The HR technology industry has grown exponentially over the last few years. Studies show that investors put almost two billion dollars into various HR tech companies globally in 2016 alone. This has led to a rapid increase in the number of new talent management, recruitment, and other HR tools entering the market today. These next-generation advance systems use new, disruptive technologies like ...
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What are the options for students leaving school?
When the English school leaving age was increased in 2013 to 17 and then further increased to 18 in 2015, there was both support and kick back from parents and teachers. The initiative was implemented by the UK government in a bid to tackle the large numbers of young people leaving school with no discernible qualifications or transferable skills. However, it left a few individuals confused about ...
Career and motherhood: how you can have both
For the vast majority of women, motherhood requires us to take time away from our jobs. Unlike fathers, who can go right back to work immediately, mothers need to spend some time healing after the birth and looking after their new baby. Where fathers can have baby and career, mothers inevitably have to choose their baby over their career - at least for the first couple of weeks. Though some ...
3 new career directions from distance learning
New Year’s a natural time to take stock of your life — and the blues often descend because of a dissatisfying job. Changing careers can even be challenging if you’re footloose and fancy-free. And it might seem nigh-on impossible when you have children to consider. But there’s no reason any mum should give up on her dreams of an exciting new career — studying for an online degree offers the ...
The best blogging tools recommended by your favourite bloggers
I've been working from home for more than seven years now and broadband connections like https://www.talktalk.co.uk/business/ are making it easier and easier to grow a business from the comfort of your home. Blogging is one way to earn an income while staying at home to look after your family, but if you've read my post on 6 things I've learned in 6 years of blogging, you will know that growing a ...
Little Loves 10/2017 – Fifty Shades Darker, Cooking with kids and hunting for a rain jacket
I've failed with writing my post last week and I'm feeling a little down about it. I had all my bullet points ready but life got in the way and for some reason, I never got around to writing it. Amy is off sick again - once again it's her tonsils and sinuses playing up and I'm so fed up with it all. Surgery can't come quick enough! Obviously, no mother wants to see her child go under the knife ...