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  • Employers struggle to fill vacancies because of lack of languages

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends:  Graduates studying a degree which includes Languages should see this as as one of their unique selling points when applying for their first graduate entry level roles.  http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/30/employers-struggle-to-fill-vacancies-languages

  • The art of delegation: a how-to guide

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends:  When it comes to delegating in the work place, how high would you rate yourself?  Do you get the best results for your team, and do you have a happier team by providing them with opportunities that carry responsibility and a sense of ownership of a project?  http://careers.theguardian.com/careers-blog/delegation-how-to-guide

  • 5 Skills You Need to Be a Leader at Work

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends: Great advice, facts and figures for anyone who is currently in a leadership role or for anyone who is keen to become one http://www.thedailymuse.com/mgmt/5-skills-you-need-to-be-a-leader-at-work/

  • Ageing: the over-60s have talents that we should tap for the good of all

    Kirstin:  The Guardian brought this amazing organisation to my attention and ran an article on their comment page http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/22/tap-talent-of-over-60s What an inspiring website…  Encore.org is building a movement to make it easier for millions of people to pursue second acts for the greater good. We call them “encore careers” – jobs that combine personal meaning, continued…

  • Leadership isn’t about controlling; it’s about contributing and collaborating

    Kirstin:  Seeking some inspiration on how to improve your leadership skills and how to become or create great leaders.  You may find this an interesting read.  http://careers.theguardian.com/leadership-controlling-collaborating

  • Social media yet to go viral for businesses, CIPD research finds

      Kirstin:  I am a huge fan of business related social media activities, and believe that they can provide big results especially for services that are customer/client facing.  My work background is Higher Education and thankfully my employer has embraced social media work activities and understands that social media is at the heart of our…

  • Job interviews with the chief executive: the boxes you need to tick

    Kirstin:  Most of us have aspirations to progress to a senior managerial role and lots of us have already built this goal into our 5 year career plans.  Which means, it is never too early to start preparing for your big interview with a CEO  http://careers.theguardian.com/job-interviews-chief-executive

  • MMU Undergraduate Super Stars – Creating a Digital Marketing Agency

    Kirstin:  Another MMU Business School super star in the making.  Huge congrats to  George Whiting who has successfully completed a 12 month business related placements during 2012/2013 with Unilever and now in his final year of his degree.  George, along with Aaliyah Stansfield; Arjun Sohal; Hannah Thorpe; Matt Holton and Mikey Norris have produced this fantastic blog…

  • Sport England to help broaden university sport offering

    Kirstin:  This is great news for universities http://www.sportengland.org/media-centre/news/2013/november/26/sport-england-to-help-broaden-university-sport-offering/ MMU has many un-sung under-graduate sporting heroes and this will hopefully support current and new students to develop and grow in the sporting arena #ActiveUniversitiesProgramme

  • Five Ways To Be Amazing At Work

    Kirstin:  This article ties in well with personal brands and understanding what really is important when it comes to being successful   http://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2013/11/19/five-ways-to-be-amazing-at-work/  #SteveSiebold