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
(Make sure you’re not one of them.)Christmas party season is well and truly here. Office workers are spilling into the streets and private workplaces are being transplanted into public spaces of seasonal cheer. It can be a fizzy, intoxicating clash of worlds where the professional and the not so professional morph and collide. With it
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
Productivity is a key buzzword in any business and industry. It’s something on which many people, products and services are measured and marketed. How many times have you heard or read a line like ‘freeing up your time and boosting productivity’? How many CVs rave about their prolific nature?It can sound vague, but productivity can
Is she paid as much as him? The difference between the amount of money paid to men and women for doing the same job has long been a subject of debate.This 1972 Public Service Announcement for the U.S. Department of Labor, using characters from the 1966 Batman TV Show, demonstrates it’s been a long and
Is your workplace managed by fear? During a recent BBC documentary about the leadership style of former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, a section that looked at how effective fear is as a management technique. That is, making your staff scared of you. Former players admitted that this was a key element to instilling
Making young people as employable as possible: an enduring subject and a seemingly constant economic thorn in the UK’s side. This has been constantly discussed and debated at local, regional and national levels, but how far has it been practically addressed?Framed within the issue of skills shortages in technology and engineering, especially in south Wales,
Childcare is expensive. This has a significant impact on the jobs market, the main result being that many new mothers are prevented from returning to work because the domestic sums simply don’t add up. Balancing work and childcare is tricky problem that affects plenty of people.A new survey by jobs site working mums.co.uk recently found
