Whether you’re a business owner, leader or employee, there are things you can do to ensure you’re ready to withstand any economic crisis that comes your way. Find out what with these top tips

Entrepreneur and designer Lora Starling makes an impassioned case for cultivating a better way of doing business and creating a brighter future

Salary discussion need not be the preserve of the most confident or experienced few, says Talent.com’s Noura Dadzie. Find out to broach the subject and start developing a skill you can use throughout your career

Is the retail sector a good career option for business graduates in the current climate? David Daly explains why he believes it is, drawing on the level of innovation and opportunity he sees in his role as chairman of Frasers Group

To avoid ‘career sleepwalking’, you should find work that gives you meaning and makes you feel that the job you are doing makes a difference, says life coach, Smita Das Jain

Looking for career opportunities in an area that’s gathering momentum? Jessica Wax-Edwards, Director at ThoughtSpark, examines the skills gaps impacting PE-backed businesses and outlines how forward-thinking Business School graduates can help overcome them

Get some advice on finding the right role for you as well as ways in which you can network effectively and increase your chances of a successful application, in this extract from ‘Get That Job: CVs and Resumes’

In the face of an unknown future, it can help to have a mindset rooted in curiosity about what is possible in new terrain. Marketing professor, Joan Ball, outlines five ways to prompt enquiry, exploration and learning

From Amazon and Netflix to LinkedIn and TikTok – your digital footprints offer glimpses into your personality. Algorithms can use these footprints to reveal your soft skills and suitability for a particular role, say the authors of ‘The Future of Recruitment’

While an optimal amount of stress can help you focus and perform better, ‘bad’ stress and anxiety can impair your ability, says the author of Beat Stress at Work, Mark Simmonds. That’s why your characteristics and your work must be a good fit

Society has lived in a dearth of purpose in the western world since the 1970s, but now is a great time to pursue it once more, says McKinsey Consultant and author of ‘Outgrowing Caplitalism’, Marco Dondi

Congratulations, you’ve been selected for interview – now comes the nerve-wracking part. Get some advice on preparing for, and answering, questions designed to explore your decision-making and reveal your potential

What do we mean by ‘meaningful’ work and how can organisations provide it? Degreed’s Annee Bayeux looks at factors of autonomy, complexity and recognition

What do the terms ‘insider information’ and ‘high potential’ really mean? Kimberly Cummings, author of Next Move, Best Move, outlines what you need to know and why it’s important to put together your own career strategy

‘Get on the dance floor as soon as the party starts and show off your moves.’ Michel Masquelier, author of ‘This is Not a Dress Rehearsal’, says it’s never too early to embrace experimentation and start building your unique profile