Use an Alternative CV of Failures to Become More Resilient in Your Job Search, if we are not open about our failures, people assume that everything we do is successful, and that is simply not the case.
Professional Careers
Burnout – what can we do about it?
While stress and burnout might go hand-in-hand, a study led by Christina Guthier suggests that stress has less of an impact on burnout, than burnout has on us feeling stressed.
Speak Up! Your Secret Weapon for Career Success
It’s important that you speak up—with peers, with university leaders, and with your students—in ways that show your enthusiasm and engagement.
How to Change Your Career Direction
Research conducted by the London School of Business and Finance suggests that 47% of UK employees would like a change in their career direction. Surprisingly, close to a third of the workers are not sure when they will make a change. Changing career directions can be an exciting as well…>
How to Return to Study
If you are thinking about a return to study, you can literally study from the comfort of your own home. The opportunities are boundless.
A Cover Letter For Industry
A cover letter for industry often has four sections – an introduction, the ‘sell’, motivations, and the close. It is important to tailor your document to the employer and you can do this through your research into the role and the organisation as well as the competencies you have to evidence. T
An Ethical Career – How You Can Make a Positive Impact
You might immediately think of working in the environmental sector, but an ethical career can have a much wider scope. In the broadest sense, it means working for a company or organisation that has a positive impact on the world. This can be through employment, social enterprise or by setting up your own company.
Positive Mental Health in Higher Education
Our modern world can be a tough place to navigate. Higher Education students face a real mix of challenges. At an often tender age, transitioning into HE and leaving familiar things behind, they have to face the extra pressure of higher fees, a challenging job market and an uncertain economy….>
Top Tips for Conducting Appraisals
The purpose of conducting appraisals is to increase an employee’s performance and efficiency – when done well, they should be a positive experience for both the appraiser and the appraisee. They are also intended to increase motivation, ensure that people are kept updated with the latest developments and inform them…>
What Does Success Look Like For You?
People say they want to be successful, but when pushed they can often find it hard to define what this actually means for them. What success looks and feels like is going to vary from person to person and it does not have to be just about promotion, recognition or…>