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The Death of The CV: Free eBook
As well as designing the helicopter and painting the Mona Lisa, in 1482, Leonardo Da Vinci produced the first Curriculum Vitae - a list of his accomplishments sent to the Duke of Milan as he looked for work. But over 500 years later, what place does the Curriculum...
The Impact on Workers of Bad Managers – New Research
With new research by the Chartered Management Institute revealing that a third of employees have quit a job because of bad management, we wanted to explore this issue further.Perspectus Global polled 2000 employed Britons and found that 80 percent of Brits claim to...
The Future of Research
In recent years, Market Research has evolved hugely, from the old days of postal surveys, through phone calls and finally to online polls. Now with the growth of AI, things will continue to change - so we thought it might be fun to look at what might happen to the...
Perspectus Global’s Menopause at Work Report 2023
There have been many studies in recent years focusing on menopause in the workplace - so why conduct another? We wanted to create an asset that not only provided a snapshot of menopause and work in 2023, but combined commentary from a wide range of experts in the...
The Importance of Consumer Research for Brands
Consumer research is the process of gathering and analysing data about consumers to better understand their wants, needs, and preferences. This information is then used to develop products and marketing campaigns that are tailored to the needs of the target...
What is B2B Market Research?
B2B market research helps companies uncover essential insights about their target business customers.B2B market research involves gathering data and perspectives from current and prospective business customers. It is essential to discover: What products and services...
The Importance (And Fun) Of International Research
If you’re a brand that operates in multiple countries, conducting international market research is a no brainer. Consumers in different countries have different priorities - and being able to survey them to find out how best to react to their needs is vital.And when...
Why Your Quant and Qual Research Should Not Ignore Emotions
One word that you don’t normally think of when you scan a large spreadsheet or look at a vast number of powerpoint pie charts is “emotion”. They’re numbers. Numbers are seen as either correct or incorrect and there’s no space around them for argument. However, despite...
Do you know what your employees are thinking? If not, here’s why you should (and how you can)
Mentor chats, appraisals, personal development plans, 360 sessions - these are all really useful tools to gauge what a particular employee is feeling about their current role, job development opportunities, and colleague and boss feedback about their performance.And...
Swearing, the Evolution of Language and Britain
Since we were kids, many of us have been told that swearing is not big and not clever - and that using the wrong words could mean trouble. But is that still true in 2023? We wanted to dig a little deeper into the real relationship between Britons and swear words.The...
Now Focus: Why Use Focus Groups For Research?
There are many tools available for research - online quantitative polls, face-to-face interviews, postal surveys, hall tests, observation, desk research and focus groups. Focus groups are small collections of people, normally between 8 and 15, who are gathered...
Don’t Give Me The Double Thumbs Up Grandad!
Our latest Perspectus Global poll asked Gen Zs for feedback on some of the most common hand gestures. The result - a list of ten hand gestures that they believe are deeply uncool and should be consigned to the history books.The worst hand gesture you can make,...