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How to Choose the Right TEFL Course: Top Tips

If you’re tempted to enrol on a TEFL course, you will probably notice that there’s a mountain of information on the Internet pulling you one way or another. Deciding what is best for you is paramount, so it’s a good idea to ask yourself some key questions. Are you looking…>

Acing the Online Application Form

If you are applying for a job at a Higher Education Institution or research body, you will almost certainly have to complete a lengthy online application form. This is the case even for internal applications. Often, you will be asked to attach your CV as well. Most employers use the…>

The Importance of Maintaining Your Social Media Profile

Like it or not, social media is here to stay and there are many benefits when it comes to looking for a new role – some advertisements are promoted only through social media and, of course, networking and making your CV visible has never been easier.  But, it is also…>

No Time to Think? Time Management

Time management is a fast-growing trend. Most of us have been to time management courses before, read books, and listened to YouTube videos on the topic. However, we have not really cracked time management just yet. The problem with time management is that we are trying to cram in more…>

Balance for a Better Life

Many of us crave a work-life balance. We are inundated by social media, tons of information to take on, staggeringly long to-do lists, and pangs of guilt as we fall hopelessly behind with our commitments. The better job we do in our professional work, the more responsibility we receive. We…>

Taking the Next Steps in your Career

Many of us change career several times over the course of our working lives. Whether you are early on in your career or have years of experience the guidance below can be applied when considering your next steps. Self-assessment Perhaps you are about to enter or re-enter the workforce. You…>

The Power of Positivity

Do you want to learn a simple trick to help you guarantee career success?  It’s called Positive Thinking and it can have a huge impact on your career potential. A single positive thought can be viewed as having the same effect as dropping a pebble in a lake.  The ripples…>

Networking: How to Maximize Opportunities and Boost Your Career Connections

This article considers a few key points about different forms of networking, the challenges as well as the benefits. Whether you are employed, looking for your first job, or aiming to set up your own business, maximising networking opportunities can bring rewards. Let’s start with a question: What images come…>

Graduate Career Options: The Professions

This article focuses on the professions as graduate career options, highlighting key points about what is involved, including some basic ‘pros and cons.’ We often hear people being described as ‘professional’ in the way they work or, more negatively, as unprofessional. It may appear as a vague, perhaps personal assessment…>