Doing their homework
CAREERSSandy Lloyd doesn't have far to go to his office - just a few steps upstairs to the study that was once a bedroom of his home in Ipswich,...
26. 1. 2007 ▪ 2 min. čtení
Eamonn Fitzgerald on the latest trends
TECHNOLOGYI'm with the sceptics when it comes to global warming. Here's why: globally averaged surface temperature, which is always going up and...
26. 1. 2007 ▪ 2 min. čtení
Problem, what problem?
Business SkillsI once asked a senior manager what his job was. He looked at me rather sternly and said, "My job is to solve problems - that's...
26. 1. 2007 ▪ 1 min. čtení
English for...stock markets
LANGUAGE AT WORKIn each issue of Business Spotlight you'll find English for..., a special pull-out guide to the essential phrases, expressions...
26. 1. 2007 ▪ 1 min. čtení
The latest from the world of business
Names and NewsFor many years, Scots left their country behind and went to England to find work. Now the trend is being reversed, as more and...
26. 1. 2007 ▪ 2 min. čtení
UK threatens to veto EU Constitution revival
NEW! EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION The UK government wants to see a 'mini-treaty' developed in order to avoid any further fiasco during referenda on the...
1. 2. 2007 ▪ 2 min. čtení
Vatican 'not opposed' to Turkish membership
The Pope is to visit Turkey on 28 November 2006. It is his first visit to a Muslim country since he took office. Meanwhile, more than 20,000...
26. 1. 2007 ▪ 1 min. čtení
A round up of global business news
This week, we look at press comment on the problems at Airbus and on hunger in the United States.
26. 1. 2007 ▪ 2 min. čtení
Studying Abroad is an Adventure
NEW! GEOS Are you looking for Global Educational Opportunities and Services? Then you are searching for GEOS. Today, with over 550 schools in...
26. 1. 2007 ▪ 2 min. čtení
BRITAIN
A headstart in finance Pupils at a major British public school are studying international finance to help them get jobs in London´s financial...
26. 1. 2007 ▪ 1 min. čtení
Experts tell you how to get that job
CAREERS Finding and getting a job is rarely easy, whether you are a student or an experienced business person, whether you are unemployed or...
23. 11. 2006 ▪ 1 min. čtení
Alex Tew talks about how he made a million dollars
MANAGEMENT Every now and again, someone has an extraordinarily simple and original business idea that catapults them into the limelight. This...
23. 11. 2006 ▪ 2 min. čtení
Why more and more firms are making English an official company language
GLOBAL BUSINESSEnglishGlobal firms are increasingly responding to these problems by making English their official company language, or at least...
23. 11. 2006 ▪ 1 min. čtení
The latest from the world of business
WORKING WORLDFlying for diamondsLooking for diamonds usually involves inspecting rock samples that have been taken from deep within the earth....
23. 11. 2006 ▪ 2 min. čtení
GLOBAL Do-it-yourself food
NEW! GLOBAL Do-it-yourself food IKEA, the international assemble-it-yourself furniture store, is branching out into food. In autumn it plans to...
12. 10. 2006 ▪ 2 min. čtení
Getting the pay you want
CAREERS After three years at his job, systems analyst Dan Mayer decided to talk to his boss about a pay rise. He felt that he deserved more...
2. 10. 2006 ▪ 2 min. čtení
Getting on at work
BUSINESS SKILLS Working life is built around relationships with many people, including colleagues, managers, customers and external consultants....
2. 10. 2006 ▪ 1 min. čtení
Talking heads
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIONAs business becomes more international, many meetings now include people from several different cultures. This can...
2. 10. 2006 ▪ 1 min. čtení
Heading for collapse
EUROVISIONWithout further steps towards political union, the eurozone has little chance of survival. Yet Europe today is suffering from...
2. 10. 2006 ▪ 3 min. čtení
The latest from the world of business
CANADA Blood on the coalWith supplies of Canadian coal dwindling, power plants in Atlantic Canada are turning to cheaper, cleaner coal from...
2. 10. 2006 ▪ 1 min. čtení