Interesting Facts

According to research carried out by The Debrett’s Foundation, 7 in 10 young people use family connections to get ahead. (One in four claimed their peers have a clear advantage if blessed with a double-barrelled surname, one in five felt the type of school they went to counts, and one in six say their accent “really matters”. I grew up with the saying, "It's not what you know, it's who you know. So it's no surprise to me to see nothing has changed.)

According to a report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, 60 to 80% of job seekers used personal connections to get their current job. (Now these connections could be friends and family, or online connections and acquaintances. So, if you're looking for a job, get networking. John Bennett, from the McColl School of Business said, "So much of the social networking today is more about people within a smaller network, so you’re talking with the same people over and over,” Bennett says. “Good networking skills involve reaching into new networks, not just the ones that we know." And you know what we say in the UK, don't you?  "It's not what you know, it's who you know.")

An Ofcom report shows that more rural homes in the UK have broadband internet than urban dwellings do. (59% of rural households have broadband compared to 57% of urban homes.)