those within asset management, corporate real estate, development, agency, and other roles in the space. Here, I focus on how employees in these areas can upskill themselves and how to pass that all-important modelling test.
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The Benefits of Upskilling Excel Modelling Skills in Real Estate

If we could pick one skill-set essential in modern Surveying, would it surprise you to hear financial modelling skills at the top of our list? Traditionally, we’ve seen modelling needed within analytical disciplines, and then within broader real estate professions, we typically saw it within roles explicitly connected to the appraisal of transactions.
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Cobalt's Real Estate Finance Salary Guide

This guide provides the salaries and sentiments of those working across real estate finance in corporate finance, interim finance and property management accounting roles.
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Housing, Alternatives and ESG dominate UKREiiF2024

At this year’s UKREiiF, we saw a focus on the development of three key areas: housing, alternative assets, and ESG as a trait running through all areas of the built environment. Find out what this means for recruitment in these spaces.
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The Rise of the Boutique Real Estate Financial Advisory

​In recent years, there has been a noticeable transformation in real estate financial advisory services. Find out more about boutique real estate financial advisory firms and how different they could be for your career here.
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Opportunities in Renewable Energy and Real Estate

​UKREiiF this year underscored the transformative potential of renewable energy, highlighting its importance for the planet and the professional opportunities available within it in the real estate sector. See insight from the event from renewables recruitment specialists, Comanos.
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Earth Day and Cobalt

Today is Earth Day, an opportunity to consider the environment, the impact we have on it, and the steps we can take to reduce or repair this impact. See how Cobalt Recruitment is taking a stand.
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Later Living - Time to Act Early

Currently, only 3% of new housing being built in the UK is designed for Later Living - see our insight from the Later Living Conference on how this is a huge opportunity for planners and developers.
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Celebrating Women in Facilities Management this International Womens Day

In what has traditionally been a male-dominated sector, the tide is beginning to change for women in facilities management. See inspiration and insights from women in FM roles and their allies here.
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Comanos Responds to Growing Demand for Clean Energy in the UK's Real Assets Sector

Comanos, a leading provider of specialised permanent and interim recruitment solutions in the renewable energy sector, has officially launched its services in the United Kingdom.
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Five-ways-to-attract-the-best-real-estate-tech-and-IT-talent-in-a-tight-market

​The fight for talent within Real Estate Tech & IT roles is real. With budgets across Real Estate organisations in general restricted, and the need for highly skilled candidates in Real Estate Tech & IT still continuing to grow, how can you still hire and retain the best available talent in a sub-sector that has seen salaries rise by an average of 15% across its roles over the past 2 years alone, without continuing to increase these salaries?
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