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Average working adult just 59% happy in current career

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The average working adult is 59% happy in their current job role, research has revealed. Researchers asked 2,000 employees to rate their level of contentment at work across 11 key areas, from pay and company perks to relationships with colleagues and the management team. The study found workers are generally happy with their holiday allowance [...]

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Posted by Ben Harrow

Juggling- one in ten now working a second career

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With the recession still biting, research has shown that one in ten people are now working a second job in addition to their main career. The study also found that those who take on secondary work reap the benefits of, on average, an extra £6347 a year. A massive half of all Brits are considering [...]

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Graduation day job

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The average graduate stays in their first job for just 18 months, a study has revealed. A study of 2,000 graduates who have finished university within the past ten years found that fears they had chosen the wrong career, or simply not getting on with colleagues, meant they handed in their notice after just a [...]

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Posted by James Coleman

Worker-Frolic

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The job for life is dead – with more than half of British workers expecting to be with a new company in five years’ time, it emerged yesterday. The research also revealed just three in ten employees are happy to commit themselves to their current place of work. Researchers who questioned 2,000 adults found a large [...]

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Posted by James Coleman

Personality over Qualifications

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Employers now place personal attributes above the importance of a degree among potential job candidates, it emerged yesterday . Research carried out among 2,000 business decision makers found most now believe a degree is ‘a given’ and so judge applicants on a string of key personality traits rather than qualifications. Characteristics such as confidence, leadership [...]

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Posted by James Coleman

Nepotism still rife

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Eleven million Brits have landed a job through a friend or family member –provoking the question ‘Is who you know more important than what you know?’ New research has revealed one in three people are either working with a relative who gave them the role, or in a position which a family member helped them [...]

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Posted by Dan Drage

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