How to make a hybrid workforce work for you July 6, 2021 | City Talk Should your team be working from home or in the office? Or a mix of locations? Hopefully the answer to this question will – very soon – be able to be determined solely by an organisation of its own accord rather than because of a need to follow Covid-19 guidelines. But even before the pandemic, [...]
Get fit for your next career move June 29, 2021 | Sponsored From an online quiz to an expert-led webinar and one-to-one consultations, Henley Business School has all the resources you need for a proper career workout The past 15 months have been a wake-up call to workers. More of us than ever are looking for either career progression, a total career change or a side-step into [...]
Three exciting jobs in London right now June 29, 2021 After what feels like a lifetime of lockdowns, restrictions and hitting pause on life, things are slowly returning to normal. And frankly, we couldn’t be happier. During this global pandemic, countless businesses all over the world introduced hiring freezes, furlough schemes and had to make some tough decisions. But there has been a shift, and [...]
5 Myths about Women and Investing June 29, 2021 | City Talk I recently participated in a lively podcast with two fellow women in investing, Jane Barratt, who is chief advocacy officer of the fintech MX, and Meredith Jones, author of ‘Women of The Street: Why Female Money Managers Generate Higher Returns’. Our conversation, hosted by alternative investment platform YieldStreet, explored some of the misconceptions about women and investing. These are abridged [...]
4 fantastic permanent jobs open in London right now June 22, 2021 Now is a great time to make a change. There’s something about the summer air that puts a real pep in your step, so why not really lean into it? You may have been thinking about getting a new job for a while, perhaps now is the time to go for it! If you are [...]
Why the Covid Recovery Commission is right to put focus on skills June 21, 2021 | City Talk The City of London Corporation is urging Square Mile SMEs to get involved in discussions about how to support the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and enable growth into the future. The SME Strategy Focus Groups will be used to help inform the City Corporation’s very first strategy aimed at small to medium sized businesses. The new strategy is being developed to identify [...]
Change Starts Together June 16, 2021 | Sponsored The Lord Mayor’s appeal has launched a new storytelling campaign ‘Change Starts Together’ which aims to tackle the pressing issue of social mobility. Right now, Social Mobility has become a timely and important issue, as we see the huge impact the pandemic has had on those from lower socio-economic backgrounds. According to the Social Mobility [...]
Taking Pride in global best practice – indexes matter June 16, 2021 | Sponsored DiverCity® Podcast · The importance of benchmarking, indexes and global business conduct standards Positive change can be challenging, and with that comes uncertainty around how best to put diversity and inclusion (D&I) workplace strategies into practice. Tools such as equality indexes can help to make genuine and meaningful changes by holding companies to account, tracking [...]
WIBF’s ACT Research Programme finds that women are held to higher standards across financial services compared to their male counterparts June 16, 2021 | City Talk A new report published today by Women in Banking and Finance (view here) finds that women struggled if they did not perform consistently well compared to what they recognise as mediocre men in the City of London who are surviving in financial services in high numbers, for a number of different reasons which include social [...]
3 AMAZING Marketing job opportunities in London right now June 15, 2021 Are you a marketing professional looking for an exciting new opportunity? Well then you have absolutely come to the right place. Today, we had a look through our job board for exciting roles in marketing to share with you all, in the hopes that you may just land your dream job. Check out these brilliant [...]