Why on Earth Change Jobs Now?
18th August 2020
There is no doubt that post-lockdown, candidate confidence is much lower than the dizzy heights of February. The fear of falling victim to ‘last-in first-out’ is front of mind and there is an abundance of caution amongst those being considered for our searches. So, why in your right mind would you switch-it-up in the middle on a global pandemic? Here are the 4 reasons you were looking for.
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Considerations for the Office Return
13th July 2020
Warren and I have been back in the office once a week for the last few weeks and I honestly can’t explain how much of a difference it has made! I was never a working from home person and lockdown reminded me why! I thrive off the engagement of a team and dare I say it, the commute book-ended my day perfectly.
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Bedroom Lobbying: Public Affairs and Working From Home
29th May 2020
As a headhunter for the government relations industry I have enjoyed being in the unique position to hear how advocates across London-based agencies have differed in their adaption to compulsory working from home - here’s our summary of the good, the bad and the ugly.
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Market Conditions Under COVID-19
26th March 2020
After the political stability of the general election in December 2019, there was a quiet confidence in the market that uncertainty would lift, and we would finally be able to move away from talking about Brexit as much. This global pandemic has had many feel that we have switched one tumultuous period for a more acute one with larger ramifications.
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Women in Financial Services
6th March 2020
There’s been a lot of chatter in the news recently about how women are disadvantaged in the mighty world of ‘alpha-male’ financial services. A worrying statistic revealed a 52% disparity between bonuses for women and their higher-earning, male counterparts.
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In-House Public Affairs - 2020 Market Review
7th February 2020
2019 saw the public affairs industry perform well with the general election, Brexit uncertainty and big tech fighting regulation. Here we take a quick look back but also assess what’s in store for 2020.
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The Case For a Better Work-Life Balance
12th December 2019
A recent Monster poll showed that more than 80% of the population felt that they were not happy with their work-life balance. Quite simply, people are feeling overworked. Worryingly the UK has been named the "unpaid overtime capital of Europe" with full-time employees who worked an average of an extra 6.4 hours per week without being paid.
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Why would banning emails harm employee wellbeing?
26th November 2019
In October, the University of Sussex released a piece of research which suggested employees experienced stress when they were banned from accessing their emails outside of working hours. I take real issue with this research…
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