Rhymer Rigby

London

Author and Writer at Freelance

Journalist at Financial Times

Journalist. FT, Times, Guardian, etc. Also books and copywriting. Live in London with wife, daughters, cats.

Articles

I’m not learning new skills at my company - what do I do?

3 weeks ago | fm-magazine.com | Rhymer Rigby

“You should always be learning and developing” has become a career mantra over the past few decades, not least because the professional world now changes so fast. But what do you do if your company doesn’t support you in this? How do you ensure that your skills and knowledge stay up to date and relevant — and that you fulfil CPD or CPE requirements — if your organisation is too busy to help or does not want to help?
CGMA Beyond Scholarship Programme expands finance education access in China

1 month ago | fm-magazine.com | Vicky Li |Rhymer Rigby

In China’s vast landscape, where economic disparities often shape young lives, a quiet yet profound change is taking place. The CGMA Beyond Scholarship Programme — a collaboration between AICPA & CIMA, Tencent, and universities including Xi’an Jiaotong University and Dongbei University of Finance and Economics — is transforming educational opportunities for students from underserved regions. This isn’t only a scholarship.
What is the point of making job applicants do online tests?

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Rhymer Rigby
Rhymer’s Substack

1 month ago | rhymerrigby.substack.com | Rhymer Rigby

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Why It's Not Hip to Be Square

1 month ago | rhymerrigby.substack.com | Rhymer Rigby

I’ve wanted a “square format” camera for ages. That is, a camera which produces 24x24mm negatives (rather than normal 24x36mm) and takes roughly 50 pics (not 36) on a normal roll of film. Square format cameras are quite rare. In the universe of 35mm cameras, untold thousands of models have been made that produce ordinary 24x36mm negatives. There are probably a dozen or so that produce square negatives. Thanks for reading Rhymer’s Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
How to find a new job after a long time at one company

2 months ago | fm-magazine.com | Rhymer Rigby

Conventional wisdom says that you should stay with a company for roughly five years before moving on. But what if you've been with one employer for ten years — or your entire career? What do you need to consider if you want to get a job with a different employer? According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median time spent working at a company has decreased to 3.9 years.
Less bias, better hires: why AI could transform recruitment for SMEs

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Rhymer Rigby

Artificial intelligence is trained on real intelligence – in other words, content created by humans. Theoretically, if you want AI to spit out fiction, you train it on novels and if you want AI to write job specs, you train it on job descriptions written by people. But there’s a problem here. No matter how hard humans try to be unbiased, we all have some. And an AI that has been trained on human work will take on some of these human biases.
Future perfect: the AI tools helping startups to predict and plan their recruitment

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Rhymer Rigby

Imagine the future of HR. You get a message on your phone. It says that, as a result of a recent organisational reshuffle, you’re going to need to hire someone new. The message suggests a shortlist of half a dozen candidates, all of whom are well-qualified and a good fit with your organisational culture. Better still, every one of them can start within a month. All you have to do is choose those who are best suited for interview. Most of this future is already here.
Recruitment fraud: What you need to know

Jan 24, 2025 | fm-magazine.com | Rhymer Rigby

Recruitment fraud (or job scams) has become a real problem across many industries, including the finance sector. Quite simply, it is where fraudsters pose as legitimate employers, recruitment consultants, and so on. It’s not a new problem but a growing one and goes hand in hand with technological advances ranging from smartphones to AI. So, what do you need to watch out for and how do you protect yourself — and what should employers know? What are the scammers after? Usually, it’s one of two things.
More time, less tedium: how AI is helping SMEs to innovate and compete

Dec 19, 2024 | theguardian.com | Rhymer Rigby

“Admin is important,” says Kevin Fitzgerald, UK managing director of Employment Hero, a global employment management platform that uses AI to make life easier for SMEs. “But technology has progressed so far, especially in the last 10 years, that a lot of admin tasks can now be taken care of digitally.” From Fitzgerald’s point of view, AI is not some nebulous or frightening new technology, but rather a smart way to relieve staff and companies of drudgery and time-consuming tasks, freeing them...