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AI and the Digitisation of Employment – part 1

What Could AI Do? Modern information technology and the daily use of the Internet have strongly influenced the world of work in the 21st century. Intelligent algorithms simplify everyday tasks, and it is impossible to imagine how most steps of a procedure could be managed without them. Thus, the question arises as to what the […]

Employer brand and its importance

Branding Importance If you asked people to consider the term “branding”, they’d probably all think more about marketing rather than recruitment and retention of staff. Things like company logo, brand messaging, and how a company might be perceived by consumers are all valuable tools that a company should develop and devote time to. However, while […]

Preparing for your first interview

A young candidate’s guide to securing a great job offer Types of interviews Firstly, let’s look at the fact that there are actually a number of different types of job interview. In some cases, you’ll only need to succeed at one of these to land the role. In others, particularly at large graduate employers, you […]

Focusing on Retention of Staff

Writing for the Newpoint Capital website this week, company founder Keith Beekmeyer wonders if companies focus hard enough on retention of staff rather than leaving it to chance. Whether someone stays with a company long-term or short-term is actually within that company’s control,  as Keith points out with a series of observations based on his […]

Is London no longer the Finance Capital of the World?

One of the great tragedies of the Brexit uncertainty and ongoing chaos, has been the loss of world financial capital status for the City of London. Here we’ll examine whether London has lost it’s world financial capital status, as well as looking at how it gained the title in the first place, and whether it […]