Flexible working | 3 ways to achieve a better work-life balance

After almost 2 years of juggling endless Zoom meetings, homeschooling and banana bread making, you’d expect working flexibly to be a given.  But still, for many employers, flextime and remote work aren’t the norm.  So, what is flexible working? The options are endless… Work less hours (AKA part-time) Job sharing with someone Start and finish […]

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3 steps to put your job search on autopilot

Does looking for jobs feel like a full time job? When you set your mind on finding a new job, it’s tempting to check if there’s anything new every day, a few times a day.  On the first day of your search, you might get overwhelmed by the amount of jobs you want to apply […]

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5 mindset shifts for when you’ve lost your job

The past six months have been hard for the world of employment.  Lockdown, compulsory work from home, furlough, redundancy… We’ve heard those words an ‘unprecedented’ amount of times.  And a number of companies have really suffered in this crisis and had to let go of some of their people.  If you’ve been made redundant, you’ll […]

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5 reasons to stay positive after a s*** interview

Thank you for taking the time to attend an interview with us.  I am sorry to inform you that, on this occasion, you have not been successful… Here we go… You didn’t get the job. Was it your first job interview ever and you panicked? Have you been out of work for a while and […]

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How to get your job back during a restructure?

Just under 50% of UK companies think that they will have to make redundancies in the next few months because of the Coronavirus crisis.  If your company has already made use of the furlough scheme, it will come as no surprise to hear one of the big R words: Redundancy, Reorganisation or Restructure.  They all […]

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Is Covid19 your opportunity to pivot your career?

Are you about to lose your job because of Covid19? Right now, the Coronavirus health crisis is putting a lot of jobs at risk. Some governments are offering furlough schemes to support businesses and avoid redundancies but there’s no doubt that, when it all ends, some companies will have to lay off part of their […]

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Let’s talk money…

When you apply for a job, do you know how much it pays? Probably not. But why? Because companies don’t want to disclose how much they pay to their candidates who will keep asking for the max, to their employees who will all be wanting a raise and to their competitors who will offer more […]

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5 steps to get over a rejection at work

No. That’s one word no one likes to hear (me the first) But we all experience rejection at some point in our lives.  From failed exams to breakups, rejection follows us all the ways into the workplace. And it can take many forms: A job application not shortlisted Being offered a salary or bonus lower […]

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It’s not you, it’s me!

A few weeks ago, I got a call from a friend who just had just been told she was being made redundant. No warning, nothing, just like that…  The current situation is tough on people but also on many businesses who have to adjust and do whatever they can (or want) not to go under. […]

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Are you ready to go back to work?

As lockdown is being more relaxed and we’re urged to return to work you might have found yourself called back into work, whether from the office or home. How did this make you feel? Were you ready for it? Or maybe you are still off and getting anxious about how you’ll cope when you go […]

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