Dear Firstly I hope you had a cracking Christmas or a happy holidays! A new year approaches so it's time to look forward. Should you bother to make resolutions? Statistically 92% of us who make resolutions will fail. About 40% by the second week of J...
Damn that ‘dream job’ that we’re meant to be finding! Of course, it’s right to aim high and of course, you’re worth it. But isn’t it a little exhausting when supply of dream jobs is a bit low in your niche? Supposing this week, we sack the dream job...
Your Personal Brand is how you promote yourself and the image that people see of you. It's the unique telling of your story which could include your skills, experience, passions and interests. It's also a reflection of your personality, attitud...
Your CV and LinkedIn profile are essential tools when job searching, but should they be the same or different? The simple answer is that they should be different. Your CV and LinkedIn profile are designed to showcase your professional exper...
Nobody enjoys looking for work. The Internet makes it easier in some ways, accessibility for instance, but it sucks you in and takes up a lot of time. You can easily spend hours searching for jobs and feel like you’ve worked hard on your job search b...
When you’re considering your next career step, which aspects are important to you? Good salary? Fair enough! Learning opportunities? Absolutely. Otherwise, you’ll stagnate in the role. Flexible hours? Most of you have other commitments, so this...
There used to a nice little coffee company at some of the London train stations and one of the unusual things they did was limit coffee choices to black or white. Too much choice often leads to overwhelm or applying your own filters so that you...
A portfolio career essentially means that you have several part-time jobs rather than one single job. If you enjoy variety in your work, a freelance portfolio career could be for you. A portfolio career can be anything you want it to be. It's...
We enter the world of work, often eager to learn and develop. We explore different roles and build our skills, knowledge and expertise. We then start to establish ourselves in our careers. Many women hit that mid-career point when they take time out...
What is going on with Flex? If you search online, there are many more hybrid opportunities but what about the rest? Let’s remind ourselves of the different forms flexible working can take and whether you can find or need to create opportunities for y...
Professional networking opportunities are not over when you have children. Yes you may be swapping that smart crisp suit for a baby stained t-shirt at times but a whole new world from which to network has opened its doors to you. You just need...
