In the 2004 cult classic film Mean Girls, Cady, the teenage protagonist, gets to experience public school and gets a quick primer on the cruel, tacit laws of popularity that divide her fellow students into tightly knit cliques. The guileless Cady falls into a clique known as the Plastics, the snobbiest, nastiest girls in school, … Read more

by Laura Holden Let’s face it, trying to fit work around your family isn’t easy… If you’re a working parent, you’ll no doubt know the struggles that come with balancing a career and kids. In fact, 29% of parents said they had faced barriers getting into work due to family commitments.*  And with the UK … Read more

The workforce is a living, breathing entity that changes with each generation. The speed of this change has never been more significant than now. There are several key factors driving this accelerated change: Labor scarcity faced by industrialized nations in a post-pandemic world The digital revolution experienced by Gen Y millennials and Gen Z Zoomers—the … Read more

I wonder why no one tells us about this early enough- the fact that it’s a critical piece of your personal financial life and that you can hugely influence it! A credit score of 690 vs 780 can have you on a completely different financial footing. And yet, it’s almost as if we need to … Read more

As one of the industry’s longest-established jobs boards, jobs.ac.uk has helped thousands of employers worldwide to recruit the brightest talent in the Higher Education (HE) sector for over 25 years. But how can you guarantee you’re reaching the right audience? How can you engage the best talent on jobs boards? How can you ensure you … Read more

In the current climate, Higher Education institutions are increasingly facing challenges of attracting and retaining top talent. To support university recruitment and attracting the right candidates, one way to capture an institution’s reputation as an employer, incorporating its values, culture and overall employee experience is through employer branding. For universities, building a compelling employer brand … Read more

Getting fired can be a distressing experience, but it’s important to learn from what happened and move on positively. This requires asking for references, and this can seem an insurmountable task given the manner of your exit from your organization. Asking for a positive reference after you have been fired from a job can seem … Read more

It’s human nature to get second thoughts about anything in life, including whether or not you want to leave the job you have already resigned from. Retracting a resignation letter happens frequently, and if you’re in a situation where you’re considering this, don’t panic: you’re certainly not the only one! Retracting your resignation letter requires … Read more