…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,…
UK state school pupils for US Ivy League
…in America is well within their grasp”. J Jeffry Louis, chairman of the US-UK Fulbright Commission, which supports the scheme, said: “This remarkable achievement demonstrates that American universities value the…
Leading article: Scotland’s education problems will test Swinney
…term? The message has been delivered, loud and clear, many times. The First Minister acknowledged some time ago that opposition parties were hitting home with their attacks on the Scottish…
Changing the law
…Similarly, recent research from Dr Louise Ashley found that professional firms “privilege candidates with the same narrow forms of cultural capital, while acknowledging that this contradicts their professed commitment to…