17 psychological tricks to make people like you immediately April 15, 2016 Most friendships develop so naturally that you don't even realise how or when they started. Sometimes, though, you want to make an effort to befriend a new acquaintance or become a better friend to existing pals. To help you out on that front, we scoured the psychological research to find science-backed strategies to get people [...]
These are the five things that make people happy in the UK April 15, 2016 Is that six-figure salary not giving you the fulfilment you thought it would? Well don't worry; there are lots of other ways to find happiness. The ONS released today the five things that make people in the UK happy, and (brace yourselves) money is not one of them. 1. Wedding bells The happiest people in [...]
How to make big bucks in finance: These are the trading specialisms with the biggest bonuses and highest salaries April 15, 2016 We've surveyed banking salaries. We've surveyed lawyers' salaries. This week, we're focusing on those making the megabucks: traders. Salary benchmarking site Emolument.com has listed the trading roles with the biggest bonuses. And it turns out the more complex your role, the more you stand to bring in: those in commodities might think they stand to do [...]
Corporate co-working: How big firms can benefit April 15, 2016 You may already be familiar with the basic concept of co-working – shared office clubs, which provide businesses with the flexibility to grow at their own pace and a community to readily tap for business leads, assistance and ideas. Once the preserve of freelancers and startups in deepest Shoreditch, today co-working clubs can be found [...]
Traditional grad roles are losing their allure for university leavers April 14, 2016 Traditional graduate roles in safe positions such as law, accountancy and banking are losing their allure for this generation of university leavers. Over fifty per cent of recent graduates surveyed said they want to join start-up companies, according to graduate recruitment technology company TalentPool. Other popular industries such as technology and media (49 per cent) [...]
The three leadership skills to take your business digital April 14, 2016 It would often seem that, to succeed in the digital world, you need to be a young manager in a startup born with digital DNA, like Alibaba, Uber or Google. This is not the case. Research I have conducted indicates that many traditional companies are successfully transitioning to become digital companies, steered by executives with greying [...]
Lazy, selfish? Millennials are actually more outward looking than any other generation April 13, 2016 Some say millennials are apathetic, self-centred and obsessed with social media – but they're actually more outward looking than any generation that has come before them, according to new research. Nick Blunden, global managing director at the Economist, praised the selfie-generation at the Millennial 20/20 summit, saying: "They manage their own personal brands not just as an ego trip, but [...]
Finance chiefs turn to interim staff to help cut costs and provide specialist skills April 13, 2016 A job for life is now well and truly a thing of the past, as more finance chiefs turn to interim managers to fill gaps in their roster, a study out today has found. According to the research by specialist recruiter Robert Half Management Resources, nine out of ten (90 per cent) finance chiefs and [...]
Predrinks, anyone? Here’s how brands are getting to grips with Generation Y’s favourite drinking trend April 13, 2016 Anyone who went to university in the past 15 years knows about the phenomenon of predrinks – essentially, getting tanked up before going out in order to save money. But it turns out brands are still working out how to tackle the generation who would rather drink at home than in a club. At the Millennials 20/20 Summit [...]
Groan. Here’s the definitive ranking of the world’s worst jobs April 13, 2016 We've all made bad choices in life, but some are worse than others. Thus, it is with great regret City A.M. is forced to report that newspaper reporter has, once again, topped a ranking of the world's worst jobs. We're just going to take a minute to digest that. The ranking, by CareerCast, blamed "low salary, [...]