The jobs market is driven, much as the wider economy is, by the twin forces of supply and demand.
When there is demand for a certain good or service, companies will seek to supply it. This then creates a demand …
Today we live in an age of radical transparency. In our interconnected world, we have almost instant access to a quantity of information that was unimaginable even a few years ago.
This online revolution has changed both simple things—such as …
The bubble has burst. The gig economy’s reign is over. The piecemeal, short-term approach is dead; long live the nine-to-five, steady career path. Right?
Wrong. Reports of the slowdown of the gig economy are premature at best. While it’s tempting …
Hiring the right staff is one of the most important things your business can do. But how you go about turning down candidates is also crucial. After all, most companies reject far more people than they hire and in today’s …
Do you ever look at your candidate list and wonder why some people thought the position you posted was a good fit for them? You’ve read through their background and are unable to connect the dots. Well, you’re not alone.…
Amid all the noise and head scratching unleashed by Brexit in 2018, there was one other constant – the UK’s tightening labour market.
With the number of people in work rising to hit a record high of 32.5 million, …
Small businesses really are the backbone of British industry. The country’s 5.7 million small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) still account for 99% of all UK companies – and together they provide the engine room of the economy.
SMBs employ 60% …
What makes a workplace a great place to work? There may be as many answers as there are workers, but some common themes often crop up.
Happiness at work is often the result of a blend of the nature of …
Why is job hopping still frowned upon by employers? More importantly, are we all missing a trick here – and is the tide already beginning to turn?
The traditional ‘job for life’ has increasingly felt like a thing of the …
It’s one of the great mysteries of Britain’s jobs boom. Despite creating jobs at a prodigious rate, salaries are stagnating in much of the UK. In fact, real wages are lower now than a decade ago and average pay growth …