Are you preparing for the future and developing these ‘Next-Generation Skills’?  

Language is a powerful tool and one of the most common ways that discrimination is perpetuated.  Gender stereotypes attached to perceived social roles can lead to biases being embedded into [...]

Are your children “Third Culture Kids”? The answer’s YES if you are an expat. And the news is all good for Third Culture Kids (or TCKs, as they are known). A move abroad is a big decision for [...]

Make your job search smarter www.highburyconsulting.com More than 90% of employers use social media platforms; surely 100% of recruitment consultants use social media.  Therefore social media HAS [...]

Walkers has announced 26 promotions globally including 8 new partners. Congratulations to those who have been rewarded for their hard work   (2 of the 8 new partners are female which is [...]

Did you know that the English word “salary” comes from the Latin word “salarium”. In ancient Rome, it specifically meant the amount of money allotted to a Roman soldier to [...]

Do you ever feel like life is on a relentless treadmill? Get up, commute to work (fingers crossed no delays), fret about meeting billable hours targets, at least 2 if not 3 meals a day at your [...]

Finding the Right Kind of People More and more employers are stressing the importance of soft skills in their hiring decisions. Call it what you like, hiring for cultural fit, hiring against [...]

Sunday February 4th is World Cancer Day, something particularly close to our hearts at Highbury Consulting. The message “We Can. I Can.’, is to raise awareness of what we all can do collectively [...]

With many City lawyers averaging over 100 chargeable hours a week, having their 3 square meals a day at their desk and having no time for hobbies or a family life, it is not surprising that many [...]