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472 articlesBritish economy faces long hard slog to real recovery
BRITAIN'S ECONOMY will
finally make it out of recession in the last quarter of 2009, but will
perform much less strongly in each of the next three years than the
Government is currently forecasting, the CBI will say today.The
UK's biggest business group is expecting a weak eco...
Published: Mon, 16 Aug 2010
Tesco marches on to retail banking dominance
Right now, Tesco is the
good guy in the banking world. The public's trust in the traditional
banking sector, especially in the likes of Lloyds and Royal Bank of
Scotland, has plummeted in recent years. Their reputations remain
horribly tarnished. The banks don't care whether o...
Published: Mon, 16 Aug 2010
The jobs are out there
For final-year students
positioning themselves to enter the jobs market next year, there isn't
much obvious cause for optimism. Having seen this summer's cohort come
out with degrees only to enter a market with a lot fewer vacancies than
the previous year, and with unemployment relentless...
Published: Mon, 16 Aug 2010
Cameron can't have it both ways
Last week the Prime Minister declared that Britain suffers from
"economic apartheid". No one noticed. David Cameron made this
provocative remark last Friday; but within hours the news began to leak
of David Laws' catastrophically ill-judged expenses claims and the PM's
speech sunk without...
Published: Mon, 16 Aug 2010
The crunch took its toll but British business is set to go
The prospects for UK
companies are better now than at any time since the boom before the
credit crunch despite Friday's fall in stockmarkets as investors
contemplated the consequences of a hung parliament. Business has
used the recession to strengthen its balance sheets and re...
Published: Mon, 16 Aug 2010
The workforce goes green
The world has moved on
since "green jobs" were largely low- paid, worthy occupations on the
edges of recycling and litter reduction. Now experts in energy
reduction, sustainability and conservation are sought after and can
command impressive salaries. In recognition of this, employment ag...
Published: Mon, 16 Aug 2010
Brand Britain can still hit the right notes, says jobs boss
Albert Ellis has little time for the doom-mongers' claims that extra
regulation will send banks high-tailing out of the City. "London is a
huge magnet for professional talent - people want to be relocated here
or New York, not Dusseldorf or Frankfurt," the ebullient chief executive
of the...
Published: Mon, 16 Aug 2010
Barrister to barista: the rise of part-time Britain
Britain's army of
unemployed numbers, more than 2.4 million, the highest in almost 15
years, with almost one million younger people out of work. While
shocking by many standards, the figures released by the official
statisticians yesterday were, if anything, slightly better th...
Published: Mon, 16 Aug 2010
Job market shows no signs of growth
RECRUITMENT: The job market outside London is still mired in recession,
recruitment firms warned yesterday, despite hopes that recent data
showing sharp falls in the claimant count heralded a recovery. Hays and
its smaller rival Robert Walters said the UK market was still extremely
tough;...
Published: Mon, 16 Aug 2010
Confusion over interns’ pay puts employers at risk of breaking law, says ippr
A new report from the think tank Institute for Public Policy Research and campaign group Internocracy on Why Interns Need a Fair Wage spells out how employers almost certainly break the law with interns. Unpaid internships are common in politics, media and the fashion industry and enable yo...
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010
Graduates looking for ‘Easy Money’ Sales career warned not to take job at face value
Unemployed graduates are being swayed by the idea of a lucrative money-making career in sales without really understanding what skills they need to succeed, claims a leading sales expert. With all too many graduates completing their studies with a substantial amo...
Published: Fri, 9 Jul 2010
Building Your Deal Team - Assembling the Right Players
by Kenneth H. MarksThinking about selling your company, buying a competitor, or maybe raising capital? You need a deal team with the right mix of talent and experiences to get the best value and to assure the transaction happens. As economic activity is starting to pick-up...
Published: Mon, 17 May 2010
Concubine as career choice? No thanks...
As an American living in London, I was always amazed at the UK's 'Kiss
and Tell' industry, and believed that there was no US equivalent. Sure,
we would occasionally have a celebrity get caught with his pants down,
but we didn't seem to have the same mill of women who sold their stories
to...
Published: Thu, 15 Apr 2010
The Forum of Private Business
Economic improvements overshadowed by late payment, according to latest barometer of small business Cash flow problems as increasing late payment overshadowing improvements in orders and turnoverFPB calls on more large companies to sign up to the Government...
Published: Mon, 12 Apr 2010
The 8 Drivers of Executive Decision-Making
By Nicholas ReadToday’s executives expect you to have done your homework before meeting them. They don’t want to educate you on information that can be readily obtained from the Internet or a subordinate. And they expect you to commit them to take ac...
Published: Mon, 12 Apr 2010
Economic uncertainty encourages British entrepreneurial spirit
British entrepreneurialism is alive and
kicking according to research conducted by Home Learning
College
Published: Mon, 12 Apr 2010
LondonCareers.net launch new training service in partnership with CourseMonster®
For Immediate Release London,
UK - March 2010: LondonCareers.net one of London & the
Home Counties longest running recruitment websites, today announced the
formation of a strategic partnership to launch their new, direct...
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010
Award winning businesses look to their bosses over dragons for inspiration
Company founders not nationally recognised business leaders have been the inspiration for the success of the vast majority of top-award-winning managers, new research reveals today. The likes of Alan Sugar or the Dragons’ Den judges failed to get a mention from National Bus...
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010
How to get a Banking & Finance Graduate Career / Internship?
“So you’re a student or graduate who wants a top paying career in Banking & Finance, recession or no recession?” - If this is you, register for these videos. They tell you how to gain instant access to everything you need to secure a top paid c...
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010
Home Learning College AAT students more likely to achieve exam success
86% pass rate achieved across three units – 6% above UK average
Results released this week by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) show that 86% of people studying an Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2010
Becoming an "A" Player: 5 Keys to Position Your Business to Sell at a Premium By Kenneth H. Marks
Only a year or two ago an emerging growth or middle-market company (revenues from a few million to several hundred million dollars) had a good chance of being sold if it was reasonably well run. With private equity flowing, plenty of debt and liquidity, and strategic buyers growing valuations wer...
Published: Thu, 18 Feb 2010
AAT is encouraging budding fashion designers to have right business skills for success
In the run up to London Fashion Week, AAT is encouraging budding fashion designers to ensure they have the right business skills to succeed. In an industry dominated by small businesses, where 80% of companies have ten employees or less, it is essential that creativity is balanced with good finan...
Published: Tue, 16 Feb 2010
AAT Level 4 Diploma now available with Home Learning College
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Published: Tue, 9 Feb 2010
Employment prospects not set to improve this year, say British workers
Employers not interested in
developing skills through training, according to new research by Independent
training provider Home Learning College
Hopes that Britai...
Published: Thu, 21 Jan 2010
FIVE STEPS TO KEEPING YOUR CAREER ON TRACK
Embargoed until - 18 January 2010: It’s the dawn of a new decade and people all over the country are taking a long hard look at their careers. Research by the Careers Advice Service reveals that over half of adults (57 per cent) will be reviewing their careers at the beginnin...
Published: Mon, 18 Jan 2010
