Shop Talk

If you love people, and are good at selling and spotting what’s hot and what’s not, you could enjoy working in the multi-million-pound retail industry The retail industry generates more than £340billion a year in sales, and employs three million people. And while this industry has taken a battering during the past few years of Continue reading..

A Good Cause

If job satisfaction and doing something meaningful are top of your list of priorities, consider a career in the charity sector You may only be one person, but you can still make a massive difference in the world. If you believe that, and care strongly about equality, animal welfare, or the environment, then working for Continue reading..

Comeback kings and queens

Have you taken a career break and are you finding it hard to get back into the workforce? The financial services organisation Morgan Stanley is among a growing number of employers launching initiatives aimed at returners in recognition that there is a big talent pool of people who have left the workforce for various reasons Continue reading..

Finding work after a career break

Whether you’ve just been made redundant or have taken a few years’ career break, looking for a new job can be a complicated business these days since the whole landscape has changed with the advent of social media. There’s much more emphasis on self promotion and taking a proactive, creative approach. But well before all Continue reading..

Don't feel guilty

Working mums’ guilt gets a lot of airplay these days. There is no denying that you are pulled in different directions as a working parent – although, interestingly, dads are rarely asked about guilt, the assumption being that it is a female thing.  There are definitely certain crunch times when you may feel particularly torn. Continue reading..