Blogs

It’s that time of year again. Graduation! We hope you’ve got the grade or classification you were looking for and whether you’re reading this as a A-Level, BTEC, BSc or PhD completer, congratulations and welcome to the world of working in science ...

GDPR rollout... so here’s the skinny. We (LiCa Scientific) take in data all the time, CV’s full of private data we need this to help you get a job. Mainly it’s peoples phone numbers, emails, shoe sizes, your favourite cocktail… some of those are a...

Here are 5 things you can do at your next salary negotiation to improve likelihood of success: Sound definite, do not upwards inflect at the end of sentences. Tone of voice is an underused tool by many, and in this meeting it’s important when you ...

An article caught my eye earlier this morning in the business pages and led to this blog. Its goes like this Graduates not making a lot of money following on from their degrees. We can help you out on this, and here's five bits of advice to help k...

If you’re reading this, you’re on our website. Which means you’re probably looking for that next career move in the scientific markets. One often overlooked part of the recruitment process is the bit that happens right at the start. Before the int...

The greatest business book ever written in my view is “Selling to Win” by Richard Denny. It came in luminous green so everyone on the train knew you were reading a book on sales, like a massive sales nerd, but I challenge anyone to adopt some of t...

Five tips to make a winning start to a new job Following a record Q1 we’ve worked on a number of job moves in 2018. These are our tips on how to make that first day a winning start. First impressions count – on the first day, dress a little bit sm...

Given we’re all snowed in under this beast from the east here’s a few fun facts about snow Snow isn’t white – it’s completely clear but is also translucent like the ice cubes in your freezer. As the snow accumulates it appears white due to it’s vo...

Todays figures from the Office for National Statistics are out and it’s no surprise to see employment falling again this time to 1.44m giving us a 4.3% unemployment rate in the UK. Our experience at LiCa is that a lot of businesses want to hire no...

It’s that time of year again, I’m writing this as a blog this year for two reasons, one my new years resolution was to write more blogs. And two I’ve left the email addresses from Tuesdays I event on a folder, on my desk, and I’m currently at my h...