If you’ve never read the story of Joseph in the Bible, I recommend after reading this that you go and grab the Holy Book and turn to Genesis 37-50 to get all the details. No, this isn’t going to be a “religious” post or a Bible lesson, instead I want to share with you ancient… Continue Reading
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Nice girls don’t get the corner office [extended book review]
At the beginning of March, I was invited to be a panellist for a Southbank Centre discussion on women and careers, part of Southbank’s annual ‘WOW’ festival celebrating women’s achievements across the world. In preparation for the discussion – titled, ‘Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office‘ – I was sent Lois P. Frankel’s book… Continue Reading
Podcast #2 – 21 career advice for 21-year-olds
If you could go back to being 21 again, would you…? I’d certainly be tempted, that’s for sure! Simply because I’ve learnt so much about the working world over the last few years that would have done me a WHOLE world of good had I known them at 21! But since I can’t go back… Continue Reading
Best of 2012 – 10 career blog posts to read or revisit before the year’s out
2012 was the year I made a real commitment to taking my blogging seriously and that meant writing and posting a job-related article once a week, right here on mildredtalabi.com. To see you into the New Year ahead, here are some of the best posts you might have missed or may want to revisit again:… Continue Reading
The A-Z guide to landing your dream job in 2013
So Christmas is practically here and gone, and with just over three weeks left to the end of the year, now is the perfect time to start mapping out your career for 2013. But don’t worry, help is at hand; here’s my A-Z guide to landing your dream job this coming year – only read… Continue Reading
Six ways to get more out of your career break
The number of people taking career breaks has risen dramatically in recent years, which may seem like an odd thing to happen during a recession. While there are many reasons for this, the truth is taking a career break can have a positive impact on your employment opportunities and could very well be a… Continue Reading
Five ways finding your strengths can help your job search
If I could turn back time, say 10 or so years ago when I could still claim the blissful ignorance of youth, there are many things I would have done differently – one of them is taking the time to discover my strengths before I launched into the world of work. A few weeks ago… Continue Reading
Introducing an award-winning careers blogger…..(it’s official)
You may recall me asking for your help to publicise my article on “Why You Should Reject LinkedIn Connection Requests“, around two months ago. This was my first entry into the 6th annual JobMob international career blogging contest and after two months and 24 contestants (one disqualified), the final results are in…. I WON!!! Well….silver… Continue Reading
Reign like Obama: 5 career-climbing tips for introverts
My name is Mildred Talabi and I am an introvert. There. I said it. It’s taken me the best part of my adult life to figure this out and longer still to embrace it. Why? Because if you’ve ever been in any school or work environment, you’ll know that being “quiet” is not cool. No,… Continue Reading
The vital first step to landing your dream job
The picture above is of me and a group of young people and staff at the Olympic Park just before we sat down to watch athletics at the London 2012 Paralympic games. This Saturday, I’m going again to the park – this time to watch men’s 5-a-side football. Am I excited? You bet! Not just because I get to… Continue Reading