The news that International Students in the United Kingdom are to get 2-year Working Visas is incredible news for all international students. During the period 2000-2012, our team at Harrison Careers witnessed the explosion of quality international candidates getting hired by banks, consulting firms, medical companies, and every other sector of the UK economy. But […]
The comparison is not often made between graduate starting salaries in the United Kingdom versus the United States. I get it. It’s not as if many graduates have citizenship in both countries so they cannot simply choose one or the other. But do you have any idea how different the salaries are? In London, I […]
It’s my theory that most people only develop a very strong work ethic if they have done something truly difficult at an early stage in their lives. It could be sport. My friend Robin ran for his school and college. Palmer played basketball for school and college. Both of these guys are incredibly motivated – […]
There’s no doubt about it – we’re living in a technology-driven world. For many, this industry is a dream career. At Harrison Careers, all of our Tech Consultants have worked at the world’s leading tech companies – a couple of months back, I asked one of our coaches to share his experiences of working at […]
Our world is increasingly shaped by technology and this is an incredibly hot industry to work in right now. All of the Tech Consultants at Harrison Careers have worked at the world’s leading tech companies, and a couple of months ago I asked one of them to share his experiences of working at Google. The […]
School is over; university is on the horizon. Many high school students, however, aren’t quite ready to take that next step to university or college and are looking to take a “gap year”. A beach in Thailand beckons. But your parents say “No way – we’re not funding that!”. The gap year can be such […]
You can blame globalisation and the outsourcing technology consultants like Accenture. During the years from 2005 through 2012 they dismantled much of the Operations and Support functions at London financial institutions. Yes, the jobs went overseas, often to India, but they also migrated within the UK to Bournemouth (JP Morgan), Birmingham (Deutsche bank) and Glasgow […]
My name is Peter, and I’m addicted to running 🙂 I took up running when I was at Kellogg Business School in Chicago – largely because my roommate, Jon, made me. But I quickly saw the benefits – running improves your cardiovascular strength, lowers bad cholesterol and speeds up your metabolism. Not to mention the […]
