Globalisation is in full flight. Speaking of flights, when was the last time you booked one? And by ‘one’ I mean ‘one-way’. Let’s straight up acknowledge that there isn’t one universal pathway for a young person to take into their early career. Some people will focus on academia for longer than others, while many opt for on-the-job training instead. There’s no…
Congratulations – it’s Friday – and that means one thing: you’ve made it through another working week (unless you work weekends – sorry). To celebrate, let’s look back at the stages of the working week: 1) Waking up on Monday: Your alarm rings loud, you open your eyes, but they’re stuck together, and you try…
LinkedIn, “daughter” company of Microsoft, has released research today revealing that half of parents in the UK believe they wouldn’t be able to do their child’s job for a day, and over a fifth (22 percent) think they would be fired if they tried to – which could be down to 71 percent not fully understanding what…
Flexible working helps employers meet the changing needs of customers and staff. Globalization, a competitive environment, and technological advances mean most of us to work at times and in places that don’t fit the traditional 9-5 Monday-Friday pattern. Employers have a ‘duty of care’ to protect employees from risks to their health and safety, including…
We all know that first impressions count. In the recruitment business it is so important and in the world of social media platforms that first impression can cost you dearly if you get it wrong. There are many horror stories of people posting mad things to Facebook etc, but historically most have been more conservative…