Job hunters across the UK are at risk of jeopardising their career opportunities by making small mistakes on their CV. This is according to the latest research from CV-Library, which finds that many candidates’ CVs include spelling mistakes, unrelated skills and irrelevant information, which is pushing businesses to breaking point. According to the study from
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Email marketing reaching record highs in click-through rates
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Email marketing software provider Sign-Up.to releases its 2017 email Marketing Benchmark Report. The report provides a detailed analysis of over 1.5 billion emails sent between 1st January and 31st December 2016. Classified into to 29 different industry sectors, the analysed campaigns were primarily sent by professional marketers working in UK SME businesses and public sector organisations,
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UK working parents spend two hours a day with the kids this half-term
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Working parents across Britain spend an average of just two hours a day with their children this week for half-term – according to new research. The survey of 2,000 UK employees, conducted by conference call provider Powwownow, finds that over half of British working parents (57 per cent) spend just two hours a day with their children
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SMEs bear the brunt as post-referendum reality starts to kick in
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World First’s Global Trade Barometer reveals that in Q4, the number of businesses protected by pre-Brexit FX hedges dropped by 23 per cent leaving a significant proportion of SMEs exposed to the weaker pound. This fall in protection against currency volatility has resulted in 38 per cent of SMEs feeling the negative impact of exchange
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Half of the Fortune 500 will not exist in ten years, say c-suite executives
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New research from ChristianSteven Software, conducted by GITNS, reveals that two thirds (65 per cent) of c-suite executives believe that 40 per cent of Fortune 500 companies will no longer exist in ten years time. A recent survey of more than 500 c-suite executives across Europe and the United States found that 65 per cent believe that 40 per cent
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Tech sector shakes off Brexit blues
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The UK tech sector shake off the Brexit blues and remain confident about prospects for jobs and sector growth in 2017, according to the annual Job Market Report by Dice, the online career site for the technology community. Dice surveyed over 1,100 tech professionals and 170 tech recruiters to create the annual report, which shows that despite
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Two million UK shareholders clueless on the value of shares
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There is mass frustration among UK shareholders due to a lack of communication and transparency from the businesses they have invested in, new research by peer-to-peer trading platform Asset Match reveals. Based on a survey of 2,000 UK adults, the study finds that 9 per cent of Britain’s shareholders feel locked-in due to an inability
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Millions of SMEs in Brexit trade limbo
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Millions of Britain’s SMEs trading internationally are in a trade limbo about what Brexit will mean – putting valuable overseas income at risk – according to data from TransferWise. As Britain awaits the triggering of Article 50, SMEs admit Brexit will change their trading habits, but they’re not sure how. Half (47 per cent) of SMEs
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Almost half of SMEs cancel Valentines dates due to work commitments
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Valentines Day conjures up images of red roses, candle-lit meals, gushy cards, chocolate strawberries and champagne… not spreadsheets, emails and stock-taking. However, according to new research by business technology providers First Data, almost half of UK SME owners (43 per cent) have had to cancel a Valentines date because they were working late. Hetal Patel, marketing
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Small business owners rely on personal finances over loans
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One in four (24 per cent) decision makers in small businesses with a turnover of £250,000 or less have used funds from a personal finances to grow their business over the last two years, while only 4 per cent use a business loan, according to research by Opus Energy. In contrast, no decision makers in companies
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