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The options for bright female non-graduates look worse than for comparably smart men
The Brexit debate assumes that only highly skilled job vacancies need to be filled
An aversion to immigration prompts a drive to recruit pensioners and students
Platforms focus on remote service sector work — think of eBay for human labour
Britons work harder and faster than French and Germans yet productivity is lower
Applications are up but the right skills are hard for funds to find
Businesses complain of a mismatch between their needs and young workers’ abilities
Finding staff who have the right skills in both AI and cyber security demands new thinking on hiring
Widely-held ideas about merit skew hiring and promotion decisions
Roughly 60 per cent of the 1,200 graduates hired this year are joining offices outside the capital
Establishing a second career takes determination — but many have the right skills
Entrepreneurship falls down the list of most sought-after skills to learn
Payday lenders did not target the jobless, but low-paid employees in volatile jobs
The FT’s 2018 Skills Gap survey reveals what lies ahead in the jobs market
Study finds uptick in job moves despite marginally lower average pay
Groups, to act fairly, should be representative of those subject to their decisions
How older job hunters face discrimination
Credit Suisse’s programme brought down barriers to banking for our columnist
Imagine staff as assets in a portfolio and the maths can show the benefit
Work placements do not always go to plan, but help is at hand
Your questions on working life to our expert — and readers’ advice
More diverse recruitment appeals to academics and the creative industries
Don’t leave with glee — you never know when you might need former colleagues
