In the 3 months to August, unemployment rose to 2.47 million, an increase of 88,000 on the quarter to May, official data shows. Unfortunately worse lies ahead for the UK job market with rising youth unemployment and public sector cuts, say analysts. Vicky Redwood of Capital Economics said, “We think the fiscal squeeze could require around 750,000 job

You would expect the financial controller of a global fashion brand to have a CV as robust as Fort Knox. But Vicky Ridley, a 29-year-old management accountant at All Saints, the British clothing label, left school at 17 with no A-levels and no university aspirations. At 19, after a brief stint of work and an NVQ in

Since the beginning of the economic crisis, the financial services sector has been at the centre and seen its fair share of job losses over the last couple of years. However, as the third quarter of the year rolls round, there appears to be some cautious optimism - redundancies slow, vacancies are on the increase and

Be it far from me to harp on about the current recession but everywhere you turn there are ever more stories of gloom; of pay cuts, job losses and company closures. But through this darkness there must of course come light and so it is with the present, general UK workplace. A recent survey by the Confederation

What is an MBA? The Master in Business Administration (MBA) degree is internationally recognised and is seen as a passport to a successful management career. The MBA is essentially a generalist qualification designed to widen the horizons of business professionals. It takes into account all the major functions and practises of a business. As well as being a