2007 looks set to be the year of career change, according to leading financial recruitment consultancy, FSS. In a recent survey of candidates and its website users, FSS found that 40% of respondents were 'not even close' to being where they hoped to be career-wise at their age, with a further 43% claiming they 'have some catching up to do'.

Office Angels polled 1,400 employees about past roles and the decisions made about staying with a new job or quitting in the early days. Some 78% said that the seven month mark in any new job is a crucial milestone. With 77% claiming they're looking to be inspired by their boss in the early days of a working relationship. Similarly, 66% want to be mentored as they make their way up the career ladder. And after six months of work, 34% of respondents agreed that the emergence of a 'reality gap' can lead to thoughts of leaving.

According to research by the Carbon Trust, more than two-thirds of the 1,217 workers surveyed are keen to help their organisations cut carbon emissions. However, only 18% are happy that their companies are doing enough. Businesses account for 40% of the UK's annual carbon emissions and poor energy efficiency costs businesses an estimated £2bn a year.

A recent Canadian survey, conducted by international human resources consulting firm Development Dimensions International and the website www.badbossology.com, found 76% of men and 52% of women would rather have a male boss than a female. Toronto-based Catalyst Canada found that while women make up 47% of Canada's labour market, by the time you get to the level of chief executive of an FP500 corporation, only 4% are female.