CVs are here for a while yet. Yes we now have LinkedIn and websites and all kinds of online platforms to show off our professional wares. But those sheets of A4 paper designed to showcase you and all your skills, they are still not going away anytime soon.Right now, is your CV the best it
Does it mean anything for me? In the aftermath of a UK government Budget announcement, everyone rushes to pick over the details and find out the implications. And there’s usually a lot to chew over. Much is open to interpretation and argument, but here’s the Atlantic Resource attempt to shine some light.So what did the
Redundancy is an unpleasant business, but unfortunately it can be necessary. It’s also often a simple solution to difficult financial problems. Cut the workforce, cut costs.But there are many different ways of carrying out redundancies. Whether it’s simply a matter of getting rid of one bad egg, or if you’re handling the livelihood of hundreds
This week everyone seems to be talking about whether the UK should leave the European Union. What are the implications for jobs and the economy as a whole?It’s a key point in the thinking of many, although not the only consideration. But as a recruitment agency, this is the angle that most concerns us at
Businesses failing to address gender pay differences will be shown in new league tables. But not for some time.“Firms forced to reveal gender pay gap.” This BBC News headline, along with others, suggests a refreshing hardness, significance and urgency from the government on the subject of the gender pay gap. Read the detail and it
Broken recruitment processes are being blamed for leaving young people with low self-esteem and a negative impression of their chosen industries.This is according to a joint report from Business in the Community (BITC) and City and Guilds Group.Whose fault is that? You might take a hard line and suggest they should toughen up. The world
In this first Atlantic Resource blog post of the new year we take a broad look at what it means to work in 2016.Our attitude to work can define how we see ourselves.Whether we are working hard or not working hard or not working at all; whether we are being lazy, not applying ourselves, getting
Big decisions can be hard to make. Your career, business and personal life can all turn on your ability to make them, or not make them.Paralysis that comes with not making a scary decision – like move jobs to a new company, perhaps a competitor – that can be equally as influential on your future
This time of year can present struggles with workplace motivation. Bleak UK weather and an ever dwindling lack of sunlight can keep us lethargic long after we've grumpily stumbled out of bed. Leaving for a workplace before the sun is up, and getting home long after it’s can leave us feeling like we’re missing out
Recent reports into the standard of care homes don’t make cheerful reading. The financial crisis is being blamed for the dwindling of beds, which many are claiming causes a crisis for the whole sector.The thinktank ResPublica conducted a survey that found almost one in 10 beds in British care homes will vanish in the next
