Ask a careers adviser what they tell a nervous eighteen year old and you'll hear a familiar refrain; work out what job title you want, then work backwards. Pick the destination, plan the ladder, then climb. It's simple advice based on how careers worked for many years. It's also increasingly disconnected from how work actually gets structured, resourced for, and delivered.

For years, a CV has been the go-to document for assessing graduate talent. It tells employers where a student studied, what qualifications they've earned and the experience they've gained. But here's the problem: a CV only tells part of the story. It can't show curiosity, resilience, motivation or the ability to adapt. It doesn't reveal how someone approaches challenges, learns new skills or what drives them to succeed. And in today's job market, those qualities are becoming

There are several reasons why networks and skills are shaping the design of today's organisations and it's not a passing trend. As technology has become more sophisticated, job titles and job descriptions have proved to be inconsistent and unreliable when it comes to creating a universal understanding of work. So, how can companies leverage insight to know what people are working on in real time to maintain their competitive edge?

Boundaryless careers have been discussed in academia since at least 1994, when DeFillippi and Arthur wrote about career competencies in...

The global economy is experiencing rapid change in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Upskilling and reskilling have become more...