The following are our top 20 tips to help you with everything from your job search to being happy in the office: First Impressions are Critical People build a perception of you within 30 seconds of meeting you, and these often stick, so make sure you get off on the right foot. From the
Poor people management is costing UK businesses a total of £84bn a year, according to research carried out by Investors in People (IiP). The study identified a ‘performance premium’ of up to 11% that could be achieved by companies who achieved better people management. The UK’s small and large firms could make total gains of
One in three Graduates say that they would never take a sales job, with only one in eight saying that they would take a job that would involve any sort of selling. According to the survey, old fashioned perceptions of sales roles are partly to blame, with a third of graduates claiming that sales staff
So, the summer’s over, the children are back to school, but did you manage to take a holiday this year? If not, it’s in your best interest to start thinking about your next one now. You love the idea of going somewhere hot and sunny, or snowy to go skiing, but with so much to
A new study has highlighted pay imbalances across the UK’s professional workforce and has revealed that women earn 22% less than men working in equivalent full time roles; meaning they are ‘unpaid’ for an hour and 40 minutes each day – this adds up to a total of 57 working days every year. The survey
One of the most dreaded questions guaranteed to come up in an interview is ‘What are your weaknesses?’ or ‘What is your greatest weakness?’ Possibly this is a question interviewers’ ask to find out who is really prepared, who is honest or who is just answering questions the way they think they should be answered. Regardless of
The number of graduates in the UK labour market has significantly exceeded the creation of high-skilled jobs and is leading to an over-qualification ‘saturation point’ according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The CIPD has called for an education funding review and a national debate about how to create more high-skilled jobs;
Whether it’s on an application form or at an interview, you’re very likely to encounter the question: “Why do you want to work here?” This is because it is important for employers to know that you really want to work for them; a new employee who is enthusiastic about their company is more likely to
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs have released their new report which provides the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market. It has been revealed that permanent staff placements have continued to rise in July, but the rate of growth eased further from April’s recent high to the slowest
It has been reported that 1.85 million people were unemployed in the March to May period of 2015, an increase of 15,000 from the previous quarter, with the jobless rate at 5.6%. However, the pace of pay rises continued to pick up. Average weekly earnings including bonuses rose at an annual pace of 3.2% in
61% of workers are planning to continue working if they haven’t managed to save enough money by the time they reach their target retirement age. More than one in three (36%) plan to continue working in their current role until they have enough saved, 28% expect their employer to create a part time or flexible
It happens to the best of us, working hard all year, then not getting the promotion you wanted and think you deserve. It can be very frustrating and can even make you angry or upset and want to give up – but it’s not a career ender. Instead of moping around and giving up, learn
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has, this week, presented the first Budget of the new parliament and the first Conservative Budget since November 1996. A new report has shown that businesses are struggling to fill vacancies, so the Chancellor was challenged to produce a Budget that meets the demands of the UK economy. Here are
Interviews can be nerve-wracking enough – thinking about your body language, to thinking and rehearsing questions to ask – there’s a lot to remember and prepare. Then to make matters worse – the employer asks that you do a presentation as part of the process – so even more preparation is involved. See below for our
To most people, hiring a lazy employee would be a bad move or a big mistake – however that may not be true. After all, lazier people know the best shortcuts, the efficiencies and how to eliminate problems, keep things running smoothly and save time. Here’s how to make the most of them: When they
So, that’s it. After years of working towards your degree, uni is over! The money is starting to run out and there aren’t any more student loans coming in to look forward to. So – you need a job. Finding your first job as a graduate can be a daunting task, so we’ve put together
