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…]
According to several studies, the question you should be answering if you want to impress at your next interview is: What is your intrinsic motivation for applying for this job? But what does this mean exactly? There are two types of motivation you can talk about when applying for a job: Your extrinsic motivation [Read more…]