…subject. While social mobility may be still struggling for air time in this general election campaign, it hasn’t been short of political advocates. But actions speak louder than words. We…
Reflecting on Pathways to the Professions
…all areas of British life. While there have been some small shifts in certain areas, change is not happening quickly enough. At the Sutton Trust, fair access to the workplace…
Time on your side?
…are born, but when you are born that matters for your life prospects. Some (usually the lucky ones) simply shrug their shoulders: it is another aspect of life’s inherent unfairness….
Four-fifths of senior figures in finance think presentation at interview affects disadvantaged people’s chances of getting a job
…with the work culture was preventing their success at interview. The survey quantifies the potential ‘brown shoes’ effect highlighted by the Social Mobility Commission last year. They found that young…
Four-fifths of senior figures in finance think presentation at interview affects disadvantaged people’s chances of getting a job
…with the work culture was preventing their success at interview. The survey quantifies the potential ‘brown shoes’ effect highlighted by the Social Mobility Commission last year. They found that young…
City dress code ties graduates in knots
The Financial Times’ Jim Pickard cites our Pathways to Banking research. Brown shoes, loud ties and ill-fitting suits have all scuppered the chances of graduates hoping to become investment bankers,…