Cordis Blog

Cordis are pleased to announce our sponsorship of the 2010 Recruiter Awards. The awards recognise excellence within the recruitment industry, including both in-house teams and external agencies. HRS, our recruitment software, has had a great start to the year in new sales, and we felt that it was only right for us to put a little back into the industry.

HRS Lite has been a particular hit for us so far this year, providing our customers with a cost-effective, easy to use product that they can have up and running within 24 hours. At only £230 per user (a one off fee), it's perfect for the start ups and small agencies, and offers the feature set of a lot of the bigger products at fraction of the cost.

We're currently planning the release of a new version of both HRS Pro and HRS Lite, aimed at shipping in second quarter this year - meaning we have lots to talk about. If anyone is going to be at the awards, and fancies talking more about the upcoming versions, send us an email here and we'll organise a time to meet up.

You can read more about the Awards event here.

We wish all our clients the very best of luck in the awards judging, and we'll be there to celebrate your successes - drinks on us!

Cordis are proud to announce that another one of our talented developers has passed the current FileMaker certification exam. Mark Grainger successfully sat the exam yesterday and has added to our collection of certified developers, which also includes Aaron Smith, Rob Speakman, Nicolai Kant and Bobak Kamaei.

Cordis have another two developers sitting the exam in the near future, which is testimony to the importance placed in the process. Managing Director, Dan Box commented, "As the leading FileMaker developer in the UK and Australia, it's key for us to have our developers up to speed on all the latest functionality within FileMaker. As one of few genuinely global FileMaker developers, our team are in the unique position where they are sharing knowledge not just within their own office, but also with developers on the other side of the world. Certification means that they can benchmark themselves not only against each other, but also the industry as a whole."

Mark added, "It's important to me to be a certified FileMaker developer as this allows me to get external validation for my skills as a professional developer. I'm lucky at Cordis in that I'm always being given new and challenging projects, where I can put my skills to the test. I wouldn't have it any other way!"

Cordis are pleased to announce our next available FileMaker Training sessions are to going to be held in week commencing 18th January (date to be confirmed when attendees are finalised).

Cordis offers a range of FileMaker training courses, aimed at providing an insight into proficient FileMaker development and deploying it efficiently in a commercial environment. The courses are aimed at developers of all levels, working in both in-house and development studio roles.

For more information, please visit our training page.

If you're interested in attending, please contact us here.

Cordis are the UK's leading FileMaker development company, whose clients include HSBC, Holiday Inn, Office Depot, the UK Government and the University of Southampton. We are seeking a competent Junior Programmer to join our multi-award winning team to assist in the handling of our clients' FileMaker support issues and minor database development tasks.

Above all, the successful candidate will be a self starter and have a keen interest in computers, the web and most things IT. Preferably the candidate will have some experience in programming and will have some experience with FileMaker Pro - although this is not essential. A keen interest in this area and a high level of initiative are the most important attributes. We are willing to provide both on the job and structured training courses to the right candidate.

Initially the tasks will focus on supporting users of a number of our existing software products. This generally requires a basic understanding of FileMaker, and as such can quickly be learned. You will provide support by telephone and email, which requires good communication skills.

Applicants will be given a small practical test to complete upon application, working to a brief that will be provided. We will be looking for elegant solutions to the problems posed, useful outcomes that fulfil the client's requirements and initiative shown.

The position requires a good command of written English.


Role: Filemaker Pro Developer / Support Administrator

Type: Full-time

Location: Central London NW6

Salary: Approx £17,000 per annum

Cordis is pleased to welcome our latest UK summer student, Sarah Watkin.

Sarah is studying Computer Science at Uni of Hertfordshire, but hails from North London. She's an avid Arsenal supporter, loves music and going to gigs as often as possible. She's keen on programming and keep up with the latest technology as much as possible, whilst also squeezing in as many shopping trips as she can (her words!).

Sarah has done some great work here in the past 2 weeks, and we're excited about what she'll be able to do in her two months with us. Welcome Sarah!

Cordis are very excited to announce we now have two FileMaker 10 certified developers, with Nicolai Kant becoming our second developer to pass the latest exam. Nicolai's pass is another step in Cordis ensuring our large collection of developers are all at the cutting edge of FileMaker development.

Cordis has the largest collection of certified developers in the UK, and we plan to put all our developers through the latest exam. The certification is hugely important for Cordis, from both the developer and customer perspective. Our developers want to ensure that their knowledge is always up to date, and our customers want to be assured that our development is of the highest quality possible. The FileMaker certification process is a great way to achieve this.

Nicolai added, "I am extremely happy to pass the exam. Special thanks to my Cordis team for the help and support. Without the variety of projects and challenges I deal with in my work it would be very difficult to prepare and pass. The experience and knowledge of my colleges, variety of training resources and materials provided by Cordis were a great benefit.

"FileMaker Certification is great for a developer's professional development, and I recommend every FileMaker developer take it."

Cordis are delighted to announce that Ian Jempson, our illustrious Technical Director, has this week passed the FileMaker 10 certification exam with flying colours! Ian is the first Cordis employee to sit the exam, which is an important part of our internal development programme. In fact, Cordis have more certified developers than any other FileMaker developer in the UK, which we think demonstrates our commitment to the process.

Our customers demand the highest standards of quality, and ensuring that our programmers are certified is one way we can live up to these expectations. Certification is equally important to our developers by ensuring they are up to date with the latest FileMaker technologies, as well as being part of a very special development community. The certification process delivers a great return for Cordis on the small investment of time and money.

"I'm pleased to have successfully completed the FileMaker 10 certification process. Having written the certification exam provides an independent verification that my skills are current on the FileMaker product range. Over the next few weeks the rest of the guys will be writing the exam as well. Since FileMaker certification is a key part of the ongoing development of the Cordis business, we're looking forward to all of them doing well." commented Ian.