City Moves for 24 February 2017 – who’s switching jobs? February 24, 2017 Today's City Moves cover a shopping centre owner, professional services and a mobile phone provider. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Intu John Strachan, a non-executive director of Intu since October 2015, will succeed Patrick Burgess as chairman of the company following the AGM on 3 May. John brings a wealth of experience [...]
These 10 UK jobs offer unlimited holiday February 23, 2017 Ah, holidays: at this time of year, with wind and rain battering the UK, they seem a dispiritingly distant concept. But what if you had unlimited holiday? You could spend January on the slopes and summer in the Med – all without losing any pay. Jobsite Glassdoor has helpfully listed 10 UK companies (or companies with offices in [...]
Baffling people into buying works – but drop the jargon, say it like it is February 23, 2017 According to a recent study conducted by Britain Thinks, women are wary of investing their cash in financial products, because they are turned off by the jargon the industry employs in its ads. Not just women, I’ll wager. Last year the Financial Conduct Authority warned banks against their persistent use of jargon. “All too often [...]
Are you a spammer? Are you persistent or a pest? Here’s a guide to email etiquette February 23, 2017 Navigating the choppy waters of email politics is not always plain sailing. Following up is something we all have to do. But how do we know when our efforts are futile, or indeed even detrimental to business? Sometimes, persistently following up on an email is the best way to get yourself noticed. A web designer [...]
City Moves for 23 February 2017 – who’s switching jobs? February 23, 2017 Today's City Moves cover legal eagles, private banking and engineering. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Bishop & Sewell Bishop & Sewell, a leading full service Central London law firm, has appointed Stephen Charnock as senior associate solicitor in its landlord & tenant team. Stephen specialises in leasehold enfranchisement and has more than [...]
Bring on the robots: We should welcome the demise of the human machine February 22, 2017 In decades to come, people will reflect on the present day with bewilderment and say: “they had humans doing what?” In the blizzard of noise around a looming acceleration in technological unemployment we need to balance our fears of the rise of the robots with excitement around the impending demise of the human machine. The [...]
Podcast: Sexuality and the City – being LGBT in the Square Mile February 22, 2017 This week we're joined by LGBT voices from the Square Mile to discuss the power of diversity, breaking Lord Browne's glass closet – and to ask if it is necessary to be open about your identity at work. Guests today include EY's Tim Jarman, RBS's Yvonne Miller and Clifford Chance's London managing partner, David Bickerton. [...]
Revealed: The 20 toughest job interview questions asked by UK companies February 22, 2017 We've all been faced with that moment when a job interviewer asks that curveball question – and you only have a few seconds to come up with the perfect answer. Now job site Glassdoor has listed the 20 toughest interview questions asked by UK employers, with questions from the likes of Tesla, Microsoft and British Airways. Here are the worst [...]
City Moves for 22 February 2017 – who’s switching jobs? February 22, 2017 Today's City Moves cover property planning, analytical ratings, energy and engineering. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Indigo Planning Indigo Planning has appointed Sam Pullar as associate director. He joins the group with more than 12 years’ planning and development experience in London and the South East. Much of Sam’s work to date [...]
A growing gap between what men and women receive in employer pensions contributions is causing a £47,000 shortfall for women February 22, 2017 A gap between the amount men and women receive in employer pensions contributions means there will be a near £47,000 shortfall by the end of a woman's working life. According to the Zurich Workplace Savings Barometer, a mass study of 250,000 pension plans, last year on average, men under the age of 35 received £217 [...]