How employers are working hard to retain graduate talent Recruiting, as many employers have come to learn, is somewhat of a difficult procedure. However, retaining graduate talent is said to be ten times har...
More graduates are considering freelancing Young graduates are feeling positive about self-employment in the UK, a new survey has revealed. In fact, figures indicate that freelancing is at its ...
Bloomberg focuses on getting women into the STEM workforce The uptake of women in technological roles continues to lag behind other sectors and many firms believe it is a cause for concern. According to Christ...
Take care! How to counter the productivity and health costs of overworking The UK workforce now has the longest working hours of anywhere in Europe, 2nd only to the US in the global ranking. And with many modern professionals...
How to fix the leadership capability gap In Part 1 of our take on the CIPD’s Autumn 2015 Employee Outlook Survey, we looked at the current decline of employee satisfaction with managers...
Is leadership development the way to combat flagging employee engagement? The CIPD’s most recent Employee Outlook survey raised a worrying trend in employee attitudes to their senior managers: they are deteriorating. W...
Why you should align your business and people strategies As you may have heard before, your people are the greatest asset your company has, and the best means to achieve your business goals. Aligning busines...
Neuroscience, diversity…and cupcakes: #CIPD15 After a packed day at the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition (Day 1), DP thought we’d do a quick round-up for any of you who couldn’t ...
Women on Boards: a ‘profound culture change’? Unsurprisingly, yesterday’s final Five Year Report on the Davies Review has ignited a flurry of press and online comment, and here at Discovery ...
What’s in a name? Name-blindness & the recruitment process “A rose by another other name would smell as sweet”, Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet. I’d be surprised if you haven’t read at least five a...
