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Our experts provide their insights on the latest industry developments and share tips on accountancy and business matters.
08 March 2024
Spotlight on Carol Harvey, Netball ScotlandWe sat down with Carol Harvey, Director of Development at Netball Scotland, to find out more about her involvement with the sport, the impact that playing netball can have on women and girls, and the partnership between Johnston Carmichael and Netball Scotland.
29 February 2024
My Journey with Scottish EDGEThe Scottish EDGE pitch competition has become a fixture of the business calendar in Scotland. Twice a year, early-stage founders from across Scotland are invited to apply and potentially win up to £100k in funding to fuel their growth ambitions. In this blog, Calum Purdie, Technology and Life Sciences Ecosystem Manager, discusses his involvement with Scottish EDGE, and how Johnston Carmichael support the competition.
Elisa Henderson
Early Careers Pathway Manager
21 February 2024
The Benefits of JC FuturesSo, you are finishing up with school, armed with a suite of respectable exam grades and ready to start your new life as a professional. Great! There are so many options for getting a head start on a professional job, that it can be quite daunting.
Murray Scott
Trainee Restructuring Administrator
21 February 2024
A word of advice – top tips for accounting apprenticeshipsDiving into the world of work directly from school can seem daunting – but it’s also a brilliant opportunity to gain real-life experience whilst you work towards your professional qualifications, and earn while you learn!
05 December 2023
Generation What? – Why we look for individual not stereotyped talentGiven all of the conversations about how allegedly challenging it is to engage millennials in the workplace you’d be forgiven for avoiding employing young people altogether. And this makes me deeply concerned. In some respects, we do live in a world of labels. But who are Generation Y or X or Baby Boomers? And if my birth date falls a week outside of that neat generational sweep, am I suddenly so different? It is dangerous to stereotype anyone, and we are in danger of doing this with our young people.
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