There’s nothing wrong with being “always on”: Not everyone likes their family January 13, 2017 In the run-up to the US elections, I received most of my news from one source. I followed a young journalist of The Atlantic, who blogged tirelessly on every nuance of the election process on Twitter. For the six months that I followed him, he was offline for no more than a few hours a day, [...]
The person with the City’s least stressful job might be sitting next to you January 12, 2017 If your return to work this January has felt like a slog, it may be time to get into compliance, for a new ranking of the world's most stressful job has put compliance officers right at the bottom. Research by US jobsite CareerCast looked at 11 factors that add to stress, including deadlines, hazards, public scrutiny, physical [...]
Here are the best and worst industries to find a job in 2017 January 12, 2017 The London jobs market is improving after six months of downturn, recruiters said in December. Now, new research suggests which industries will give you the biggest headache if you're searching for a job in 2017. After finding available jobs were increasing on the whole, data from CV-Library analysed the average number of jobs in the UK's key [...]
City Moves for 12 January 2017 | Who’s switching jobs January 12, 2017 White & Case Marc Israel has joined international law firm White & Case as a partner in the group’s global antitrust practice. Marc, who is a leading competition lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience, will support White & Case’s strategic focus on growth in London, especially on merger control work. Marc joins from Macfarlanes, [...]
The reading recommendations of today’s corporate titans January 12, 2017 What makes successful people successful? The world’s top entrepreneurs, chief executives and entertainment elite come from all walks of life, so perhaps – good fortune aside – it’s the way they think which propels them above the competition and to the top of their respective fields. The books high achievers choose to read can offer [...]
City A.M. Unregulated: Notes on (surviving) a scandal January 11, 2017 For our first podcast of 2017, we're joined by PR guru Paul Blanchard to discuss scandals – both avoiding and surviving them. He talks about what to do if you find yourself faced with the increasingly common scenario of a social media storm, and why sometimes the best course of action is to do nothing [...]
Internal crowdsourcing: how to improve business productivity like Facebook January 11, 2017 The UK's productivity crisis is one of the greatest challenges facing its businesses. The latest ONS figures show the UK’s quarterly productivity growth increased by just 0.4 per cent and still remains well below the 1994 to 2007 average, when productivity was at a high. With little sign of the crisis abating, how can organisational [...]
Moo.la’s Gemma Godfrey on how she made it: “It’s action that makes the difference” January 11, 2017 Gemma Godfrey is the founder of Moo.la, a digital investment service, as well as a quantum physicist, a new mum – and in December she was chosen to appear on Celebrity Apprentice US alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. You have a pretty broad range of skills and experience. How did you know what the right direction was [...]
City Moves for 11 January 2017 | Who’s switching jobs January 11, 2017 Wilton & Bain Erin Callaghan has joined Wilton & Bain as a Partner in the firm’s technology practice. Erin has over 10 years’ experience in executive recruitment and has built a track record of delivering senior assignments in the international technology sector, including FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies as well as VC or private equity [...]
City Moves for 10 January 2017 | Who’s switching jobs January 10, 2017 Saffery Champness Top 20 accountancy firm Saffery Champness has elected James Sykes to a four-year term as the firm’s new chairman. James takes over from incumbent chairman David Macey, who has served in the role since 2013.James is a specialist in advising private clients, including families with landed estates and growing commercial enterprises. He trained [...]