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A winning CV is a lot like a winning proposal. It needs to grab the attention of the reader and effectively sell the benefits of rewarding you with employment (and in both cases, a contract). As with any bid, in order to get to the presentation (or interview) stage, you need to have a solidly […]

The APMPUK Conference is now only 1 week away and with both Martin Smith and Ben Hannon presenting, be sure to come along and take advantage of what should be a highly informative couple of days.

The final quarter of the calendar year is now upon us and it is typically one of our busiest periods. If you are looking for your next move, our handy career planning guide will give you an overview of what you need to be successful: https://bidsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Career_Planning_Final-1.pdf Similarly, if you are looking for new professionals to […]

The Bid Solutions 2018 Salary Survey is launching this autumn and we’ve already had a great level of interest. This is the definitive UK salary survey for bid and proposal professionals, so if you want to see how you stack up against industry averages, be sure to pre-register your interest by emailing: salarysurvey2018@bidsolutions.com With less […]

Issue 2 of BQ explores the concept of Bid Utopia and I’m delighted to say that our panel of experts have delivered up some fantastic ideas and views on this somewhat intellectually challenging subject. We have nine different perspectives for you to peruse – some of our experts certainly share similar views whilst others are somewhat more ‘out there’.

Bids & Proposals and the Gender Pay Gap Having recently taken part in the APMP Diversity Interest Group discussions, it was apparent that there are real issues regarding equality within our profession. The main topic of conversation was around gender imbalance within the bid / proposal workforce and perceived differences in how male and female […]