You’re probably earning more if you studied these subjects April 13, 2016 When it comes to studying at university, some degrees will give you a greater pay off than others in your career. Ten years after graduating, it's medicine, unsurprisingly, where people earn the most. But, close behind, it's the economics grads bringing home the bacon. Doctors and other medical related workers took home on average £55,300 for men, and £45,400 [...]
How to turn a profit from working for free April 13, 2016 Earlier in my career, I read somewhere that the best way to market your business is to do some free work. This advice has served me well ever since, as offering free work to potential clients has proved to be the fastest and most effective way of convincing them to hire me. Except when free [...]
Parental income has an effect on what you earn when you graduate, new research reveals April 13, 2016 Everyone knows that what and where you study has an impact on earnings – but now it’s been confirmed that your parents’ income has an effect as well. Graduates from richer family backgrounds earn significantly more than their poorer counterparts, even after completing the same degrees at the same universities, according to new research from [...]
Executive pay: BP pay gusher reignites shareholder rows, but new research shows that average pay growth for chief executives has slowed down to below national average April 13, 2016 BP shareholders will vote on a near $20m pay package for the oil major's chief executive tomorrow, reigniting the row over boardoom pay despite greater restraint being shown by many FTSE companies. The pay deal, if approved, would see BP chief executive Bob Dudley take home $19.6m (£13.8m) – a hefty 19.7 per cent pay [...]
SOS not iOS: Our personal operating systems need an update April 12, 2016 We all understand what happens if we have a sluggish operating system on our smartphone, tablet or laptop. It’s slow, or at worse just crashes. An operating system is the most important software that runs on these devices. It manages the memory, processes, and all of the software and hardware. The need to download the latest [...]
Available jobs in London fell in March as businesses’ Brexit fears bite, but jobhunters are still looking April 12, 2016 Those who are currently in the process of touting their CV around the City might want to invest in a good pair of walking shoes. The number of available jobs in London fell in March compared to a year ago although the number of jobseekers is up, according to figures released today. The research by professional services recruiter Morgan [...]
Generation Z more wary of their potential bosses taking a look at their online profiles April 11, 2016 It may seem that kids these days spend all their time on social media but that's probably because they're carefully editing what they put on there. Generation Z, particularly those aged 16-24, are more wary that a potential employer could be snooping on their online profile than workers in other age groups, a survey released [...]
The definitive ranking of the cities where bankers are paid the most (spoiler: London isn’t at the top) April 11, 2016 Looking for a payrise? You could do much worse than moving to New York, according to new findings, which showed bankers in the big apple earn almost as much from their salary alone as those in London do from their salary and bonus combined. Salary benchmarking site Emolument.com compared the salaries of bankers at analyst and [...]
Finca International: Chief executive Rupert Scofield talks assassination, booze and changing the world April 11, 2016 When I spoke to Rupert Scofield, he’d just got in the door from Malawi. His company, Finca International, was celebrating its thirtieth birthday two years late – and marking the launch of its bank in the country. “We had a marching band, all our staff were there. And we’ve opened up right opposite the central bank,” [...]
Debrett’s Ask the Expert: How should I handle nepotism in my office? April 11, 2016 Q: My colleagues and I have noticed that many of the new interns and junior staff members at our office seem to be from the same circle of friends of one of our senior management team. I’m used to people’s children getting work experience at our office, but this seems like outright nepotism! Is there [...]