Over the past 20 years the number of working women in the UK has risen, while the number of working men has declined. Indeed, according to the centre-right think-tank Policy-Exchange, there will be more women in work than men by 2014. As an increasingly motivated and powerful workforce, women are increasingly seeking out new occupations....Read More

We are proud to announce the launch of WeAreTheCity’s Pipeline academy in October 2013.    The Pipeline Academy is aimed at providing aspiring corporate workers with career advice, support and tools in order to help them to succeed in their careers.    The Pipeline Academy expands on the myriad of tips and advice featured in our founder...Read More

Future First has been working with state schools and colleges for over four years, building communities of former students who can offer their support to benefit current students. Recently, the charity has partnered with the City of London Corporation in a bid to introduce students in the City fringe boroughs – Hackney, Camden, Islington, Tower...Read More

Author of Mothers Work! (Hay House, 2011) and founder of the Talent Keeper Specialists (www.talentkeepers.co.uk), Jessica Chivers lifts the grip of guilt from her clients’ minds.  In this post, an insight into what drives her guilt feelings and what we can do about it. All my guilt tends to cluster around my kids’ happiness or...Read More

Sort out your career on the train into work with Uevolve executive coach Lucinda Harlow… Spring has sprung in the City. You’re swapping boots for heels and risking the first al fresco sarnies of the year. So are there some work headaches you need to put away along with your big coat? Freshen up the...Read More

The Saltire Fellowship is a world-class entrepreneurial leadership programme designed to create a global and entrepreneurial mindset in future business leaders of Scotland. It blends teaching at the top ranked business school in the world for entrepreneurship, Babson College, with two hands-on high value placements; first on an international project based in Boston and then...Read More

When we see someone with a good walk it is often enough to turn our heads. It is easy to develop bad habits when walking so the following suggestions I hope will help you to improve your walk and good posture. A good walk is a deliberate, movement of your legs, feet and arms appearing...Read More

Working your stockings off and still not getting noticed? Watching your colleagues’ career accelerate while yours stagnates? Need strategies to move forward in your career? If you’ve answered yes to any or all of these questions, you are not alone.  Many of us struggle with making our achievements known and getting them appreciated in the...Read More

At the end of 2012, My Family Care and We Are The City collaborated to conduct a survey of city workers with family responsibilities. With well over 460 responses, the survey gave an interesting picture of how we feel about the various key people who make up our ‘Work+Family Team’; the stakeholders we need to...Read More

Gina often works 10 hour days 5 days a week in her corporate position as a project manager. She’s worked hard to reach this position and when she had her first daughter struggled with  the decision of whether to return to work or not after her maternity leave. Even though she loved being at home,...Read More