New research from LinkedIn has revealed the first week of September is when most people update their online professional profiles and seek new jobs – especially abroad. The number of people logging in to update their profiles rose by more than 60 per cent on the 1st September, 2014, compared with the week before. LinkedIn […]

77% of employers have claimed that they are planning to hire secretarial and support staff in the second half of 2015.   The results of the Robert Walters Hiring Intentions Survey have also shown that demand is highest for junior level employees (54%) with mid-level employees also widely sought (43%).   Anticipated new business opportunities have […]

Christmas party planning can be a thankless task for the one(s) given the job. Colleagues are almost always reluctant to offer any help, but will be the first to complain if something isn’t to their taste or how they envisioned it should be. But finding the right venue can go a long way to securing […]

Is there anything more awkward than bringing up the ‘personal hygiene’ topic of conversation with a colleague who has a particular aversion to soap and shampoo? According to research, evidently not. For two-thirds (66%) of British adults, having to ‘tell a colleague they smell’ is the hardest workplace conversation, so say the academics at Cardiff […]

New research by recruitment specialist Robert Half reveals that generous bosses across the UK will allow employees to escape the transport scrum and leave their desks early to watch the Rugby World Cup 2015. With some games kicking off as early as 2.30pm, employers are allowing staff members who traditionally work nine to five significant […]