Previously when you thought of apprenticeship schemes the first picture that sprung to mind was a young boy in a hard hat, on a building site, learning about carpentry or plumbing. However due to several efforts made by both government and industry the view that apprenticeships are masculine, and just for the boys, is rapidly...Read More
Soft skills and personality are top attributes that employers look for when deciding on hires, according to research from British Gas. More than half of the employers surveyed said they have turned down candidates because they lacked soft skills and personality. Furthermore, 94% said they believe they get real results from employees who have volunteering...Read More
The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) is calling for more women to apply for graduate schemes, after results from its survey revealed that women are less likely to apply but more likely to land a job than their male counterparts. AGR surveyed employers of graduates to gain insight into the diversity of their applicants and...Read More
This week hundreds of thousands of teenagers in the UK received their exam results in A-Level and AS. Despite rising tuition fees the administrations body UCAS revealed a record 424,000 university places have been offered, which is an increase of 3% on last year, but is university all it’s cracked up to be? We asked...Read More
Doug Anderson, Sales and Marketing Manager of Guttridge, discusses the importance of attracting future female engineers and offers a few top tips along the way. As a company, it’s important to not only chase the next customer, but also chase the next employee. The engineering sector should constantly attract new talent and actively encourage more...Read More
Did you know that The University of Chicago Booth School of Business has a London campus? Located close to both Bank and Moorgate stations we are in the heart of the City of London. Attracting senior executives from the EMEA region we have a number of programmes running on campus and work with a variety...Read More
