How best to impress a robot recruiter: The CV writing tips you need to know June 10, 2016 Disintermediation has changed the recruitment industry forever. Tech has led the reconfiguration of the sector and significantly reduced the need for intermediaries, traditionally provided by recruitment and executive search firms. Companies have made huge savings to their hiring budgets, and data use and talent analytics are ever growing in a bid to drive further efficiency. However, [...]
The startup impetus: Why it pays to launch your business while still studying June 9, 2016 Increasing numbers of executive MBA (EMBA) students are becoming entrepreneurs. The FT’s 2015 EMBA survey showed that 26 per cent of graduates started their own firm either during their course or after graduating. Doing an EMBA at a leading business school will set you or your employer back around £70,000 and, “if you’re going to pull [...]
Why it’s time to put your smartphone down June 9, 2016 A sneaky peaky at a mobile phone screen is a common occurrence for most office employees, but it hasn't gone unnoticed by the boss – and, according to research out today, they think it's the reason you're not getting to the bottom of your to-do list quicker. The research, which was carried out by Harris Poll on [...]
Short on your luck? Research finds tall people earn more at work June 9, 2016 Feeling short on your luck at work? You're probably not very tall, then. New research has found that taller people are expected to earn more in the workplace. Researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research tracked the fortunes of more than 5,000 Indonesian men over seven years. Read more: How to make workers more [...]
Forget Brexit: Borderless working is the future June 9, 2016 The European Union is built on four basic freedoms: the free movement of goods, services, capital and labour. Of the four of these, perhaps none is being discussed more than the free movement of labour. Many on the remain side say that this is essential to plug skills gaps and bolster growth for UK businesses. [...]
Investing in culture boosts operating profits at FTSE 350 firms June 8, 2016 Over half (55 per cent) of FTSE 350 companies saw their operating profits jump 10 per cent or more after investing in their organisations's culture. In a survey by EY of 100 board members from FTSE 350 companies, 86 per cent respondents said that culture was fundamental to their company’s overall performance and strategy and 92 per cent said that investing in culture had improved [...]
Due to popular demand, MPs will now inquire into what you can and can’t be asked to wear at work, including high heels June 8, 2016 What you wear to work is about to become a hot topic in parliament, after an inquiry was launched into high heels and workplace dress codes. The inquiry, which has been launched jointly by the Petitions Committee and the Women and Equalities Committee, has been sparked by a petition started by a receptionist who was sent [...]
Millennials are not going to save your business. But here’s what will June 8, 2016 Digital technology impacts every aspect of our lives. The way we work, live, play and learn has been transformed and the potential it holds is real, very real. In a business context, whole sectors and industries are being disrupted by companies born with digital as part of their DNA and for those seeking to remain [...]
The trouble with teamwork: Ten tips to make sure you and your colleagues work in sync June 8, 2016 On average, we spend 37 hours a week at work, which means that most of us spend more time with our colleagues than with our family and friends. And if things aren’t amicable with the people we work with, or our teams don’t function efficiently, those 37 hours are going to be painful indeed. We [...]
Bash this: The UK’s highest-rated chief executive is a banker June 8, 2016 Is this the end of banker bashing? It turns out the UK's most beloved chief executive works in the finance sector – but his isn't one of the traditional lenders… A new ranking by job review site Glassdoor, which is compiled by looking at how employees rate their own bosses, put Craig Donaldson, the chief executive of [...]