More and more employers say the skills most in demand aren’t necessarily technical qualifications but the personal qualities that enable teams to work together effectively – so-called “soft skills”. In the last employer skills survey by the government, businesses said 66% of vacancies caused by skills shortages were due to a lack of soft [Read more…]
More young people would now like to be YouTubers than astronauts, one survey suggests. It’s a sign of just how well-established the career of social media influencer has become – at least for some of the industry’s biggest names. The market for influencers worldwide was estimated to be worth £11.2bn last year. In the [Read more…]
Great managers are like gold dust. A study by the research and consultancy company Gallup found that only about one in ten workers have the right qualities – and 82% of the time, companies promote the wrong person. But Gallup also found that another one in five people have managerial talents and could become [Read more…]
Are you a business owner? Or do you work for a company that could take on a work experience student? The benefits of work experience for students may be clear, but how can your business benefit from participating in a work experience programme? Find out here what it can do for your productivity, staff training [Read more…]
Being able to write persuasively is a powerful skill to master. Whether you’re writing an essay, a proposal, an article, a review, an advert, or even a letter to your MP, convincing your audience to side with your point of view is essential to success. Here we outline some of the most effective ways [Read more…]