Love? Life? Joy!
This year I have seen A LOT of changes to the people in my life, my career and my home. Although the idea of new beginnings can be an exciting thing, I have often felt a little bit scared too. I got used to putting on an enthusiastic facial expression to almost blank out something that was getting me down (because let’s... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart
When I went to the job interview for my current job, one of the things that made me really want to get it, was the office. It was open-plan, light and airy with big windows and loads of natural light. Up until that point I had been situated in what was little more than a cupboard; dark and dingy. I... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Careers Poppy Gillian
Some days I have enough problems convincing myself that I am on the right path without other people’s input. Our twenties seem to be filled with mixed emotions and a good dose of doubt. Just when I’m at the point of becoming too wrapped up in this, something will take me by surprise and I will think, I’m not doing... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Becky Solomon Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! From the Heart Wise up!
The other day, I felt stressed. I was getting frustrated with my job, feeling like I wasn’t achieving anything. The quarter life crisis was breathing down my neck for the first time. Fuck, I’m nearly 25 and what have I achieved? It feels like now that I’m in work, the years are passing by without much differentiation between them, other... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Becky Solomon
It’s quite possible I come from the proudest county in England, where you can go abroad and still find people chanting ‘YORKSHIRE’ if you identify that there’s more than 3 of you in the vicinity. I don’t know where this comes from, only that most of us our proud of where we are from (maybe because we know there’s some... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Rant
I’ve done my fair share of job applications and interviews. I was on a successful streak, right up until I finished university, until I started going for the ‘career’ job. When I got my first rejection, it was disheartening – and, yes, I may have also shed a little tear. I found it very hard not to take it personally;... Read the rest of this post...
Aside from January being a month of fresh New Year’s resolutions and extreme weather, it’s also a busy time in academia. Millions of students are anxiously applying to university (or waiting for responses), cramming for exams, and deciding on what to do with their majors. And while choosing a career may be exciting for some people, it can also be confusing. Luckily, there are tons of guides to make the process a little easier.
Categories: Erin Johnson Wise up!