As a few surveys have found, one of the most popular choices for a dream career these days is to be a social media influencer, creating content and picking up those sweet sponsorship deals. It’s easy to see why. You get to be your own boss, get creative in all kinds of media from [Read more…]
If you’ve been thinking to yourself “I’ll look for a job in the new year,” then it’s perhaps time to rethink your strategy. The new year may symbolise fresh starts, but it can put you at a great advantage to start your job hunting before the holiday period. Here’s what you need to know [Read more…]
Whether you’re committed to heading back into education to develop your skills or you just want to keep feeding your curiosity as you journey through your career, there’s a lot you can learn from podcasts. You can hear direct from experts on the brain, delve deep into the history of human knowledge, and learn [Read more…]
Trying to figure out where you want to go in your career? Whether you’re just starting out, or looking for a complete career change, it always helps to know what your strengths are. When entering the job market, or looking for a new role, many people allow themselves to focus on their perceived weaknesses, [Read more…]
For a select few of us, the pandemic may have resulted in a permanent move to remote work, emailing clients from a picturesque Cornish hideaway. For everyone else, we’re likely to be heading back to the office at least part of the time. But over the last few months, office life has changed and [Read more…]
Sometimes after a hard day’s work staring at a screen, you come home to relax and stare at a different screen and you think: enough’s enough. There has to be a way to kick back at home without sitting down in front of a glowing rectangle. Maybe that’s why podcasts for mindfulness, meditation, and [Read more…]
There’s no escaping virtual meetings now. Even if you’re heading back to the office, some of your colleagues might not be: hybrid working means those Zoom or Teams get-togethers are here to stay. That means if you want to get on in your career, you need to make sure that you’re able to give [Read more…]
Have you considered using your skills to enter the world of self-employment? Being a freelancer allows you to be flexible regarding when you work, what projects you take on, and where you choose to work. Here’s what you need to know about starting out as a freelancer, from getting started and finding clients to [Read more…]
Remote working is here to stay, whether it’s full-time WFH or a hybrid mix of office days and days at home. It means that being a good manager increasingly requires you to work with some of your employees at a distance. Since the pandemic began, you’ve probably come across some of the challenges: a lack [Read more…]
First impressions are vital on LinkedIn. You just have to think about how long people spend looking at a profile. Different reports suggest this can be anything from 10 seconds to a minute. Either way, you don’t have much time to impress them. Luckily, our golden rules of LinkedIn etiquette can help you do just [Read more…]