The latest blog in our Spotlight on Diversity & Inclusion series comes from Sabrina Khan of Encompass Corporation. Sabrina discusses her Pakistani background and the unspoken barriers that can exist in ethnically and culturally homogeneous workplaces, and the steps that Encompass Corporation have taken to make her feel welcome.

The latest blog in our Spotlight on Diversity & Inclusion series comes from Rumaanah Fada of Lloyds Banking Group who emphasises the importance of speaking freely and openly about diversity and inclusion, the need to bridge the knowledge gap surrounding the topic and Lloyds Banking Groups ‘Bringing your whole self to work’ initiative and the positive effects that is starting to bring.

Following the recent James Withers review of skills provision and development in Scotland, Sandy writes in The Herald on opportunities to improve the system through structural change.

The programme is a part of our Skills Action Plan, launched last year to help us simplify career pathways, promote career benefits and opportunities, and strengthen how we develop the skills that are needed to help us continue growing and thriving.

SFE YP Committee member, Lorna Stephen has written a blog, sharing some of her reflections on our International Happiness Day event back in March along with some of the key aspects to creating a happy workplace.

In our latest insight blog, SFE board member and Chief Executive of Embark Group Jackie Leiper discusses the role SFE GEN can play in supporting greater focus on gender equality in Scotland’s financial services industry.

For #ScottishAppWeek2023 we're shining a light on different apprentices in the financial services industry. Our latest blog is from Missy-Anne Spence, Personal Relationship Manager at Lloyds Banking Group and finalist in this years’ Scottish Apprenticeship Awards.

For Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2023 we're shining a light on different apprentices and apprenticeship opportunities on the financial services industry. Next up we heard from Harry Meighan, Digital Marketing Apprentice at SFE

The latest blog in our Spotlight on Diversity & Inclusion series comes from Kirsteen Ros, Partner at Ogilvie Ross, focusing on how a continued focus on gender equality and culture change can maximise opportunities for women in the workplace.

Scottish Financial Enterprise has launched its new Gender Equality Network (GEN) on International Women’s Day, which aims to support and further build on sector-wide efforts on gender equality and gender parity.

For #ScottishAppWeek2023 we're shining a light on different apprentices and apprenticeship opportunities on the financial services industry. To kick things off, we spoke with our very own Rachel Kennedy has written about what she learned from doing a graduate apprenticeship.

Global investment bank Morgan Stanley is looking to identify 10 early-stage businesses from applicants across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in 2023 to take part in its Inclusive Ventures Lab (MSIVL).

Her role on the board will include sponsoring SFE’s strategic focus on changing customer needs, a key theme for SFE members, particularly as the cost-of-living crisis continues to impact on customers across Scotland.

When it comes to future ways of working, each organisation is different. So what can we learn from each other?

This insight blog from Gillian MacLellan of CMS, reflects on our new Ways of Working report and what its findings mean for employers and employees.

In our latest spotlight blog series we’re talking about diversity and inclusion. The series aims to profile the different people that make our industry thrive while enabling further progress.

Our first blog comes from Capco’s Shannan Patterson, who describes her experience of hiding an illness at work and what it takes to realise your true strengths.

A report released today by Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) and international law firm CMS has highlighted the key challenges firms across Scotland’s financial and professional services industry are facing as they continue to adapt to post-pandemic ways of working.

Ioana Staicu is a final-year BSc Psychology student at the University of Edinburgh. She spent the day at SF'E’s office last week shadowing our CEO Sandy through Odgers Berndtson UK’s Scotland Leader x1 day. Here she shares her thoughts on the experience.

In our latest Spotlight on Transferable Skills blog we hear from Joe Crehan from Rathbones on his journey from Science teacher to investment manager.

My name is Rory McIntyre and I’ve spent the last few years working in several workforce planning roles at NatWest Group. A lot of my stakeholders work in some of NatWest’s Technology franchises so I’m regularly in conversations about what skills are required to meet the demands of each business area. But despite the exponential rate of Technology advances and subsequent changes in skills, the requirement for soft transferable skills is still as high as ever.