#LeadingLights research project identifies the key to career success: Growth Mindset
Over the past nine months, Career Ambitions embarked on an ambitious #LeadingLights project, aiming to profile some of the UK’s top performers. Using interview and modelling techniques, the team has meticulously profiled some of the best in the industry, identifying the attributes and skills that have led to their success.
Rewriting the Retirement Rulebook
Since the compulsory retirement age of 65 was abolished in 2011, the concept of ending one’s career on a certain date has ceased. With dwindling pensions and sky rocketing living costs, for many it is a topic of immense concern. But perhaps we are approaching the subject the wrong way.
More job opportunities - yet increased unemployment?
There are more job opportunities than ever before, yet unemployment has increased in 2015. So what’s going wrong? Recent research has found worrying evidence that unemployment rates have increased in the first half of 2015 (according to statistics from Trading Economics).
The age of career diversification: it’s time to future proof your career
For some industries, it’s currently a time of rough waters. In the oil industry, many have found themselves on ‘eight weeks’ notice’ and are unable to find work. In the farming industry, 50% of farmers are having to find other sources of income. It’s a time to be clever, and think long term, or risk getting left behind.
'63% of workers missing out in their careers because they’re afraid of negotiating'
Research by Salary.com has found that a staggering 63% of people don’t attempt to negotiate their salaries. Why? They’re afraid. Many people find negotiating a daunting prospect, and get overwhelmed just at the thought of it.
The new generation believe they can be 'anything they want to be', but can they really?
Over the past ten years, as the economy has begun to bounce back, research has found that people are becoming increasingly optimistic about their potential. In fact, according to Dr. Jean Twenge, generations X and Y now believe they can be “anything they want to be”.
The times they are a-changing: 65% of employers looking to recruit in 2015. Are you ready?
2015 is already looking like an extremely busy year for the job market. A recent study found that 65% of employers will be looking to recruit over the next few months, as positions open up and companies begin to expand once again.
80% of jobs found through networking
Networking. It’s a seemingly harmless 10-letter word that somehow manages to drive fear into many of us. However, it’s also proven to be one of the most powerful tools in the world of business and could mean the difference between great success and total failure.
#LeadingLights research launched: who is shaping the future of work?
To many, it may seem that the learning and development wheel has stopped turning, with nothing new being discovered or revealed. However, the end of the recession brings up a wealth of questions that are waiting to be answered. Not least, how has the recession changed the workplace and how do we need to change in order to mold ourselves into this post-recession industry?
How to lead #LikeAGirl
Once upon a time, women were rarely seen in the workplace. Due to economic drivers and social debate, this phenomenon is changing. The male domination of the work force has slowly decreased as women earn their places behind desks and begin to equal out the split.
Workforces tipping the healthy balance - just 20% doing 80% of the work?
It’s a scary statistic. Is Pareto’s principle – the 80:20 rule - becoming an increasingly real scenario in the workplace? Poor performance in the workplace not only reduces the efficiency of the work force, it can massively damage businesses. When just 20% of employees may be picking up the slack for the other 80%, this can lead to an unhealthy imbalance, and an even unhealthier atmosphere. So,…
Are there NO skilled people left in the job market?
According to a recent survey by PwC, more than two thirds of UK businesses are beginning to panic about finding new employees who possess the skills they require. It’s a hot topic at the moment, as businesses are beginning to bounce back and grow at an almighty speed. But many are finding their ambitions for growth hampered, when their search for new employees comes up cold.
LinkedIn’s new student hub bridges the gap from university to work
LinkedIn has announced that they are rolling out a new dedicated hub for students, accounting for growing demand among its fastest growing demographic.
Get your next job online: A LinkedIn Networking Masterclass
More than 50% of jobs are now secured by networking, meaning that it’s never been more important to get your social media profiles – or your ‘online brand’ – in the best possible shape. A workshop is taking place in Cambridge at the end of March that will change the way you think about career networking, and highlight exactly how you can maximise the benefits of LinkedIn.
How to find the career ladder you want to climb
If you dread going to work every day, it doesn't have to always be this way. After a horrible few years, the UK job market is finally starting to pick up and disillusioned professionals are seeing the dawn of a new year as an opportunity to re-evaluate and ask themselves whether now is the time to take the plunge and find themselves a job – and a career – that they enjoy.
How to get the career you deserve in 2014
Are you stuck in a rut and looking to leave your job this year? Finding the job you deserve in 2014 isn’t as impossible as you might think, as Cambridge-based career management coaches at Career Ambitions explain.
Calling all Cambridge professionals who have behaved badly
We’ve all been involved in situations at work where we didn’t behave as we should have, when a situation has gone out of control and we wish it could have turned out differently.
Tough talk: what happens when conversations get difficult
How we deal with difficult conversations is often one of the most important aspects of our working lives. Do we avoid them for as long as possible? Do we tackle them head-on?
Would you like to be able to present like Steve Jobs?
An Executive Career Spotlight workshop will dispel the myth that good presenters are born - not made, and show how you can present like Steve Jobs, one of the greatest public speakers of recent times!
Job interview Performance - is it just Practice?
If you have recently found yourself out of work, are a recent graduate or are a seasoned professional working your way up the career ladder, refreshing yourself on how to perform with confidence and impact at an interview is a skill that requires regular practice.
Give your career that summer glow
A series of Cambridge Career Workshops is underway that can help you to progress your career to the highest level possible and, ultimately, help you to find the job that your skills deserve.
Don’t let fear of job interviews halt YOUR career!
Job interviews might be one of, if not the most important, factor in our career progression but for the vast majority of us, they are something we dread.
Some career doors close, some open
Summer may not yet have arrived, yet the second edition of Career Ambition's magazine filled with new career trends, tips and nuggets certainly has! If you've reached a career crossroads, are preparing for a new job or want to take a step up in your current role this free magazine is for you.
How to deal with a career crisis hits the airwaves
Career management coaches Katherine Wiid and Lindsey Reed were recently delighted to be invited on to Cambridge Star Radio’s Business Hub to talk about the Skills Support for Redundancy Scheme (SSR) and the tailored career services they are able to offer professionals.