How To Interview A Potential Employee - videojug - "Interviewing candidates for a job can be as nerve wracking for the interviewer as the interviewee. We'll show you how to interview candidates for a post and find the right employee." Watch and listen to the video here

Intute: Business and Management - Intute provides free access to high quality resources on the Internet. Each resource has been evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities.
Intute - European Studies
Intute - Human Resource Management
Intute– Organisational Managemnet

Accountancy Links Page from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. The Links Pages have received awards from the Britannica Internet Guide and the Scout Report for Business & Economics. Our awards were given for the quality and depth of our coverage of information for Chartered Accountants and the international accounting community.
BUBL - Social Sciences - excellent selection of business related links
BUBL - Accounting
BUBL - European Business
BUBL - European Law
BUBL - European Union
BUBL - Human resource management
BUBL - Statistics
Business Information on the Internet - will take you to a selection of key business information sites on the Internet.
Europages - a multilingual European business directory of 500,000 European companies.

Business Information

Business Link - offers impartial advice about starting or running your business - factsheets, frequently asked questions and case studies on everything from writing a business plan to managing your customers.
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) achieving best practice in your business - This site provides you with a toolkit of practical business advice.
EUbusiness - an independent online business information service about the European Union. It is targeted primarily at EU consultants, lawyers, advisors and civil servants, as well as business professionals, both within and outside the EU, who need...access to information about EU legislation and policies affecting their particular industry sector.
Stock Prices - Share price information on companies quoted on the London Stock Exchange. Share price information is now available on over 1000 companies within the CAROL database and a top 100 stocks summary table can be accessed via their 'Stock prices' section. Complete historical charts and intraday information are also included. You can also use the CAROL 'LSE Stock Search' to access information for companies outside the top 100 stocks.

Companies

Companies house
Kellysearch - listing over two million companies and ten million products.

CPD

Investors in People - its vision is to raise business performance and boost the productivity of the UK economy by improving the way in which organisations manage and develop their people

Currency

Information on the new Euro Currency
Currency Converter - Classic 164 Currency Converter
Financial Data Finder
Foreign Exchange Charges Calculator
The Universal Currency Converter
The Interactive Currency Table
The E-Mail Currency Update Service: Free currency rates by e-mail
The Travel Expenses Calculator
The Tabular Travel Expenses Calculator
The Credit Card Charges Calculator

Educational Materials

BBC Learning
BBC Learning Zone
Biz/ed - Biz/ed hosts learning materials including Internet-based worksheets, PowerPoint presentations, study skills advice, glossaries, notes and databases of resources and provides Company Facts on leading organisations. The Biz/ed Web site also houses data and economic chronologies.
EcEdWeb the Economic Education Website provides support for economic education at all levels.
Businessballs - is a free online training resource containing covering " ... sales, management, motivation training and free team building games for business, organisational development, personal development and executive coaching".
Examstutor.com: Business - Originally devised by a group lecturers to aid delivery of advanced level business courses through the use of online study material and formally known as businessteacher.co.uk, the site is now used by schools, colleges, individual students, teachers, and lecturers throughout the UK and overseas. Approved by the National Grid for Learning.
Guide to free business information - Association for Information Management.
Interactive World Fact Book (European Studies)
The Times 100 - a student and teacher business studies resource centre

Government

Internet for European Studies - A free, "teach yourself" tutorial that lets you practise your Internet Information Skills
Directgov - the latest and widest range of public services and government information for the UK.
Europa - EUROPA is the portal site of the European Union (http://europa.eu.int/). It provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration and enlargement. Users can also consult all legislation currently in force or under discussion, access the websites of each of the EU institutions and find out about the policies administered by the European Union under the powers devolved to it by the Treaties.
European Parliament
European Sources Online, an online database that provides information on the EU and the wider Europe, focusing on its institutions, structures, countries, regions, people, policies and processes.
Only available in West Cheshire College. Please contact library@west-cheshire.ac.uk for details of how to access this service from home.
Intute - European Studies - provides free access to the best of the Web for European studies in the social sciences.
Europe in the Round - Provides extensive information about the Member States of the EU (plus Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) and on the EU itself and less extensive information on another 39 countries.
Only available in West Cheshire College.
National Statistics - the official UK statistics site.
The Stationery Office - This is a service being developed by The Stationery Office to assist Internet users to locate official documents. It provides access to material published by The Stationery Office and other authoritative bodies.

Human Resource Management

Intute - Human Resource Management - Intute provides free access to high quality resources on the Internet. Each resource has been evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities.
HrGOpher - is one of the most comprehensive directories of links to Human Resource sites on the Internet.
CIPD - The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is the professional body for those involved in the management and development of people.
CBI and Human Resources - The CBI Human Resources Policy Directorate lobbies the UK government and international institutions on a range of employment and employee relations issues.
Equal Opportunities Commission - is the leading agency working to eliminate sex discrimination in 21st Century Britain.
Labour Force Survey - The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a quarterly sample survey of households living at private addresses in Great Britain. Its purpose is to provide information on the UK labour market that can then be used to develop, manage, evaluate and report on labour market policies.
Labour Force Survey Reports and User Guide - includes links to all the 2007 survey reports
People Management - the online magazine of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Regional Trends - published by the Office for National Statistics, exists to paint a statistical picture of areas within the United Kingdom to assist in understanding the complex relationships between locations and the people who live there.
Social Trends - Social Trends draws together statistics from a wide range of government departments and other organisations to paint a broad picture of our society today...

Journals

Bloomberg.co.uk - Money markets, news and money magazine.
Emerald Intelligence + full text
European Business Forum - magazine bringing a European perspective to global management issues. A mix of articles from leading business people, academics and consultants.
Free Pint - Issue Number 81 - "Economics sources" By Paul Pedley.
Free Pint - Issue Number 97 - "Tax links" By Valerie Moyses.
Free Pint - Issue Number 106 - "So you want to start your own business? Web resources that every budding entrepreneur should consult before taking the plunge" By Helen Clegg.
Free Pint - Issue Number 151 - "Sources of Information on Human Resources" By Linda Emmett.
Info Trac Journals and Newspapers - .A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
Only available to students and staff of West Cheshire College. Please contact library@west-cheshire.ac.uk for details of how to access this service from home.

News

BBC News - Business
FT.com - Financial Times

Organisations / Societies

ACAS - Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, an independent industrial relations organisation.
CIPD - The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is the professional body for those involved in the management and development of people.
CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply)
Chartered Management Institute
CBI: Confederation of British Industry - Lobbying organisation for British Industry, source of expert advice and information, and a forum for the generation of ideas, best practice exchange and networking.
Institute of Chartered Accountants

Personal Finances

Reference

European Sources Online, an online database that provides information on the EU and the wider Europe, focusing on its institutions, structures, countries, regions, people, policies and processes.
Only available in West Cheshire College. Please contact library@west-cheshire.ac.uk for details of how to access this service from home.
Europe in the Round - Provides extensive information about the Member States of the EU (plus Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) and on the EU itself and less extensive information on another 39 countries.
Only available in West Cheshire College.
Info Trac Journals and Full Text Newspaper Database - A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
Only available to students and staff of West Cheshire College. Please contact library@west-cheshire.ac.uk for details of how to access this service from home.
KnowUK - is a unique online reference service that provides answers to a wide variety of questions on general knowledge and the people, places, organisations and institutions of the United Kingdom. KnowUK contains some of the most heavily used and authoritative reference materials found in libraries, from Who’s Who and Debrett’s People of Today to The Hutchinson Almanac and The Municipal Yearbook. There are currently over 90 reference works in KnowUK. Now includes Whitaker's Almanack.
Only available to students and staff of West Cheshire College. Please contact library@west-cheshire.ac.uk for details of how to access this service from home.

Stress at Work

About.com: Stress Management and Time Management - Stress management and time management, one of the most important stressors at work, can be learned. Use these links to learn about work stress, stress management, stress relief, stress reduction, the symptoms of stress, and time management to reduce and relieve stress.
Department of Health - Tackling the causes of workplace stress an introduction to the Organisational Stress Measure. Details for ordering, not actual document.
Department of Health: Work-related stress policies - Measures being taken to reduce stress and the causes of stress in the NHS.
Health and Safety Executive: work related stress - These pages explain what HSE is doing to address the issue of stress at work, and provide access to a range of information, resources and further points of contact.
International Stress Management Association UK - is a registered charity with a multi-disciplinary professional membership. It exists to promote sound knowledge and best practice in the prevention and reduction of human stress. It sets professional standards for the benefit of individuals and organisations using the services of its members.
Workplace Bullying 2004 - The aim of this site is to provide timely, factual and nonpartisan information and analysis on and around the subject of workplace bullying.

Politics

Directgov - the latest and widest range of public services and government information for the UK. This service replaces ukonline.gov.uk.
Internet Politician - A free, "teach yourself" tutorial that lets you practice your Internet Information Skills for poitics. It is one of a set tutorials within the RDN Virtual Training Suite, created by subject-specialists from universities and professional organisations across the UK.
Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources - is a gateway to most significant resources relevant to the study of politics and government.
Free Pint - Issue Number 119 - "UK Government Information on the Web" By Sarah Dillingham.

Local Government

BUBL UK: Political Parties
UK Local Government: information on Local Government and how it works.
Chester City Council
Cheshire County Council

National Government

No. 10 Downing Street
HM Treasury

SOSIG - Organisational Management http://www.sosig.ac.uk/roads/subject-listing/World-cat/orgman.html

Links checked 06-01-2006