Returning to study after years away from textbooks can be a game-changer for your career, but it often comes with its own set of challenges. As an older student, you might worry that you’ll feel out of place among all the 19-year-olds or that you won’t remember how to structure an essay. Concerns about fitting [Read more…]
Even before the financial challenges brought on by the Coronavirus pandemic – including furloughs, redundancies, and temporary pay cuts – millions of Britons were living pay cheque to pay cheque. Shockingly, one in five of us report having no savings to rely on in an emergency. The rising cost of living can make it challenging [Read more…]
Employers are increasingly scrutinizing the online lives of their staff and prospective hires, making your social media presence more important than ever. This trend involves sophisticated screening companies that meticulously analyse social media posts to flag potential issues that could embarrass the company. Beyond this, many employers also use social media to get an idea [Read more…]
Heading back to education can be the best decision you’ll ever make, opening up new career opportunities you never thought possible. But there’s no doubt that getting a new qualification while earning to pay the bills is a major challenge. To steer clear of burnout, you’ll want to make sure you don’t neglect self-care. So, [Read more…]
We all know that if you don’t ask, you don’t get. But when it comes to negotiating our salaries, too many of us lose our voices. Research shows that only about half of us try to persuade an employer to give us better pay when we’re finalising a new job offer. But failing to get [Read more…]