Over the last 12 months as the prevalence of RGM expertise has continued to grow, candidates have been in a position to demand higher salaries as the talent pool in FMCG struggles to keep up with demand. While the salary benchmarking shows a rang in salary at each level, salary demands are trending towards the
If you spend all day working from home, isolating yourself from physical interactions with colleagues may be stopping you from developing the skills you need to maximise your career potential. Suggesting this, it could be expected we might get abuse from those who worship the religion of “work-from-home”, so please don’t take this personally! But
If you spend a large proportion of your time working from home, how will this affect your ability to manage people, lead a team and ultimately, further your career? of course, we have a million ways of collaborating remotely now. Teams, Zoom, Slack, WhatsApp, Trello, Loom, Skype… the list is endless. But is your lack
In my final Talent Market Insight Report of 2024, I discussed the options that businesses faced if they wanted to address the challenges of Rachel Reeves mini budget. One solution being to squeeze costs to accommodate the additional ones being forced upon businesses through tax rises. The other (which was obviously going to be our
If you think you’re more productive when you’re working from home, could you just be kidding yourself? Now, before you start having a pop, there are no accusations here. But you’d be amazed how many conversations take place when someone’s guard is down, where they admit to skiving off when they should be working from
When Rachel Reeves announced her novel idea to grow the economy by taxing the hell out of businesses, I must admit that my initial thought was, ‘oh no, here we go again!’ But despite inflation beginning to rise again and a raft of big businesses announcing redundancies, this hasn’t translated into hesitancy within the FMCG
When it comes to working from home, there’s something coming out of the data that big-businesses don’t like and it’s something you should take note of, otherwise it could be holding you back. It’s been over 4 years since remote working was pushed into the mainstream as Covid swept the globe but after the virus
It may be an extremely unpopular opinion, which ironically is contributing to the problem, but if you’re spending a lot of your time working from home there’s a good chance it could be holding back your career development. Now this may come as a bit of a surprise to you because all you ever hear
The year 2025 is shaping up to be a challenging one for both employers and job seekers. As we navigate the aftermath of the pandemic and rising inflation, the gap between employee expectations and employer capabilities is widening. This spells the start of a difficult period in which the skills that recruiters have for negotiating
In 2025, we’re likely to witness a renewed emphasis on cultural fit as a critical factor in talent acquisition. This trend is driven by several factors, including the impact of remote work, the evolving expectations of employees, and the increasing complexity of the talent market. The Rise of Data-Driven Hiring Gone are the days of
