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How to develop your 'brand' as a woman in the workplace

How to develop your 'brand' as a woman in the workplace

The death of Margaret Thatcher has raised, amidst various heated debate, the topic of women in the workplace at the same time a report finds that progress on appointing women on company boards has stalled... The annual Cranfield Female FTSE board study showed that in the six months from March 2012...
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10 reasons redundancy is a relief thumb

10 reasons redundancy is a relief

Redundancy is generally regarded as a bad thing but there are a number of positives to be...
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10 ways to help your boss understand what you do thumb

10 ways to help your boss understand what you do

Whether you admit it or not many of us spend much of our time at work trying to impress...
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Dream jobs: wedding planner Charley Beard thumb

Dream jobs: wedding planner Charley Beard

Charley Beard is a wedding planner and stylist and runs award-winning blog, London Bride...
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10 steps to returning to work after having a baby thumb

10 steps to returning to work after having a baby

Returning to work after having a baby can present a real challenge to anybody.
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10 ways to stimulate creativity in your career thumb

10 ways to stimulate creativity in your career

We are now in a situation where we’re working well into our 60s or possibly well...
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10 tips for building your ‘brand’ thumb

10 tips for building your ‘brand’

Personal branding is a relatively new concept but is becoming increasingly important to...
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10 LinkedIn career change tips thumb

10 LinkedIn career change tips

If you’re changing careers, professional social network LinkedIn can be a valuable...
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Dream jobs: Celebrity interviewer Alison Hammond thumb

Dream jobs: Celebrity interviewer Alison Hammond

In Alison Hammond's own words, 'I still don’t know what I want to be when I...
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10 reasons to develop a career plan thumb

10 reasons to develop a career plan

It is no longer for any of us to predict how our careers will turn out.
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30 days, 30 ways to organise your finances thumb

30 days, 30 ways to organise your finances

Get your personal finances in order with these quick and simple everyday steps.
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10 steps to making a successful career change thumb

10 steps to making a successful career change

A career change is an even more challenging life transition than changing jobs within the...
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10 steps to getting a pay rise thumb

10 steps to getting a pay rise

Are you waiting for your employer to offer you a pay rise? You shouldn’t be.
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Are you burning out? thumb

Are you burning out?

Stress can be a good thing. It can motivate, energise and help us do our best work. But...
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Are you ready for a career change? thumb

Are you ready for a career change?

If you’re lacking in job satisfaction it could be time to consider something new....
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Volunteering at Christmas thumb

Volunteering at Christmas

Does the mere mention of Christmas make you yawn? Shake things up this year by...
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