CPD Courses

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) courses

How to stand out from the crowd and land your dream job!

For me, leaving University was one of the hardest challenges I have had to face so far. Having previously studied at a small independent faith school with a population less than that of a coal miner’s convention – it was hard to embrace the fact I would be competing for a place in this crowded […]

Starting out in #online marketing?

Do you need to join an online marketing course to get the right tools for your business? For anyone who grew up in the last twenty years or so, digital or online marketing is just another thing that happens. Yet for the rest of us (those with a few more wrinkles) it’s still a major phenomenon […]

What is a “Technical Innovation Officer”?

Let me introduce myself! I’m Richard, and I am the University of Salford Business School Technical Innovation Officer. Some of you might have met me last year, because I was a student studying an MSc in Information Systems Management. Through connections I made on my course I heard about this position, applied, and here I […]

Little Chip Placement Apprenticeship #BigChipAwards winner 2015

Can a university keep up with the constantly changing digital environment? Here is industry proof – with another of our students being recognised by the industry in the Big Chip Awards 2015. Keeping up-to-date is a challenge in the world of digital where technologies are disrupting old ways of doing things. At Salford Business School, out […]

The importance of Human Resource Management #MrBoss

“Human resources are like natural resources; they’re often buried deep. You have to go looking for them, they’re not just lying around on the surface. You have to create the circumstances where they show themselves.” ― Ken Robinson People are the biggest asset of any organization. However, managing employees in order to maximize them for the […]

Why study Human Resource Management?

Since the dawn of human history we rely on the study of Human Resource Management to help us reach magnificent results. Any achievement carried out successfully needed a considerable amount of organisation and management. The three main resources available in these projects are time, material and most importantly human resources. Let’s just think about the […]