Professional Development

LinkedIn Job Searching Mistakes to Avoid LinkedIn is a great tool that can aid your job search and help you reach your target employer. It’s great for networking and has a strong jobs section where you can apply directly for jobs and where you can find out more about various different companies. It is becoming [...]

Known as the world’s favourite micro-blogging site, Twitter is a social media platform where users ‘tweet’ status updates of 140 characters or less. With 200 million registered accounts, Twitter is the “go-to” place for early adopters, professionals, sports stars, managers, directors, celebrities and organizations wanting to give out—and get—instant news, views and information. Some people [...]

By Nisa Chitakasem, creator of the 135 Networking Career Tips eBook and founder of career consultancy, Position Ignition. A lot of us consider networking to only be a way of finding a new job or attracting external interest to our current employer. We don’t really consider how powerful networking can also be actually within the [...]

By Nisa Chitakasem, Founder of Career Consultancy, Position Ignition and author of Up Your Game, Up Your Pay! eBook. Whatever your current salary is, it may or may not reflect the value you’re currently contributing to your employer organisation. The truth is a lot of us don’t even know if our salary is aligned with [...]

Take part in this Women’s Network Survey: Be part of shaping and building a network that provides our females with practical solutions to challenges facing their career progression Green Park Recruitment wish to engage and learn what executive women want from our business networks providing you with relevant market information, thought leadership and networking opportunities. [...]

Research shows that when there are more than 3 (3Plus) women at any level – there are significant changes to traditional male focused dynamics.   More than 3 women at any level can achieve significantly more than one lone woman in a group. 3Plus services to individuals   – will support, promote and sponsor women in a [...]

Everywhere one looks these days companies are downsizing, reorganising and implementing other cost saving measures in face of predictions of further economic uncertainty. For many employees this often translates into looking threats or real restructures, job losses, and extra workload for those that survived. It is little wonder that many choose to keep their heads [...]

Want to be a project manager? When even the most junior project management positions advertised require qualifications and experience it can be difficult to get your foot in the door. Here are some tips to maximise your chances of that first break.Experience is the Catch-22 of project management recruitment. Prospective employers want to see that [...]

We asked the experts about Insolvency We asked Henry Doswell, Solicitor at ThomasMansfield Employment Law Specialists to provide our members with a summary of employment law in respect to Insolvency. “I am concerned that my employer might go insolvent. What are my employment rights should this happen?” It depends on the type of insolvency proceedings [...]

For the last two months, we have all been watching the Stock Exchange tumble, recover, then tumble to greater depths. Women should perhaps be included on the trading floor, and, as we would suggest, in all male-dominated professions.” We are fascinated by an article in the New York Time we came across with stated that: [...]

We asked one of our members, Elizabeth Harrin to review “Why Women Mean Business”. Elizabeth is a professional journalist and author, she also writes an award winning blog and has recently been nominated for our Project Manager of the Year award. There’s a skills shortage. If you haven’t noticed it yet you will do when [...]

The world of business is very challenging these days. Companies are being put under extreme pressure to satisfy shareholders, employees are been squeezed to the maximum in terms of performance. It is easy to just put your head down and “just get on with it”. Throw experience into the mix, and we pick up very [...]

Have you been made redundant or find yourself on gardening leave and need to kick start your networking? Have you worked extremely hard and performed well in your job over many years at the expense of your personal networking? My quick guidelines below will get you started but there are two points you need to [...]

So, you are in a meeting. Your team are discussing the latest project update. What does our experience highlight happens in these meetings? Women wait for their turn to speak. In most meetings, however, that turn never comes. Men, on the contrary, are very comfortable with the process of jockeying for position and speaking their [...]

It was with great joy that we are hearing that, as a result of the imminent redundancies and current economic upheavals, City men and women are signing up for new careers in teaching. We are happy not because of the context, but because of workers embracing a new opportunity to learn, influence and make an [...]

Written by Michelle Brailsford What makes an individual successful in the “political arena”? According to Dr. Rick Brandon and Dr. Marty Seldman, successful politicians possess both mental empowerment (they “think and feel” positively about politics) and the skills to build a powerful reputation, network and presence within the organisation. Plenty of women excel at public [...]

Eileen Brown is CEO of Amastra; a company which helps you achieve your aspirations using offline and online social methods. She has been in a variety of roles in the IT Industry since 1993. After spending 10 years in the Merchant Navy as Shell Tankers first female Deck Officer, Eileen managed a fleet of ships [...]

If you have been made redundant, it can be a very challenging and often demoralising experience. It can knock your confidence and it can be difficult to bounce back but it is possible. We’ve put together a few thoughts to help you make this come back: Take Some Time Out Losing your job is a [...]

The Chicago Booth Accelerated Development Program (ADP) is an open enrolment program designed for experienced managers. It presents leadership and business essentials in a modular format designed to minimize disruption to daily life and career. Past participants include a corporate lawyer preparing to move to a general management role, a Chicago graduate from 20 years [...]

Nowadays social media is becoming a key element to one’s job search campaign. Making sure that you are making use of social media effectively to harness it’s potential and benefit to you can really help you move forwards in your job search. There are a few key things to be aware of and to keep [...]

By Nisa Chitakasem, co-founder of Position Ignition Ltd, UK Career Consultancy Whether a colleague is physically aggressive, verbally aggressive, passive-aggressive or just plain stubborn or disrespectful, they can make your working life a misery. Men and women are equally likely to push the boundaries further with you simply because you’re a woman—whether consciously or subconsciously, [...]

As true as it is that 21st century woman leaders still face many challenges in the work—including the glass ceiling, misconceptions, social stigma, gender differences and negative employee reactions—the biggest challenge we face is ourselves. Our levels of self-confidence as female leaders tend to fluctuate at the best of times and can often be critically [...]

Networking is often something women find especially hard to do.  So what’s the point?  It’s all chewing the fat and having drinks with people you don’t really know – much better to get out there and be excellent at your job and deliver stuff right ? – well, perhaps not. Unfortunately, building a successful career [...]

Out this month, the Davies Review looks at the lack of women in our boardrooms, assessing a huge wealth of ideas to nurture women in business and widen the talent pool for upper management. It’s not about paying lip service to gender equality, despite women’s growing consumer power, the Davies Review states that nearly half [...]

The Islington Chamber of Commerce is one London’s longest running independent Chambers.  With over 80 years of history the ICoC strives to make business happen in Islington and across London.  We are passionate about business and passionate about our members. The ICoC is as vibrant and diverse as the Borough it resides in. We establish worthwhile business [...]

Conflict in the workplace costs the UK millions of pounds a year. According to CIPD Research, half of the country’s HR professionals report having to enact work conflict resolution measures on a regular basis. With an issue this big, costly, and potentially damaging to employees and employers alike, what are the best practices for dealing [...]

I remember when LinkedIn first started.  My general opinion was this would never gain enough legs to spring around the City.  Needless to say I was wrong.  There is not one person I know of a senior status who doesn’t have a LinkedIn profile, however, there are so many juniors early on their careers that [...]

We spoke to Gwen Rhys, founder of City Women and Networking Culture to provide us with some tips on Networking.  Gwen has extensive experience in Networking and runs her own consultancy Networking Culture. Networking is important, says business networking expert Gwen Rhys. But pounding the flesh over a few limp canapés isnt enough on its [...]

Not everyone is a natural when it comes to public speaking, quite often the prospect of standing up and speaking in front of a large audience has even the most confident person heading for the toilet cubicle and locking the door.  To make matters worse, the further up the career ladder you climb, it is almost [...]

Written by Michelle Brailsford - Click here to read Michelle’s profile on Inspirational Women What makes an individual successful in the “political arena”? According to Dr. Rick Brandon and Dr. Marty Seldman, successful politicians possess both mental empowerment (they “think and feel” positively about politics) and the skills to build a powerful reputation, network and presence [...]