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Job Market Christmas Cheer !

Following on from our Job Vacancies Reach A 2011 High blog post in November, we’ve even more cause for celebrating this week, as figures released by Reed have confirmed that the job market continues to defy the gloomy economic outlook and … Continue reading

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Job Vacancies Reach A 2011 High

If our blog posts last week, Temps Still In Demand and Job Market Update, have given you cause for cautious optimism, then hopefully figures released by Reed for October will serve to confirm that the recruitment market remains on an … Continue reading

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New Job Opportunities – “New Enterprise Zones”

The government announcing UK-wide “enterprise zones” to boost economic growth and create up to 30,000 new jobs by 2015, seems at last to herald a genuine attempt to support the SME businesses that contribute so significantly to the British economy. … Continue reading

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How To Achieve Your Work-Life Balance

A recurring theme in any Londoner’s existence is achieving the enviable “work-life balance”, without compromising on job opportunities, career development chances & the financial rewards that come with working in the Big Smoke. In reality, very few of us can … Continue reading

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Bonuses – Stick & Carrot

What’s the answer to the bonus debate? Introduce the stick alongside the carrot, suggests recent research from the University of Nottingham. The study, which involved 100 volunteers, was intended to recreate a City workplace, but with ‘workers’ divided into groups … Continue reading

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The Bonus Debate: Bankers, ‘Tossers’ and Fat Cats?

With the recent media kerfuffle surrounding bankers bonuses, are the public right to be disgusted by the so called ‘bonus culture’? And is it really wise to cut bonuses if they are the incentive pushing financial high fliers to strive … Continue reading

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