Has your current career route hit a roadblock? Are you tired of your typical 9-5 job and looking for a new career adventure? If you have your own van, then you’ll be excited to hear that there are so many types of businesses that you can get involved in to reinvigorate your working life…

Courier

According to Mintel’s Courier and Express Delivery UK 2017 report, there were 2.8 billion packages and parcels delivered across the UK in 2016 — up 65% from the 1.7 billion recorded…

For better or worse, the UK has different attitudes to its regional accents. What are these attitudes, and what impact do they have on employment? Facilities management company DCS Multiserve has provided us with this research…

Accents affect employability

Research has shown that a strong accent can affect how employable a person is – and how they are treated at work.

Eight in 10 employers admit to making…

In light of recent research, it was revealed that the global construction industry will be worth an outstanding US$10.3 trillion by 2020.  Electrical Direct have given us an insight into how tradesmen salaries and entry routes vary around the globe.

Training to be a carpenter

One thing remains the same around the world when training to become a carpenter – on-the-job training is key. To become a carpenter in the UK, Level 1…

The standard working week is 40 hours — but how much of that do you actually work? Even the strictest of employers know it’s unrealistic to expect 100% productivity from their employees. In reality, the working day poses many distractions that can take you away from the task in hand — and there might be more than you think.

Paper cup retailer Inn Supplies has been thinking about the money we earn for nothing, whether…